11 and about judgment, because the prince of this world(A) now stands condemned.

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31 Now is the time for judgment on this world;(A) now the prince of this world(B) will be driven out.

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The one who does what is sinful is of the devil,(A) because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God(B) appeared was to destroy the devil’s work.(C)

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14 Since the children have flesh and blood,(A) he too shared in their humanity(B) so that by his death he might break the power(C) of him who holds the power of death—that is, the devil(D)

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15 And having disarmed the powers and authorities,(A) he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them(B) by the cross.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Colossians 2:15 Or them in him

The god(A) of this age(B) has blinded(C) the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ,(D) who is the image of God.(E)

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30 I will not say much more to you, for the prince of this world(A) is coming. He has no hold over me,

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10 And the devil, who deceived them,(A) was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur,(B) where the beast(C) and the false prophet(D) had been thrown. They will be tormented day and night for ever and ever.(E)

The Judgment of the Dead

11 Then I saw a great white throne(F) and him who was seated on it. The earth and the heavens fled from his presence,(G) and there was no place for them. 12 And I saw the dead, great and small,(H) standing before the throne, and books were opened.(I) Another book was opened, which is the book of life.(J) The dead were judged(K) according to what they had done(L) as recorded in the books. 13 The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades(M) gave up the dead(N) that were in them, and each person was judged according to what they had done.(O) 14 Then death(P) and Hades(Q) were thrown into the lake of fire.(R) The lake of fire is the second death.(S) 15 Anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life(T) was thrown into the lake of fire.

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Then war broke out in heaven. Michael(A) and his angels fought against the dragon,(B) and the dragon and his angels(C) fought back. But he was not strong enough, and they lost their place in heaven. The great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent(D) called the devil,(E) or Satan,(F) who leads the whole world astray.(G) He was hurled to the earth,(H) and his angels with him.

10 Then I heard a loud voice in heaven(I) say:

“Now have come the salvation(J) and the power
    and the kingdom of our God,
    and the authority of his Messiah.
For the accuser of our brothers and sisters,(K)
    who accuses them before our God day and night,
    has been hurled down.

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24 Can plunder be taken from warriors,(A)
    or captives be rescued from the fierce[a]?

25 But this is what the Lord says:

“Yes, captives(B) will be taken from warriors,(C)
    and plunder retrieved from the fierce;(D)
I will contend with those who contend with you,(E)
    and your children I will save.(F)
26 I will make your oppressors(G) eat(H) their own flesh;
    they will be drunk on their own blood,(I) as with wine.
Then all mankind will know(J)
    that I, the Lord, am your Savior,(K)
    your Redeemer,(L) the Mighty One of Jacob.(M)

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 49:24 Dead Sea Scrolls, Vulgate and Syriac (see also Septuagint and verse 25); Masoretic Text righteous

“Look, he is coming with the clouds,”[a](A)
    and “every eye will see him,
even those who pierced him”;(B)
    and all peoples on earth “will mourn(C) because of him.”[b]
So shall it be! Amen.

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  1. Revelation 1:7 Daniel 7:13
  2. Revelation 1:7 Zech. 12:10

By the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire,(A) being kept for the day of judgment(B) and destruction of the ungodly.

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For if God did not spare angels when they sinned,(A) but sent them to hell,[a] putting them in chains of darkness[b] to be held for judgment;(B) if he did not spare the ancient world(C) when he brought the flood on its ungodly people,(D) but protected Noah, a preacher of righteousness, and seven others;(E) if he condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah by burning them to ashes,(F) and made them an example(G) of what is going to happen to the ungodly;(H) and if he rescued Lot,(I) a righteous man, who was distressed by the depraved conduct of the lawless(J) (for that righteous man,(K) living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)— if this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials(L) and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment.(M)

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  1. 2 Peter 2:4 Greek Tartarus
  2. 2 Peter 2:4 Some manuscripts in gloomy dungeons

27 Just as people are destined to die once,(A) and after that to face judgment,(B)

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instruction about cleansing rites,[a](A) the laying on of hands,(B) the resurrection of the dead,(C) and eternal judgment.

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  1. Hebrews 6:2 Or about baptisms

in which you used to live(A) when you followed the ways of this world(B) and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air,(C) the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient.(D)

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10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due us(A) for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.

The Ministry of Reconciliation

11 Since, then, we know what it is to fear the Lord,(B) we try to persuade others. What we are is plain to God, and I hope it is also plain to your conscience.(C)

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Therefore judge nothing(A) before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes.(B) He will bring to light(C) what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of the heart. At that time each will receive their praise from God.(D)

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30 In the past God overlooked(A) such ignorance,(B) but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.(C) 31 For he has set a day when he will judge(D) the world with justice(E) by the man he has appointed.(F) He has given proof of this to everyone by raising him from the dead.”(G)

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42 He commanded us to preach to the people(A) and to testify that he is the one whom God appointed as judge of the living and the dead.(B)

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22 Moreover, the Father judges no one, but has entrusted all judgment to the Son,(A) 23 that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father, who sent him.(B)

24 “Very truly I tell you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me(C) has eternal life(D) and will not be judged(E) but has crossed over from death to life.(F) 25 Very truly I tell you, a time is coming and has now come(G) when the dead will hear(H) the voice of the Son of God and those who hear will live. 26 For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life(I) in himself. 27 And he has given him authority to judge(J) because he is the Son of Man.

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18 He replied, “I saw Satan(A) fall like lightning from heaven.(B)

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36 But I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for every empty word they have spoken.

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18 “Here is my servant whom I have chosen,
    the one I love, in whom I delight;(A)
I will put my Spirit on him,(B)
    and he will proclaim justice to the nations.

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18 When you ascended(A) on high,(B)
    you took many captives;(C)
    you received gifts from people,(D)
even from[a] the rebellious(E)
    that you,[b] Lord God, might dwell there.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 68:18 Or gifts for people, / even
  2. Psalm 68:18 Or they

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