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12 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Also another book was opened, the book of life. And the dead were judged according to their works, as recorded in the books.(A)

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10 For all of us must appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each may receive due recompense for actions done in the body, whether good or evil.(A)

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27 “For the Son of Man is to come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will repay everyone for what has been done.(A)

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10 A stream of fire issued
    and flowed out from his presence.
A thousand thousands served him,
    and ten thousand times ten thousand stood attending him.
The court sat in judgment,
    and the books were opened.(A)

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14 For God will bring every deed into judgment, including[a] every secret thing, whether good or evil.(A)

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  1. 12.14 Or into the judgment on

12 “See, I am coming soon; my reward is with me, to repay according to everyone’s work.(A)

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23 and I will strike her children dead. And all the churches will know that I am the one who searches minds and hearts, and I will give to each of you as your works deserve.(A)

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18 The nations raged,
    but your wrath has come,
    and the time for judging the dead,
for rewarding your servants, the prophets
    and saints and all who fear your name,
    both small and great,
and for destroying those who destroy the earth.”(A)

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10 I the Lord test the mind
    and search the heart,
to give to all according to their ways,
    according to the fruit of their doings.(A)

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If you conquer, you will be clothed like them in white robes, and I will not erase your name from the book of life; I will confess your name before my Father and before his angels.(A)

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10 Why do you pass judgment on your brother or sister? Or you, why do you despise your brother or sister? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God.[a](A) 11 For it is written,

“As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me,
    and every tongue shall give praise to[b] God.”(B)

12 So then, each one of us will be held accountable.[c](C)

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  1. 14.10 Other ancient authorities read of Christ
  2. 14.11 Or confess
  3. 14.12 Other ancient authorities add to God

13 And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them, and all were judged according to what they had done.(A)

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The Resurrection of the Dead

12 “At that time Michael, the great prince, the protector of your people, shall arise. There shall be a time of anguish such as has never occurred since nations first came into existence. But at that time your people shall be delivered, everyone who is found written in the book.(A) Many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth[a] shall awake, some to everlasting life and some to shame and everlasting contempt.(B)

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  1. 12.2 Or the land of dust

27 But nothing unclean will enter it, nor anyone who practices abomination or falsehood, but only those who are written in the Lamb’s book of life.(A)

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28 Do not be astonished at this, for the hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear his voice 29 and will come out: those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of condemnation.(A)

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15 I have a hope in God—a hope that they themselves also accept—that there will be a resurrection of both[a] the righteous and the unrighteous.(A)

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  1. 24.15 Other ancient authorities read of the dead, both of

12     and steadfast love belongs to you, O Lord.
For you repay to all
    according to their work.(A)

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Repay them according to their work
    and according to the evil of their deeds;
repay them according to the work of their hands;
    render them their due reward.(A)

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The Dead Are Judged

11 Then I saw a great white throne and the one who sat on it; the earth and the heaven fled from his[a] presence, and no place was found for them.(A)

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  1. 20.11 Gk the

And from the throne came a voice saying,

“Praise our God,
    all you his servants
and[a] all who fear him,
    small and great.”(A)

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  1. 19.5 Other ancient authorities lack and