God’s Righteous Judgment

2 Therefore you are ^(A)inexcusable, O man, whoever you are who judge, ^(B)for in whatever you judge another you condemn yourself; for you who judge practice the same things. ² But we know that the judgment of God is according to truth against those who practice such things. ³ And do you think this, O man, you who judge those practicing such things, and doing the same, that you will escape the judgment of God? ⁴ Or do you despise ^(C)the riches of His goodness, ^(D)forbearance, and ^(E)longsuffering, ^(F)not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance? ⁵ But in accordance with your hardness and your ^[a]impenitent heart ^(G)you are ^[b]treasuring up for yourself wrath in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God, ⁶ who ^(H)“will render to each one according to his deeds”: ⁷ eternal life to those who by patient continuance in doing good seek for glory, honor, and immortality; ⁸ but to those who are self-seeking and ^(I)do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness—indignation and wrath, ⁹ tribulation and anguish, on every soul of man who does evil, of the Jew ^(J)first and also of the ^[c]Greek; ^10 (K)but glory, honor, and peace to everyone who works what is good, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. ¹¹ For ^(L)there is no partiality with God.

⁷ and to give you who are troubled ^(A)rest with us when ^(B)the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels, ⁸ in flaming fire taking vengeance on those who do not know God, and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. ^9 (C)These shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and ^(D)from the glory of His power, ¹⁰ when He comes, in that Day, ^(E)to be ^(F)glorified in His saints and to be admired among all those who ^[a]believe, because our testimony among you was believed.

¹¹ Therefore we also pray always for you that our God would ^(G)count you worthy of this calling, and fulfill all the good pleasure of His goodness and ^(H)the work of faith with power, ^12 (I)that the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

¹² And I saw the dead, ^(A)small and great, standing before ^[a]God, ^(B)and books were opened. And another ^(C)book was opened, which is the Book of Life. And the dead were judged ^(D)according to their works, by the things which were written in the books. ¹³ The sea gave up the dead who were in it, ^(E)and Death and Hades delivered up the dead who were in them. ^(F)And they were judged, each one according to his works.

¹⁵ And anyone not found written in the Book of Life ^(A)was cast into the lake of fire.