Acts 17:31

17:31 because he has set ¹  a day on which he is going to judge the world ²  in righteousness, by a man whom he designated, ³  having provided proof to everyone by raising ⁴  him from the dead.”

Matthew 25:31-46

The Judgment

25:31 “When ⁵  the Son of Man comes in his glory and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. 25:32 All ⁶  the nations will be assembled before him, and he will separate people one from another like a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 25:33 He ⁷  will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left. 25:34 Then the king will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. 25:35 For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 25:36 I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.’ 25:37 Then the righteous will answer him, ⁸  ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 25:38 When ⁹  did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or naked and clothe you? 25:39 When ¹⁰  did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?’ 25:40 And the king will answer them, ¹¹  ‘I tell you the truth, ¹²  just as you did it for one of the least of these brothers or sisters ¹³  of mine, you did it for me.’

25:41 “Then he will say ¹⁴  to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you accursed, into the eternal fire that has been prepared for the devil and his angels! 25:42 For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink. 25:43 I was a stranger and you did not receive me as a guest, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’ 25:44 Then they too will answer, ¹⁵  ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not give you whatever you needed?’ 25:45 Then he will answer them, ¹⁶  ‘I tell you the truth, ¹⁷  just as you did not do it for one of the least of these, you did not do it for me.’ 25:46 And these will depart into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

John 5:22-29

5:22 Furthermore, the Father does not judge ¹⁸  anyone, but has assigned ¹⁹  all judgment to the Son, 5:23 so that all people ²⁰  will honor the Son just as they honor the Father. The one who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him.

5:24 “I tell you the solemn truth, ²¹  the one who hears ²²  my message ²³  and believes the one who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned, ²⁴  but has crossed over from death to life. 5:25 I tell you the solemn truth, ²⁵  a time ²⁶  is coming – and is now here – when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live. 5:26 For just as the Father has life in himself, thus he has granted the Son to have life in himself, 5:27 and he has granted the Son ²⁷  authority to execute judgment, ²⁸  because he is the Son of Man.

5:28 “Do not be amazed at this, because a time ²⁹  is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear his voice 5:29 and will come out – the ones who have done what is good to the resurrection resulting in life, and the ones who have done what is evil to the resurrection resulting in condemnation. ³⁰ 

Romans 14:9-10

14:9 For this reason Christ died and returned to life, so that he may be the Lord of both the dead and the living.

14:10 But you who eat vegetables only – why do you judge your brother or sister? ³¹  And you who eat everything – why do you despise your brother or sister? ³²  For we will all stand before the judgment seat ³³  of God.

Romans 14:2

14:2 One person believes in eating everything, but the weak person eats only vegetables.

Colossians 1:10

1:10 so that you may live ³⁴  worthily of the Lord and please him in all respects ³⁵  – bearing fruit in every good deed, growing in the knowledge of God,

Colossians 1:2

1:2 to the saints, the faithful ³⁶  brothers and sisters ³⁷  in Christ, at Colossae. Grace and peace to you ³⁸  from God our Father! ³⁹ 

Colossians 4:1

4:1 Masters, treat your slaves with justice and fairness, because you know that you also have a master in heaven.

Colossians 4:8

4:8 I sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know how we are doing ⁴⁰  and that he may encourage your hearts.

Colossians 4:1

4:1 Masters, treat your slaves with justice and fairness, because you know that you also have a master in heaven.

Colossians 4:5

4:5 Conduct yourselves ⁴¹  with wisdom toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunities.

Revelation 1:7

1:7 (Look! He is returning with the clouds, ⁴² 

and every eye will see him,

even ⁴³  those who pierced him, ⁴⁴ 

and all the tribes ⁴⁵  on the earth will mourn because ⁴⁶  of him.

This will certainly come to pass! ⁴⁷  Amen.) ⁴⁸ 

Revelation 20:11-15

The Great White Throne

20:11 Then ⁴⁹  I saw a large ⁵⁰  white throne and the one who was seated on it; the earth and the heaven ⁵¹  fled ⁵²  from his presence, and no place was found for them. 20:12 And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne. Then ⁵³  books were opened, and another book was opened – the book of life. ⁵⁴  So ⁵⁵  the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to their deeds. ⁵⁶  20:13 The ⁵⁷  sea gave up the dead that were in it, and Death ⁵⁸  and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each one was judged according to his deeds. 20:14 Then ⁵⁹  Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death – the lake of fire. 20:15 If ⁶⁰  anyone’s name ⁶¹  was not found written in the book of life, that person ⁶²  was thrown into the lake of fire.

Revelation 22:12

22:12 (Look! I am coming soon,

and my reward is with me to pay ⁶³  each one according to what he has done!

[17:31]  ¹ tn Or “fixed.”

[17:31]  ² sn The world refers to the whole inhabited earth.

[17:31]  ³ tn Or “appointed.” BDAG 723 s.v. ὁρίζω 2.b has “of persons appoint, designate, declare: God judges the world ἐν ἀνδρὶ ᾧ ὥρισεν through a man whom he has appointed Ac 17:31.”

[17:31]  ⁴ tn The participle ἀναστήσας (anasthsa") indicates means here.

[25:31]  ⁵ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[25:32]  ⁶ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

[25:33]  ⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

[25:37]  ⁸ tn Grk “answer him, saying.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

[25:38]  ⁹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[25:39]  ¹⁰ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[25:40]  ¹¹ tn Grk “answering, the king will say to them.” This is somewhat redundant and has been simplified in the translation.

[25:40]  ¹² tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.”

[25:40]  ¹³ tn Grk “brothers,” but the Greek word may be used for “brothers and sisters” (cf. BDAG 18 s.v. ἀδελφός 1, where considerable nonbiblical evidence for the plural ἀδελφοί [adelfoi] meaning “brothers and sisters” is cited). In this context Jesus is ultimately speaking of his “followers” (whether men or women, adults or children), but the familial connotation of “brothers and sisters” is also important to retain here.

[25:41]  ¹⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

[25:44]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “Then they will answer, saying.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

[25:45]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “answer them, saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

[25:45]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.”

[5:22]  ¹⁸ tn Or “condemn.”

[5:22]  ¹⁹ tn Or “given,” or “handed over.”

[5:23]  ²⁰ tn Grk “all.” The word “people” is not in the Greek text but is supplied for stylistic reasons and for clarity (cf. KJV “all men”).

[5:24]  ²¹ tn Grk “Truly, truly, I say to you.”

[5:24]  ²² tn Or “obeys.”

[5:24]  ²³ tn Or “word.”

[5:24]  ²⁴ tn Grk “and does not come into judgment.”

[5:25]  ²⁵ tn Grk “Truly, truly, I say to you.”

[5:25]  ²⁶ tn Grk “an hour.”

[5:27]  ²⁷ tn Grk “him.”

[5:27]  ²⁸ tn Grk “authority to judge.”

[5:28]  ²⁹ tn Grk “an hour.”

[5:29]  ³⁰ tn Or “a resurrection resulting in judgment.”

[14:10]  ³¹ tn Grk “But why do you judge your brother?” The introductory phrase has been supplied in the translation to clarify whom Paul is addressing, i.e., the “weak” Christian who eats only vegetables (see vv. 2-3). The author uses the singular pronoun here to rhetorically address one person, but the plural has been used in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[14:10]  ³² tn Grk “Or again, why do you despise your brother?” The introductory phrase has been supplied in the translation to clarify whom Paul is addressing, i.e., the “strong” Christian who eats everything (see vv. 2-3). The author uses the singular pronoun here to rhetorically address one person, but the plural has been used in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[14:10]  ³³ sn The judgment seat (βῆμα, bhma) was a raised platform mounted by steps and sometimes furnished with a seat, used by officials in addressing an assembly or making pronouncements, often on judicial matters. The judgment seat was a familiar item in Greco-Roman culture, often located in the agora, the public square or marketplace in the center of a city.

[1:10]  ³⁴ tn The infinitive περιπατῆσαι (peripathsai, “to walk, to live, to live one’s life”) is best taken as an infinitive of purpose related to “praying” (προσευχόμενοι, proseucomenoi) and “asking” (αἰτούμενοι, aitoumenoi) in v. 9 and is thus translated as “that you may live.”

[1:10]  ³⁵ tn BDAG 129 s.v. ἀρεσκεία states that ἀρεσκείαν (areskeian) refers to a “desire to please εἰς πᾶσαν ἀ. to please (the Lord) in all respects Col 1:10.”

[1:2]  ³⁶ tn Grk “and faithful.” The construction in Greek (as well as Paul’s style) suggests that the saints are identical to the faithful; hence, the καί (kai) is best left untranslated (cf. Eph 1:1). See ExSyn 281-82.

[1:2]  ³⁷ tn Grk “brothers,” but the Greek word may be used for “brothers and sisters” or “fellow Christians” as here (cf. BDAG 18 s.v. ἀδελφός 1, where considerable nonbiblical evidence for the plural ἀδελφοί [adelfoi] meaning “brothers and sisters” is cited).

[1:2]  ³⁸ tn Or “Grace to you and peace.”

[1:2]  ³⁹ tc Most witnesses, including some important ones (א A C F G I [P] 075 Ï it bo), read “and the Lord Jesus Christ” at the end of this verse, no doubt to conform the wording to the typical Pauline salutation. However, excellent and early witnesses (B D K L Ψ 33 81 1175 1505 1739 1881 al sa) lack this phrase. Since the omission is inexplicable as arising from the longer reading (otherwise, these mss would surely have deleted the phrase in the rest of the corpus Paulinum), it is surely authentic.

[4:8]  ⁴⁰ tn Grk “the things concerning us.”

[4:5]  ⁴¹ tn Grk “walk.” The verb περιπατέω (peripatew) is a common NT idiom for one’s lifestyle, behavior, or manner of conduct (L&N 41.11).

[1:7]  ⁴² sn An allusion to Dan 7:13.

[1:7]  ⁴³ tn Here καί (kai) was translated as ascensive.

[1:7]  ⁴⁴ sn An allusion to Zech 12:10.

[1:7]  ⁴⁵ tn In this context, tribes (φυλαί, fulai) could also be translated as “nations” or “peoples” (L&N 11.56).

[1:7]  ⁴⁶ tn The conjunction ἐπί (epi) is most likely causal here. The people who crucified him are those of every tribe on the earth and they will mourn because he comes as judge.

[1:7]  ⁴⁷ tn Grk “Yes, Amen.” The expression “This will certainly come to pass” is an attempt to capture the force of the juxtaposition of the Greek ναί (nai) and the Hebrew ἀμήν (amhn). See L&N 69.1.

[1:7]  ⁴⁸ sn These lines are placed in parentheses because they form an aside to the main argument.

[20:11]  ⁴⁹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[20:11]  ⁵⁰ tn Traditionally, “great,” but μέγας (megas) here refers to size rather than importance.

[20:11]  ⁵¹ tn Or “and the sky.” The same Greek word means both “heaven” and “sky,” and context usually determines which is meant. In this apocalyptic scene, however, it is difficult to be sure what referent to assign the term.

[20:11]  ⁵² tn Or “vanished.”

[20:12]  ⁵³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[20:12]  ⁵⁴ tn Grk “another book was opened, which is of life.”

[20:12]  ⁵⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the books being opened.

[20:12]  ⁵⁶ tn Grk “from the things written in the books according to their works.”

[20:13]  ⁵⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[20:13]  ⁵⁸ sn Here Death is personified (cf. 1 Cor 15:55).

[20:14]  ⁵⁹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[20:15]  ⁶⁰ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[20:15]  ⁶¹ tn The word “name” is not in the Greek text, but is implied.

[20:15]  ⁶² tn Grk “he”; the pronoun has been intensified by translating as “that person.”

[22:12]  ⁶³ tn The Greek term may be translated either “pay” or “pay back” and has something of a double meaning here. However, because of the mention of “wages” (“reward,” another wordplay with two meanings) in the previous clause, the translation “pay” for ἀποδοῦναι (apodounai) was used here.