Ecclesiastes 12:14

12:14 For God will evaluate every deed, ¹ 

including every secret thing, whether good or evil.

Matthew 7:21-22

Judgment of Pretenders

7:21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ ²  will enter into the kingdom of heaven – only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven. 7:22 On that day, many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, didn’t we prophesy in your name, and in your name cast out demons and do ³  many powerful deeds?’

Matthew 25:31-32

The Judgment

25:31 “When ⁴  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 ⁵  the nations will be assembled before him, and he will separate people one from another like a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.

John 5:22-29

5:22 Furthermore, the Father does not judge ⁶  anyone, but has assigned ⁷  all judgment to the Son, 5:23 so that all people ⁸  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, ⁹  the one who hears ¹⁰  my message ¹¹  and believes the one who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned, ¹²  but has crossed over from death to life. 5:25 I tell you the solemn truth, ¹³  a time ¹⁴  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 ¹⁵  authority to execute judgment, ¹⁶  because he is the Son of Man.

5:28 “Do not be amazed at this, because a time ¹⁷  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. ¹⁸ 

Acts 17:31

17:31 because he has set ¹⁹  a day on which he is going to judge the world ²⁰  in righteousness, by a man whom he designated, ²¹  having provided proof to everyone by raising ²²  him from the dead.”

Romans 2:16

2:16 on the day when God will judge ²³  the secrets of human hearts, ²⁴  according to my gospel ²⁵  through Christ Jesus.

Romans 14:9-12

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? ²⁶  And you who eat everything – why do you despise your brother or sister? ²⁷  For we will all stand before the judgment seat ²⁸  of God. 14:11 For it is written, “As I live, says the Lord, every knee will bow to me, and every tongue will give praise to God.” ²⁹  14:12 Therefore, each of us will give an account of himself to God. ³⁰ 

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 ³¹  worthily of the Lord and please him in all respects ³²  – bearing fruit in every good deed, growing in the knowledge of God,

Revelation 20:11-15

The Great White Throne

20:11 Then ³³  I saw a large ³⁴  white throne and the one who was seated on it; the earth and the heaven ³⁵  fled ³⁶  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 ³⁷  books were opened, and another book was opened – the book of life. ³⁸  So ³⁹  the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to their deeds. ⁴⁰  20:13 The ⁴¹  sea gave up the dead that were in it, and Death ⁴²  and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each one was judged according to his deeds. 20:14 Then ⁴³  Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death – the lake of fire. 20:15 If ⁴⁴  anyone’s name ⁴⁵  was not found written in the book of life, that person ⁴⁶  was thrown into the lake of fire.

[12:14]  ¹ tn Heb “will bring every deed into judgment.”

[7:21]  ² sn The double use of the vocative is normally used in situations of high emotion or emphasis. Even an emphatic confession without action means little.

[7:22]  ³ tn Grk “and in your name do.” This phrase was not repeated here in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[25:31]  ⁴ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[25:32]  ⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

[5:22]  ⁶ tn Or “condemn.”

[5:22]  ⁷ tn Or “given,” or “handed over.”

[5:23]  ⁸ 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]  ⁹ tn Grk “Truly, truly, I say to you.”

[5:24]  ¹⁰ tn Or “obeys.”

[5:24]  ¹¹ tn Or “word.”

[5:24]  ¹² tn Grk “and does not come into judgment.”

[5:25]  ¹³ tn Grk “Truly, truly, I say to you.”

[5:25]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “an hour.”

[5:27]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “him.”

[5:27]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “authority to judge.”

[5:28]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “an hour.”

[5:29]  ¹⁸ tn Or “a resurrection resulting in judgment.”

[17:31]  ¹⁹ tn Or “fixed.”

[17:31]  ²⁰ sn The world refers to the whole inhabited earth.

[17:31]  ²¹ 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]  ²² tn The participle ἀναστήσας (anasthsa") indicates means here.

[2:16]  ²³ tn The form of the Greek word is either present or future, but it is best to translate in future because of the context of future judgment.

[2:16]  ²⁴ tn Grk “of people.”

[2:16]  ²⁵ sn On my gospel cf. Rom 16:25; 2 Tim 2:8.

[14:10]  ²⁶ 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]  ²⁷ 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]  ²⁸ 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.

[14:11]  ²⁹ sn A quotation from Isa 45:23.

[14:12]  ³⁰ tc ‡ The words “to God” are absent from some mss (B F G 6 630 1739 1881 pc) but are found in א A C D Ψ 0209 33 Ï lat sy co. External evidence somewhat favors their inclusion since Alexandrian, Western, and Byzantine mss are well represented. From an internal standpoint, however, it is easy to see the words as a scribal gloss intended to clarify the referent, especially as a reinforcement to the quotation of Isa 45:23 in v. 11. Not only that, but the abrupt ending of the verse without “to God” is harsh, both in Greek and in English. In this instance, the internal considerations seem overwhelming on the side of the omission. At the same time, English stylistic needs require the words and they have been put into the translation, even though they are most likely not original. NA²⁷ places the words in brackets, indicating doubt as to their authenticity.

[1:10]  ³¹ 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]  ³² 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.”

[20:11]  ³³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[20:11]  ³⁴ tn Traditionally, “great,” but μέγας (megas) here refers to size rather than importance.

[20:11]  ³⁵ 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]  ³⁶ tn Or “vanished.”

[20:12]  ³⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[20:12]  ³⁸ tn Grk “another book was opened, which is of life.”

[20:12]  ³⁹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the books being opened.

[20:12]  ⁴⁰ tn Grk “from the things written in the books according to their works.”

[20:13]  ⁴¹ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[20:13]  ⁴² sn Here Death is personified (cf. 1 Cor 15:55).

[20:14]  ⁴³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[20:15]  ⁴⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[20:15]  ⁴⁵ tn The word “name” is not in the Greek text, but is implied.

[20:15]  ⁴⁶ tn Grk “he”; the pronoun has been intensified by translating as “that person.”