Isaiah 3:11

3:11 Too bad for the wicked sinners!

For they will get exactly what they deserve. ¹ 

Isaiah 59:18

59:18 He repays them for what they have done,

dispensing angry judgment to his adversaries

and punishing his enemies. ² 

He repays the coastlands. ³ 

Matthew 16:27

16:27 For the Son of Man will come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will reward each person according to what he has done. ⁴ 

Romans 2:6

2:6 He ⁵  will reward ⁶  each one according to his works: ⁷ 

Galatians 6:7

6:7 Do not be deceived. God will not be made a fool. ⁸  For a person ⁹  will reap what he sows,

[3:11]  ¹ tn Heb “for the work of his hands will be done to him.”

[59:18]  ² tn Heb “in accordance with deeds, so he repays, anger to his adversaries, repayment to his enemies.”

[59:18]  ³ tn Or “islands” (KJV, NIV).

[16:27]  ⁴ sn An allusion to Pss 28:4; 62:12; cf. Prov 24:12.

[2:6]  ⁵ tn Grk “who.” The relative pronoun was converted to a personal pronoun and, because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[2:6]  ⁶ tn Or “will render,” “will recompense.” In this context Paul is setting up a hypothetical situation, not stating that salvation is by works.

[2:6]  ⁷ sn A quotation from Ps 62:12; Prov 24:12; a close approximation to Matt 16:27.

[6:7]  ⁸ tn Or “is not mocked,” “will not be ridiculed” (L&N 33.409). BDAG 660 s.v. μυκτηρίζω has “of God οὐ μ. he is not to be mocked, treated w. contempt, perh. outwitted Gal 6:7.”

[6:7]  ⁹ tn Here ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") is used in a generic sense, referring to both men and women.