Revelation 20:12

20:12 And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne. Then ¹  books were opened, and another book was opened – the book of life. ²  So ³  the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to their deeds. ⁴ 

Psalms 62:12

62:12 and you, O Lord, demonstrate loyal love. ⁵ 

For you repay men for what they do. ⁶ 

Isaiah 3:10-11

3:10 Tell the innocent ⁷  it will go well with them, ⁸ 

for they will be rewarded for what they have done. ⁹ 

3:11 Too bad for the wicked sinners!

For they will get exactly what they deserve. ¹⁰ 

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. ¹¹ 

Romans 2:5-11

2:5 But because of your stubbornness ¹²  and your unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath for yourselves in the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment is revealed! ¹³  2:6 He ¹⁴  will reward ¹⁵  each one according to his works: ¹⁶  2:7 eternal life to those who by perseverance in good works seek glory and honor and immortality, 2:8 but ¹⁷  wrath and anger to those who live in selfish ambition ¹⁸  and do not obey the truth but follow ¹⁹  unrighteousness. 2:9 There will be ²⁰  affliction and distress on everyone ²¹  who does evil, on the Jew first and also the Greek, ²²  2:10 but ²³  glory and honor and peace for everyone who does good, for the Jew first and also the Greek. 2:11 For there is no partiality with God.

Romans 14:12

14:12 Therefore, each of us will give an account of himself to God. ²⁴ 

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 ²⁵  worthily of the Lord and please him in all respects ²⁶  – bearing fruit in every good deed, growing in the knowledge of God,

Galatians 6:5

6:5 For each one will carry ²⁷  his own load.

Galatians 6:1

Support One Another

6:1 Brothers and sisters, ²⁸  if a person ²⁹  is discovered in some sin, ³⁰  you who are spiritual ³¹  restore such a person in a spirit of gentleness. ³²  Pay close attention ³³  to yourselves, so that you are not tempted too.

Galatians 1:17

1:17 nor did I go up to Jerusalem ³⁴  to see those who were apostles before me, but right away I departed to Arabia, ³⁵  and then returned to Damascus.

[20:12]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[20:12]  ² tn Grk “another book was opened, which is of life.”

[20:12]  ³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the books being opened.

[20:12]  ⁴ tn Grk “from the things written in the books according to their works.”

[62:12]  ⁵ tn Heb “and to you, O Master, [is] loyal love.”

[62:12]  ⁶ tn Heb “for you pay back to a man according to his deed.” Another option is to understand vv. 11b and 12a as the first principle and v. 12b as the second. In this case one might translate, “God has declared one principle, two principles I have heard, namely, that God is strong, and you, O Lord, demonstrate loyal love, and that you repay men for what they do.”

[3:10]  ⁷ tn Or “the righteous” (KJV, NASB, NIV, TEV); NLT “those who are godly.”

[3:10]  ⁸ tn Heb “that it is good.”

[3:10]  ⁹ tn Heb “for the fruit of their deeds they will eat.”

[3:11]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “for the work of his hands will be done to him.”

[16:27]  ¹¹ sn An allusion to Pss 28:4; 62:12; cf. Prov 24:12.

[2:5]  ¹² tn Grk “hardness.” Concerning this imagery, see Jer 4:4; Ezek 3:7; 1 En. 16:3.

[2:5]  ¹³ tn Grk “in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God.”

[2:6]  ¹⁴ 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]  ¹⁵ 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]  ¹⁶ sn A quotation from Ps 62:12; Prov 24:12; a close approximation to Matt 16:27.

[2:8]  ¹⁷ tn This contrast is clearer and stronger in Greek than can be easily expressed in English.

[2:8]  ¹⁸ tn Grk “those who [are] from selfish ambition.”

[2:8]  ¹⁹ tn Grk “are persuaded by, obey.”

[2:9]  ²⁰ tn No verb is expressed in this verse, but the verb “to be” is implied by the Greek construction. Literally “suffering and distress on everyone…”

[2:9]  ²¹ tn Grk “every soul of man.”

[2:9]  ²² sn Paul uses the term Greek here and in v. 10 to refer to non-Jews, i.e., Gentiles.

[2:10]  ²³ tn Grk “but even,” to emphasize the contrast. The second word has been omitted since it is somewhat redundant in English idiom.

[14:12]  ²⁴ 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]  ²⁵ 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]  ²⁶ 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.”

[6:5]  ²⁷ tn Or perhaps, “each one must carry.” A number of modern translations treat βαστάσει (bastasei) as an imperatival future.

[6:1]  ²⁸ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:11.

[6:1]  ²⁹ tn Here ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") is used in a generic sense, referring to both men and women.

[6:1]  ³⁰ tn Or “some transgression” (L&N 88.297).

[6:1]  ³¹ sn Who are spiritual refers to people who are controlled and directed by God’s Spirit.

[6:1]  ³² tn Or “with a gentle spirit” or “gently.”

[6:1]  ³³ tn Grk “taking careful notice.”

[1:17]  ³⁴ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[1:17]  ³⁵ sn As a geographical region Arabia included the territory west of Mesopotamia, east and south of Syria and Palestine, extending to the isthmus of Suez. During the Roman occupation, some independent kingdoms arose like that of the Nabateans south of Damascus, and these could be called simply Arabia. In light of the proximity to Damascus, this may well be the territory Paul says he visited here. See also C. W. Briggs, “The Apostle Paul in Arabia,” Biblical World 41 (1913): 255-59.