2 Corinthians 5:10

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“For we must all be revealed before the judgment seat of Christ; that each one may receive the things in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.”

— WEB

“For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.”

— KJV

“For we must all be made manifest before the judgment-seat of Christ; that each one may receive the things [done] in the body, according to what he hath done, whether [it be] good or bad.”

— ASV

Bible Verses About Judgment

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Related verses via the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Matthew 16:27 "For the Son of Man will come in the glory of his Father with his angels, and then he will render to everyone according to his deeds."
Revelation 22:12 "“Behold, I come quickly. My reward is with me, to repay to each man according to his work."
Ecclesiastes 12:14 "For God will bring every work into judgment, with every hidden thing, whether it is good, or whether it is evil."
Ephesians 6:8 "knowing that whatever good thing each one does, he will receive the same again from the Lord, whether he is bound or free."
Psalms 62:12 "Also to you, Lord, belongs loving kindness, for you reward every man according to his work."
Romans 2:5-10 "But according to your hardness and unrepentant heart you are treasuring up for yourself wrath in the day of wrath, revelation, and of the…"
1 Corinthians 4:5 "Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and reveal the…"
Psalms 98:9 "Let them sing before Yahweh, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples with equity."

Commentary

appear--rather, "be made manifest," namely, in our true character. So "appear," Greek, "be manifested" (Col 3:4; compare Co1 4:5). We are at all times, even now, manifest to God; then we shall be so to the assembled intelligent universe and to ourselves: for the judgment shall be not only in order to assign the everlasting portion to each, but to vindicate God's righteousness, so that it shall be manifest to all His creatures, and even to the conscience of the sinner himself. receive--His reward of grace proportioned to "the things done," &c. (Co2 9:6-9; Jo2 1:8). Though salvation be of grace purely, independent of works, the saved may have a greater or less reward, according as he lives to, and labors for, Christ more or less. Hence there is scope for the holy "ambition" (see on Co2 5:9; Heb 6:10). This verse guards against the Corinthians supposing that all share in the house "from heaven" (Co2 5:1-2). There shall be a searching judgment which shall sever the bad from the good, according to their respective,deeds, the motive of the deeds being taken into account, not the mere external act; faith and love to God are the sole motives recognized by God as sound and good (Mat 12:36-37; Mat 25:35-45), done in his body--The Greek may be, "by the instrumentality of the body"; but English Version is legitimate (compare Greek, Rom 2:27).

— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)

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