逐节对照
- Amplified Bible - But as he was discussing righteousness, self-control [honorable behavior, personal integrity], and the judgment to come, Felix became frightened and said, “Go away for now, and when I find [a convenient] time I will send for you.”
- 新标点和合本 - 保罗讲论公义、节制,和将来的审判。腓力斯甚觉恐惧,说:“你暂且去吧,等我得便再叫你来。”
- 和合本2010(上帝版-简体) - 保罗讲论公义、节制和将来的审判,腓力斯害怕起来,就回答:“你暂且去吧!等我有机会时再来叫你。”
- 和合本2010(神版-简体) - 保罗讲论公义、节制和将来的审判,腓力斯害怕起来,就回答:“你暂且去吧!等我有机会时再来叫你。”
- 当代译本 - 当保罗讲到公义、自制和将来的审判时,腓利斯十分恐惧,说:“你先下去吧,改天有机会,我再叫你来。”
- 圣经新译本 - 保罗讲到公义、自制和将来的审判的时候,腓力斯就害怕起来,说:“你先走吧,等我有空的时候再叫你来。”
- 中文标准译本 - 当保罗讲论关于公义、自制和将来的审判时,菲利克斯感到害怕,就说:“你现在可以回去,我有了时间,就会叫你。”
- 现代标点和合本 - 保罗讲论公义、节制和将来的审判,腓力斯甚觉恐惧,说:“你暂且去吧,等我得便再叫你来。”
- 和合本(拼音版) - 保罗讲论公义、节制和将来的审判。腓力斯甚觉恐惧,说:“你暂且去吧!等我得便再叫你来。”
- New International Version - As Paul talked about righteousness, self-control and the judgment to come, Felix was afraid and said, “That’s enough for now! You may leave. When I find it convenient, I will send for you.”
- New International Reader's Version - Paul talked about how to live a godly life. He talked about how people should control themselves. He also talked about the time when God will judge everyone. Then Felix became afraid. “That’s enough for now!” he said. “You may leave. When I find the time, I will send for you.”
- English Standard Version - And as he reasoned about righteousness and self-control and the coming judgment, Felix was alarmed and said, “Go away for the present. When I get an opportunity I will summon you.”
- New Living Translation - As he reasoned with them about righteousness and self-control and the coming day of judgment, Felix became frightened. “Go away for now,” he replied. “When it is more convenient, I’ll call for you again.”
- Christian Standard Bible - Now as he spoke about righteousness, self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix became afraid and replied, “Leave for now, but when I have an opportunity I’ll call for you.”
- New American Standard Bible - But as he was discussing righteousness, self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix became frightened and responded, “Go away for now, and when I have an opportunity, I will summon you.”
- New King James Version - Now as he reasoned about righteousness, self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix was afraid and answered, “Go away for now; when I have a convenient time I will call for you.”
- American Standard Version - And as he reasoned of righteousness, and self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix was terrified, and answered, Go thy way for this time; and when I have a convenient season, I will call thee unto me.
- King James Version - And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.
- New English Translation - While Paul was discussing righteousness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became frightened and said, “Go away for now, and when I have an opportunity, I will send for you.”
- World English Bible - As he reasoned about righteousness, self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix was terrified, and answered, “Go your way for this time, and when it is convenient for me, I will summon you.”
- 新標點和合本 - 保羅講論公義、節制,和將來的審判。腓力斯甚覺恐懼,說:「你暫且去吧,等我得便再叫你來。」
- 和合本2010(上帝版-繁體) - 保羅講論公義、節制和將來的審判,腓力斯害怕起來,就回答:「你暫且去吧!等我有機會時再來叫你。」
- 和合本2010(神版-繁體) - 保羅講論公義、節制和將來的審判,腓力斯害怕起來,就回答:「你暫且去吧!等我有機會時再來叫你。」
- 當代譯本 - 當保羅講到公義、自制和將來的審判時,腓利斯十分恐懼,說:「你先下去吧,改天有機會,我再叫你來。」
- 聖經新譯本 - 保羅講到公義、自制和將來的審判的時候,腓力斯就害怕起來,說:“你先走吧,等我有空的時候再叫你來。”
- 呂振中譯本 - 保羅 辯論到公義、節制、和將來的審判時, 腓力斯 很覺得懼怕,就應時說:『如今你暫且去,得機會我就打發人去叫你來』。
- 中文標準譯本 - 當保羅講論關於公義、自制和將來的審判時,菲利克斯感到害怕,就說:「你現在可以回去,我有了時間,就會叫你。」
- 現代標點和合本 - 保羅講論公義、節制和將來的審判,腓力斯甚覺恐懼,說:「你暫且去吧,等我得便再叫你來。」
- 文理和合譯本 - 保羅論公義節制、及將來之鞫、腓力斯懼曰、今且退、暇時將召爾、
- 文理委辦譯本 - 保羅言節義、及將來審判、腓力士懼曰、今且退、有間召爾、
- 施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 保羅 言義與節及將來之審判、 腓力司 甚懼、曰、今且退、我有便時、再召爾、
- 吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 葆樂 為之講述正義、貞節、及未來之審判。 裴力斯 恐懼曰:『汝今且去、有暇當再邀汝。』
- Nueva Versión Internacional - Al disertar Pablo sobre la justicia, el dominio propio y el juicio venidero, Félix tuvo miedo y le dijo: «¡Basta por ahora! Puedes retirarte. Cuando sea oportuno te mandaré llamar otra vez».
- 현대인의 성경 - 바울이 정의와 절제와 앞으로 있을 심판에 대하여 설명하자 벨릭스는 겁이 나서 “이제 그만 가거라. 기회 있을 때 내가 다시 너를 부르겠다” 하고 말하였다.
- Новый Русский Перевод - Павел говорил о праведности, воздержании и будущем суде. Феликса это испугало, и он сказал: – Довольно на сегодня! Ступай, но при случае я тебя позову.
- Восточный перевод - Паул говорил о праведности, воздержании и будущем Суде. Феликса это испугало, и он сказал: – Довольно на сегодня! Ступай, но при случае я тебя позову.
- Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Паул говорил о праведности, воздержании и будущем Суде. Феликса это испугало, и он сказал: – Довольно на сегодня! Ступай, но при случае я тебя позову.
- Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Павлус говорил о праведности, воздержании и будущем Суде. Феликса это испугало, и он сказал: – Довольно на сегодня! Ступай, но при случае я тебя позову.
- La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Mais lorsque Paul en vint à ce qu’est la juste manière de vivre, à la maîtrise de soi et au jugement à venir, Félix prit peur et lui dit : Pour aujourd’hui, cela suffit : tu peux te retirer. Quand j’en aurai le temps, je te ferai rappeler.
- リビングバイブル - しかし、話が正義と節制、それに、やがて来る審判のことだったのでこわくなり、「もう帰ってよい。また折りを見て話を聞こう」と言いました。
- Nestle Aland 28 - διαλεγομένου δὲ αὐτοῦ περὶ δικαιοσύνης καὶ ἐγκρατείας καὶ τοῦ κρίματος τοῦ μέλλοντος, ἔμφοβος γενόμενος ὁ Φῆλιξ ἀπεκρίθη· τὸ νῦν ἔχον πορεύου, καιρὸν δὲ μεταλαβὼν μετακαλέσομαί σε,
- unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - διαλεγομένου δὲ αὐτοῦ περὶ δικαιοσύνης, καὶ ἐγκρατείας, καὶ τοῦ κρίματος τοῦ μέλλοντος, ἔμφοβος γενόμενος, ὁ Φῆλιξ ἀπεκρίθη, τὸ νῦν ἔχον πορεύου; καιρὸν δὲ μεταλαβὼν, μετακαλέσομαί σε.
- Nova Versão Internacional - Quando Paulo se pôs a discorrer acerca da justiça, do domínio próprio e do juízo vindouro, Félix teve medo e disse: “Basta, por enquanto! Pode sair. Quando achar conveniente, mandarei chamá-lo de novo”.
- Hoffnung für alle - Aber als Paulus dann auch noch von einem Leben sprach, das Gott gefällt, von Selbstbeherrschung und dem künftigen Gericht Gottes, da erschrak Felix und sagte schnell: »Für heute reicht es! Wenn ich mehr Zeit habe, werde ich dich wieder rufen lassen.«
- Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Khi Phao-lô giải luận về nếp sống công chính, tự chủ, và cuộc xét xử tương lai của Chúa. Phê-lít run sợ gạt đi: “Bây giờ anh về đi, khi nào có dịp ta sẽ gọi lại!”
- พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - ขณะเปาโลบรรยายถึงความชอบธรรม การควบคุมตน และการพิพากษาที่จะมาถึง เฟลิกส์ก็กลัวและกล่าวว่า “พอแค่นี้ก่อน! ท่านไปได้ ไว้มีโอกาสเราจะเรียกท่านมาอีก”
- พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - ขณะที่เปาโลได้พูดถึงความชอบธรรม การควบคุมตนเอง และการพิพากษาที่จะมาถึงตัว เฟลิกส์ก็เกิดกลัวขึ้นแล้วพูดว่า “พอเท่านี้ก่อน ท่านไปได้แล้ว แต่พอถึงเวลาอีกข้าพเจ้าจะเรียกตัวท่านมา”
交叉引用
- Acts 24:26 - At the same time he was also hoping to get money from Paul [as a bribe]; so he continued to send for him quite often and talked with him.
- Acts 17:13 - But when the Jews of Thessalonica learned that the word of God [concerning eternal salvation through faith in Christ] had also been preached by Paul at Berea, they came there too, agitating and disturbing the crowds.
- Psalms 45:7 - You have loved righteousness (virtue, morality, justice) and hated wickedness; Therefore God, your God, has anointed You Above Your companions with the oil of jubilation.
- Hebrews 12:21 - In fact, so terrifying was the sight, that Moses said, “I am filled with fear and trembling.”
- Psalms 82:1 - God stands in the divine assembly; He judges among the gods (divine beings).
- Psalms 82:2 - How long will you judge unjustly And show partiality to the wicked? Selah.
- Psalms 82:3 - Vindicate the weak and fatherless; Do justice and maintain the rights of the afflicted and destitute.
- Psalms 82:4 - Rescue the weak and needy; Rescue them from the hand of the wicked.
- Ecclesiastes 5:8 - If you see the oppression of the poor and the denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be shocked at the sight [of corruption]; for a higher official watches over another official, and there are higher ones over them [looking out for one another].
- Job 29:14 - I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; My justice was like a robe and a turban!
- Romans 3:19 - Now we know that whatever the Law [of Moses] says, it speaks to those who are under the Law, so that [the excuses of] every mouth may be silenced [from protesting] and that all the world may be held accountable to God [and subject to His judgment].
- Romans 3:20 - For no person will be justified [freed of guilt and declared righteous] in His sight by [trying to do] the works of the Law. For through the Law we become conscious of sin [and the recognition of sin directs us toward repentance, but provides no remedy for sin].
- Ecclesiastes 10:16 - Woe to you, O land, when your king is a child and when your [incompetent] officials and princes feast in the morning.
- Ecclesiastes 10:17 - Blessed [prosperous and admired] are you, O land, when your king is a man of noble birth, and your princes and officials feast at the proper time—for strength and not for drunkenness.
- 1 Kings 22:26 - Then the king of Israel said, “Take Micaiah and return him to Amon, the governor of the city, and to Joash, the king’s son,
- 1 Kings 22:27 - and say, ‘Thus says the king, “Put this man in prison, and feed him sparingly with the bread and water until I return safely.” ’ ”
- Romans 2:16 - on that day when, as my gospel proclaims, God will judge the secrets [all the hidden thoughts and concealed sins] of men through Christ Jesus.
- Ezra 10:3 - Therefore let us now make a covenant with our God to send away all the [foreign] wives and their children, in accordance with the advice of my lord and of those who tremble [in reverent obedience] at the commandment of our God; and let it be done in accordance with the Law.
- Habakkuk 3:16 - I heard and my whole inner self trembled; My lips quivered at the sound. Decay and rottenness enter my bones, And I tremble in my place. Because I must wait quietly for the day of distress, For the people to arise who will invade and attack us.
- Psalms 119:120 - My flesh trembles in [reverent] fear of You, And I am afraid and in awe of Your judgments. Ayin.
- 2 Kings 22:19 - because your heart was tender (receptive, penitent) and you humbled yourself before the Lord when you heard what I said against this place and against its inhabitants, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and because you have torn your clothes and wept before Me, I have heard you,” declares the Lord.
- James 4:13 - Come now [and pay attention to this], you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, and spend a year there and carry on our business and make a profit.”
- James 4:14 - Yet you do not know [the least thing] about what may happen in your life tomorrow. [What is secure in your life?] You are merely a vapor [like a puff of smoke or a wisp of steam from a cooking pot] that is visible for a little while and then vanishes [into thin air].
- Proverbs 31:3 - Do not give your [generative] strength to women [neither foreign wives in marriages of alliances, nor concubines], Nor your ways to that which destroys kings.
- Proverbs 31:4 - It is not for kings, O Lemuel, It is not for kings to drink wine, Or for rulers to desire strong drink,
- Proverbs 31:5 - Otherwise they drink and forget the law and its decrees, And pervert the rights and justice of all the afflicted.
- Isaiah 28:6 - A spirit of justice for him who sits in judgment [administering the law], A strength to those who drive back the battle at the gate.
- Isaiah 28:7 - But even these reel with wine and stagger from strong drink: The priest and the prophet reel with strong drink; They are confused by wine, they stagger from strong drink; They reel while seeing visions, They stagger when pronouncing judgment.
- Psalms 11:7 - For the Lord is [absolutely] righteous, He loves righteousness (virtue, morality, justice); The upright shall see His face.
- Jeremiah 22:3 - Thus says the Lord, “Execute justice and righteousness, and rescue the one who has been robbed from the hand of his oppressor. And do no wrong; do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, or the widow, nor shed innocent blood in this place.
- Matthew 22:5 - But they paid no attention [they disregarded the invitation, treating it with contempt] and went away, one to his farm, another to his business.
- Proverbs 6:4 - Give no [unnecessary] sleep to your eyes, Nor slumber to your eyelids;
- Proverbs 6:5 - Tear yourself away like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter And like a bird from the hand of the fowler.
- Ezra 10:9 - So all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered at Jerusalem within three days. It was the twentieth [day] of the ninth month, and all the people sat in the open square in front of the house of God, trembling because of [the seriousness of] this matter and because of the heavy rain.
- 1 Kings 21:27 - Now when Ahab heard these words [of Elijah], he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and fasted, and he lay in sackcloth and went about dejectedly (mourning).
- Hosea 7:5 - On the [special] day of our king, the princes became sick with the heat of wine; The king stretched out his hand [in association] with scoffers (lawless people).
- Ecclesiastes 3:16 - Moreover, I have seen under the sun that in the place of justice there is wickedness, and in the place of righteousness there is wickedness.
- Ecclesiastes 3:17 - I said to myself, “God will judge both the righteous and the wicked,” for there is a time [appointed] for every matter and for every deed.
- Daniel 5:30 - During that same night Belshazzar the [last] Chaldean king was slain [by troops of the invading army].
- 1 Corinthians 14:24 - But if all prophesy [foretelling the future, speaking a new message from God to the people], and an unbeliever or outsider comes in, he is convicted [of his sins] by all, and he is called to account by all [because he can understand what is being said];
- 1 Corinthians 14:25 - the secrets of his heart are laid bare. And so, falling on his face, he will worship God, declaring that God is really among you.
- Galatians 3:22 - But the Scripture has imprisoned everyone [everything—the entire world] under sin, so that [the inheritance, the blessing of salvation] which was promised through faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe [in Him and acknowledge Him as God’s precious Son].
- Acts 9:6 - now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”
- Proverbs 16:12 - It is repulsive [to God and man] for kings to behave wickedly, For a throne is established on righteousness (right standing with God).
- Daniel 5:1 - Belshazzar the king [who was a descendant of Nebuchadnezzar] gave a great feast for a thousand of his nobles, and he was drinking his wine in the presence of the thousand [guests].
- Daniel 5:2 - Belshazzar, as he tasted the wine, gave a command to bring in the gold and silver vessels which his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem, so that the king and his nobles, his wives and his concubines might drink from them.
- Daniel 5:3 - Then they brought in the gold and silver vessels that had been taken out of the temple, the house of God which was in Jerusalem; and the king and his nobles, his wives and his concubines drank from them.
- Daniel 5:4 - They drank the wine and praised the gods of gold and silver, of bronze, iron, wood and stone.
- Psalms 72:2 - May he judge Your people with righteousness, And Your afflicted with justice.
- Psalms 50:3 - May our God come and not keep silent; Fire devours before Him, And around Him a mighty tempest rages.
- Psalms 50:4 - He summons the heavens above, And the earth, to judge His people:
- Romans 12:1 - Therefore I urge you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies [dedicating all of yourselves, set apart] as a living sacrifice, holy and well-pleasing to God, which is your rational (logical, intelligent) act of worship.
- Isaiah 66:2 - For all these things My hand has made, So all these things came into being [by and for Me],” declares the Lord. “But to this one I will look [graciously], To him who is humble and contrite in spirit, and who [reverently] trembles at My word and honors My commands.
- Matthew 14:5 - Although Herod wished to have him put to death, he feared the people, for they regarded John as a prophet.
- Matthew 14:6 - But when Herod’s birthday came, [his niece Salome], the daughter of Herodias danced [immodestly] before them and pleased and fascinated Herod,
- Matthew 14:7 - so much that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked.
- Matthew 14:8 - She, being coached by her mother [Herodias], said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.”
- Matthew 14:9 - The king was distressed, but because of his oaths, and because of his dinner guests, he ordered it to be given her.
- Matthew 14:10 - He sent and had John beheaded in the prison.
- 2 Samuel 23:3 - The God of Israel, The Rock of Israel spoke to me, ‘He who rules over men righteously, Who rules in the fear of God,
- 1 Samuel 12:7 - Now then, take your stand, so that I may plead and contend with you before the Lord concerning all the righteous acts of the Lord which He did for you and for your fathers.
- Isaiah 1:18 - “Come now, and let us reason together,” Says the Lord. “ Though your sins are like scarlet, They shall be as white as snow; Though they are red like crimson, They shall be like wool.
- Romans 14:12 - So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God.
- Ecclesiastes 11:9 - Rejoice, young man, in your childhood, and let your heart be pleasant in the days of your young manhood. And walk in the ways of your heart and in the desires of your eyes, but know that God will bring you into judgment for all these things.
- Haggai 1:2 - “Thus says the Lord of hosts: ‘These people say, “The time has not come that the Lord’s house (temple) should be rebuilt.” ’ ”
- Psalms 58:1 - Do you indeed speak righteousness, O gods (heavenly beings)? Do you judge fairly, O sons of men?
- Psalms 58:2 - No, in your heart you devise wrongdoing; On earth you deal out the violence of your hands.
- Acts 26:28 - Then Agrippa said to Paul, “In a short time [and with so little effort] you [almost] persuade me to become a Christian.”
- Proverbs 1:24 - Because I called and you refused [to answer], I stretched out my hand and no one has paid attention [to my offer];
- Proverbs 1:25 - And you treated all my counsel as nothing And would not accept my reprimand,
- Proverbs 1:26 - I also will laugh at your disaster; I will mock when your dread and panic come,
- Proverbs 1:27 - When your dread and panic come like a storm, And your disaster comes like a whirlwind, When anxiety and distress come upon you [as retribution].
- Proverbs 1:28 - Then they will call upon me (Wisdom), but I will not answer; They will seek me eagerly but they will not find me,
- Proverbs 1:29 - Because they hated knowledge And did not choose the fear of the Lord [that is, obeying Him with reverence and awe-filled respect],
- Proverbs 1:30 - They would not accept my counsel, And they spurned all my rebuke.
- Proverbs 1:31 - Therefore they shall eat of the fruit of their own [wicked] way And be satiated with [the penalty of] their own devices.
- Proverbs 1:32 - For the turning away of the naive will kill them, And the careless ease of [self-righteous] fools will destroy them.
- Ecclesiastes 12:14 - For God will bring every act to judgment, every hidden and secret thing, whether it is good or evil.
- Psalms 99:1 - The Lord reigns, let the peoples tremble [with submissive wonder]! He sits enthroned above the cherubim, let the earth shake!
- Matthew 25:31 - “But when the Son of Man comes in His glory and majesty and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory.
- Matthew 25:32 - All the nations will be gathered before Him [for judgment]; and He will separate them from one another, as a shepherd separates his sheep from the goats;
- Matthew 25:33 - and He will put the sheep on His right [the place of honor], and the goats on His left [the place of rejection].
- Matthew 25:34 - “Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father [you favored of God, appointed to eternal salvation], inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
- Matthew 25:35 - For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in;
- Matthew 25:36 - I was naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me [with help and ministering care]; I was in prison, and you came to Me [ignoring personal danger].’
- Matthew 25:37 - Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry, and feed You, or thirsty, and give You something to drink?
- Matthew 25:38 - And when did we see You as a stranger, and invite You in, or naked, and clothe You?
- Matthew 25:39 - And when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’
- Matthew 25:40 - The King will answer and say to them, ‘I assure you and most solemnly say to you, to the extent that you did it for one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it for Me.’
- Matthew 25:41 - “Then He will say to those on His left, ‘Leave Me, you cursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels (demons);
- Matthew 25:42 - for I was hungry, and you gave Me nothing to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me nothing to drink;
- Matthew 25:43 - I was a stranger, and you did not invite Me in; naked, and you did not clothe Me; sick, and in prison, and you did not visit Me [with help and ministering care].’
- Matthew 25:44 - Then they also [in their turn] will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry, or thirsty, or as a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister to You?’
- Matthew 25:45 - Then He will reply to them, ‘I assure you and most solemnly say to you, to the extent that you did not do it for one of the least of these [my followers], you did not do it for Me.’
- Matthew 25:46 - Then these [unbelieving people] will go away into eternal (unending) punishment, but those who are righteous and in right standing with God [will go, by His remarkable grace] into eternal (unending) life.”
- Isaiah 1:21 - How the faithful city has become a prostitute [idolatrous, despicable], She who was full of justice! Right standing with God once lodged in her, But now murderers.
- Amos 5:24 - But let justice run down like waters And righteousness like an ever-flowing stream [flowing abundantly].
- Ezekiel 45:9 - ‘Thus says the Lord God, “Enough, O princes of Israel! Put away violence and destruction, and practice justice and righteousness. Stop your forceful seizure of property from My people,” says the Lord God.
- Isaiah 16:5 - A throne will be established in lovingkindness, And One will sit on it in faithfulness in the tent (dynasty, family) of David; Judging and seeking justice And being prompt to do righteousness.
- Hebrews 9:27 - And just as it is appointed and destined for all men to die once and after this [comes certain] judgment,
- Titus 2:11 - For the [remarkable, undeserved] grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men.
- Titus 2:12 - It teaches us to reject ungodliness and worldly (immoral) desires, and to live sensible, upright, and godly lives [with a purpose that reflect spiritual maturity] in this present age,
- Jeremiah 22:15 - Do you think that you become a king because you have much more cedar [in your palace than Solomon]? Did not your father [Josiah], as he ate and drank, Do just and righteous acts [being upright and in right standing with God]? Then all was well with him.
- Jeremiah 22:16 - He defended the cause of the afflicted and needy; Then all was well. Is that not what it means to know Me?” Says the Lord.
- Jeremiah 22:17 - “But your eyes and your heart Are only intent on your own dishonest gain, On shedding innocent blood, On oppression and extortion and violence.”
- Jeremiah 37:17 - Zedekiah the king sent and brought him out; and in his palace the king secretly asked him, “Is there any word from the Lord?” And Jeremiah said, “There is!” Then he said, “You will be handed over to the king of Babylon.”
- Jeremiah 37:18 - Moreover, Jeremiah said to King Zedekiah, “In what way have I sinned against you, or against your servants, or against this people, that you have put me in prison?
- Jeremiah 37:19 - Where then are your prophets who prophesied to you, saying, ‘The king of Babylon will not come against you or against this land?’
- Jeremiah 37:20 - Therefore now, please listen, O my lord the king; please let my petition come before you and be acceptable and do not make me return to the house of Jonathan the scribe, that I may not die there.”
- Jeremiah 37:21 - Then King Zedekiah commanded, and they committed Jeremiah to the court of the guardhouse, and a [round] loaf of bread from the bakers’ street was given to him daily, until all the bread in the city was gone. So Jeremiah remained [imprisoned] in the court of the guardhouse.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:7 - and to give relief to you who are so distressed and to us as well when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels in a flame of fire,
- 2 Thessalonians 1:8 - dealing out [full and complete] vengeance to those who do not [seek to] know God and to those who ignore and refuse to obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus [by choosing not to respond to Him].
- 2 Thessalonians 1:9 - These people will pay the penalty and endure the punishment of everlasting destruction, banished from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power,
- 2 Thessalonians 1:10 - when He comes to be glorified in His saints on that day [that is, glorified through the changed lives of those who have accepted Him as Savior and have been set apart for His purpose], and to be marveled at among all who have believed, because our testimony to you was believed and trusted [and confirmed in your lives].
- Hebrews 3:7 - Therefore, just as the Holy Spirit says, “Today if you hear His voice,
- Hebrews 3:8 - Do not harden your hearts as [your fathers did] in the rebellion [of Israel at Meribah], On the day of testing in the wilderness,
- Daniel 4:27 - Therefore, O king, let my advice to you be [considered and found] acceptable; break away now from your sins and exhibit your repentance by doing what is right, and from your wickedness by showing mercy to the poor, so that [if you repent] there may possibly be a continuance of your prosperity and tranquility and a healing of your error.’
- James 2:19 - You believe that God is one; you do well [to believe that]. The demons also believe [that], and shudder and bristle [in awe-filled terror—they have seen His wrath]!
- 2 Corinthians 5:10 - For we [believers will be called to account and] must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may be repaid for what has been done in the body, whether good or bad [that is, each will be held responsible for his actions, purposes, goals, motives—the use or misuse of his time, opportunities and abilities].
- Hebrews 3:13 - But continually encourage one another every day, as long as it is called “Today” [and there is an opportunity], so that none of you will be hardened [into settled rebellion] by the deceitfulness of sin [its cleverness, delusive glamour, and sophistication].
- Acts 17:2 - And Paul entered the synagogue, as was his custom, and for three Sabbaths he engaged in discussion and friendly debate with them from the Scriptures,
- Acts 2:37 - Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart [with remorse and anxiety], and they said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, what are we to do?”
- Acts 17:32 - Now when they heard [the term] resurrection from the dead, some mocked and sneered; but others said, “We will hear from you again about this matter.”
- 1 Peter 4:4 - In [connection with] all this, they [the unbelievers] are resentful and surprised that you do not [think like them, value their values and] run [hand in hand] with them into the same excesses of dissipation and immoral freedom, and they criticize and abuse and ridicule you and make fun of your values.
- 1 Peter 4:5 - But they will [have to] give an account to Him who is ready to judge and pass sentence on the living and the dead.
- Hosea 10:4 - They have spoken empty (disingenuous) words, Swearing falsely to make covenants [they intend to break]; Therefore, judgment springs up like poisonous weeds in the furrows of the field.
- Isaiah 41:21 - “Present your case [for idols made by men’s hands],” says the Lord. “Produce your evidence [of divinity],” Says the king of Jacob.
- Mark 6:18 - For John had been saying to Herod, “It is not lawful [under Mosaic Law] for you to have your brother’s wife.”
- Mark 6:19 - Herodias had a grudge against John and wanted to kill him, but she could not,
- Mark 6:20 - because Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and he continually kept him safe. When he heard John [speak], he was very perplexed; but he enjoyed listening to him.
- Mark 6:21 - But an opportune time [finally] came [for Herodias]. Herod on his birthday gave a banquet for his officials (nobles, courtiers) and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee.
- Mark 6:22 - Now [Salome] the daughter of Herodias came in and danced [for the men]. She pleased and beguiled Herod and his dinner guests; and the king said to the girl, “Ask me for whatever you want and I will give it to you.”
- Mark 6:23 - And he swore to her, “Whatever you ask me, I will give it to you; up to half of my kingdom.”
- Mark 6:24 - She went out and said to her mother, “What shall I ask for?” And Herodias replied, “The head of John the Baptist!”
- Jeremiah 38:14 - Then King Zedekiah sent and had Jeremiah the prophet brought to him at the third entrance that is in the house of the Lord. And the king said to Jeremiah, “I am going to ask you something; hide nothing from me.”
- Jeremiah 38:15 - Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “If I tell you, will you not certainly put me to death? Even if I do give you advice, you will not listen to me.”
- Jeremiah 38:16 - But King Zedekiah swore secretly to Jeremiah, “As the Lord lives, who made our lives, be assured that I will not put you to death or put you into the hand of these men who are seeking your life.”
- Jeremiah 38:17 - Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “Thus says the Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel, ‘If you will go out and surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, then you will live and this city will not be burned with fire; and you and your household will live.
- Jeremiah 38:18 - But if you will not go out to the officers of the king of Babylon, then this city will be given into the hand of the Chaldeans [of Babylon] and they will set it on fire; and you yourself will not escape from their hand.’ ”
- Jeremiah 38:19 - Then King Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “I am afraid of the Jews [my former subjects] who have deserted to join the Chaldeans, for the enemy may put me into their hand and they will mock me and abuse me.”
- Jeremiah 38:20 - But Jeremiah said, “They will not hand you over [to them]. Please obey [the voice of] the Lord [who speaks to you through me] in what I am saying to you. Then it will go well with you and you will live.
- Jeremiah 38:21 - But if you keep refusing to go out and surrender to them, this is the word [and the vision] which the Lord has shown me:
- Jeremiah 38:22 - ‘Then behold, all the women who are left in the palace of the king of Judah will be brought out to the officers of the king of Babylon and those women will say [to you, King Zedekiah], “Your close friends Have prevailed against your better judgment and have overpowered and deceived you; While your feet were sunk in the mire [of trouble], They turned back.”
- Jeremiah 38:23 - Also, all your wives and your children will be brought out to the Chaldeans; and you yourself will not escape from their hand, but you will be seized by the king of Babylon, and this city [Jerusalem] will be burned down with fire.’ ”
- Jeremiah 38:24 - Then Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “Let no man know about this conversation and you will not die.
- Jeremiah 38:25 - But if the princes (court officials) hear that I have talked with you, and they come to you and say, ‘Tell us now what you said to the king and what he said to you; do not hide it from us and we will not execute you,’
- Jeremiah 38:26 - then you are to say to them, ‘I was presenting my [humble] petition and plea to the king so that he would not send me back to Jonathan’s house to die there.’ ”
- Jeremiah 38:27 - Then all the princes (court officials) came to Jeremiah and asked him [just what King Zedekiah had anticipated they would ask], and he reported to them in accordance with all that the king had commanded. So they stopped questioning him, since the conversation [with the king] had not been overheard.
- Jeremiah 38:28 - So Jeremiah remained in the court of the guardhouse until the day that Jerusalem was captured [by the Chaldeans of Babylon].
- Matthew 25:1 - “Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins, who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom.
- Matthew 25:2 - Five of them were foolish [thoughtless, silly, and careless], and five were wise [far-sighted, practical, and sensible].
- Matthew 25:3 - For when the foolish took their lamps, they did not take any [extra] oil with them,
- Matthew 25:4 - but the wise took flasks of oil along with their lamps.
- Matthew 25:5 - Now while the bridegroom was delayed, they all began to nod off, and they fell asleep.
- Matthew 25:6 - But at midnight there was a shout, ‘Look! The bridegroom [is coming]! Go out to meet him.’
- Matthew 25:7 - Then all those virgins got up and put their own lamps in order [trimmed the wicks and added oil and lit them].
- Matthew 25:8 - But the foolish virgins said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, because our lamps are going out.’
- Matthew 25:9 - But the wise replied, ‘No, otherwise there will not be enough for us and for you, too; go instead to the dealers and buy oil for yourselves.’
- Matthew 25:10 - But while they were going away to buy oil, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding feast; and the door was shut and locked.
- Amos 6:12 - Do horses run on rocks? Do men plow rocks with oxen? [Of course not!] Yet you have turned justice into poison And the fruit of righteousness into wormwood (bitterness),
- 1 Peter 3:15 - But in your hearts set Christ apart [as holy—acknowledging Him, giving Him first place in your lives] as Lord. Always be ready to give a [logical] defense to anyone who asks you to account for the hope and confident assurance [elicited by faith] that is within you, yet [do it] with gentleness and respect.
- Revelation 20:11 - And I saw a great white throne and Him who was seated upon it, from whose presence earth and heaven fled away, and no place was found for them [for this heaven and earth are passing away].
- Revelation 20:12 - And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the Book of Life; and the dead were judged according to what they had done as written in the books [that is, everything done while on earth].
- Revelation 20:13 - And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, and death and Hades (the realm of the dead) surrendered the dead who were in them; and they were judged and sentenced, every one according to their deeds.
- Revelation 20:14 - Then death and Hades [the realm of the dead] were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire [the eternal separation from God].
- Revelation 20:15 - And if anyone’s name was not found written in the Book of Life, he was hurled into the lake of fire.
- Isaiah 32:11 - Tremble, you women who are carefree; Tremble with fear, you complacent ones! Strip, undress and wear sackcloth on your waist [in grief],
- Isaiah 55:6 - Seek the Lord while He may be found; Call on Him [for salvation] while He is near.
- Jeremiah 23:29 - “Is not My word like fire [that consumes all that cannot endure the test]?” says the Lord, “and like a hammer that breaks the [most stubborn] rock [in pieces]?
- Isaiah 61:8 - For I, the Lord, love justice; I hate robbery with a burnt offering. And I will faithfully reward them, And make an everlasting covenant with them.
- Hebrews 6:2 - of teaching about washings (ritual purifications), the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. [These are all important matters in which you should have been proficient long ago.]
- Hosea 10:12 - Sow with a view to righteousness [that righteousness, like seed, may germinate]; Reap in accordance with mercy and lovingkindness. Break up your uncultivated ground, For it is time to seek and search diligently for the Lord [and to long for His blessing] Until He comes to rain righteousness and His gift of salvation on you.
- Acts 16:29 - Then the jailer called for torches and rushed in, and trembling with fear he fell down before Paul and Silas,
- Acts 16:30 - and after he brought them out [of the inner prison], he said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
- Acts 16:31 - And they answered, “Believe in the Lord Jesus [as your personal Savior and entrust yourself to Him] and you will be saved, you and your household [if they also believe].”
- Acts 16:32 - And they spoke the word of the Lord [concerning eternal salvation through faith in Christ] to him and to all who were in his house.
- Acts 16:33 - And he took them that very hour of the night and washed their bloody wounds, and immediately he was baptized, he and all his household.
- Acts 16:34 - Then he brought them into his house and set food before them, and rejoiced greatly, since he had believed in God with his entire family [accepting with joy what had been made known to them about the Christ].
- 2 Timothy 4:1 - I solemnly charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by His appearing and His kingdom:
- Luke 13:24 - “Strive to enter through the narrow door [force aside unbelief and the attractions of sin]; for many, I tell you, will try to enter [by their own works] and will not be able.
- Luke 13:25 - Once the head of the house gets up and closes the door, and you begin to stand outside and knock on the door [again and again], saying, ‘Lord, open to us!’ then He will answer you, ‘I do not know where you are from [for you are not of My household].’
- Luke 17:26 - And just as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be in the time of [the second coming of] the Son of Man:
- Luke 17:27 - the people were eating, they were drinking, they were marrying, they were being given in marriage, [they were indifferent to God] until the day that Noah went into the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.
- Luke 17:28 - It was the same as it was in the days of Lot. People were eating, they were drinking, they were buying, they were selling, they were planting, they were building [carrying on business as usual, without regard for their sins];
- Luke 17:29 - but on the [very] day that Lot left Sodom it rained fire and brimstone (burning sulfur) from heaven and destroyed them all.
- 2 Corinthians 6:2 - For He says, “At the acceptable time (the time of grace) I listened to you, And I helped you on the day of salvation.” Behold, now is “the acceptable time,” behold, now is “the day of salvation”—
- Daniel 12:2 - Many of those who sleep in the dust of the ground will awake (resurrect), these to everlasting life, but some to disgrace and everlasting contempt (abhorrence).
- Hebrews 4:1 - Therefore, while the promise of entering His rest still remains and is freely offered today, let us fear, in case any one of you may seem to come short of reaching it or think he has come too late.
- Acts 24:15 - having [the same] hope in God which these men cherish themselves, that there shall certainly be a resurrection of [the dead], both of the righteous and of the wicked.
- 1 Corinthians 4:5 - So do not go on passing judgment before the appointed time, but wait until the Lord comes, for He will both bring to light the [secret] things that are hidden in darkness and disclose the motives of the hearts. Then each one’s praise will come from God.
- Hebrews 4:11 - Let us therefore make every effort to enter that rest [of God, to know and experience it for ourselves], so that no one will fall by following the same example of disobedience [as those who died in the wilderness].
- Hebrews 4:12 - For the word of God is living and active and full of power [making it operative, energizing, and effective]. It is sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating as far as the division of the soul and spirit [the completeness of a person], and of both joints and marrow [the deepest parts of our nature], exposing and judging the very thoughts and intentions of the heart.
- John 16:8 - And He, when He comes, will convict the world about [the guilt of] sin [and the need for a Savior], and about righteousness, and about judgment:
- Acts 10:42 - He commanded us to preach to the people [both Jew and Gentile], and to solemnly testify that He is the One who has been appointed and ordained by God as Judge of the living and the dead.
- Galatians 5:23 - gentleness, self-control. Against such things there is no law.
- 2 Peter 1:6 - and in your knowledge, self-control, and in your self-control, steadfastness, and in your steadfastness, godliness,