God's Righteous Judgment
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Therefore you are a inexcusable, O man, whoever you are who judge, b for in whatever you judge another you condemn yourself; for you who judge practice the same things.
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But we know that the judgment of God is according to truth against those who practice such things.
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And do you think this, O man, you who judge those practicing such things, and doing the same, that you will escape the judgment of God?
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Or do you despise c the riches of His goodness, d forbearance, and e longsuffering, f not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?
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But in accordance with your hardness and your impenitent heart g you are treasuring up for yourself wrath in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God,
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who h "will render to each one according to his deeds":
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eternal life to those who by patient continuance in doing good seek for glory, honor, and immortality;
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but to those who are self-seeking and i do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness - indignation and wrath,
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tribulation and anguish, on every soul of man who does evil, of the Jew j first and also of the Greek;
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k but glory, honor, and peace to everyone who works what is good, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
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For l there is no partiality with God.
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Cross References
Romans 1:20
For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse.
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Cross References
2 Samuel 12:5 - 7
So David's anger was greatly aroused against the man, and he said to Nathan, " As the LORD lives, the man who has done this shall surely die!
Matthew 7:1 - 5
Judge not, that you be not judged.
Luke 6:37
Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.
John 8:9
Then those who heard it, being convicted by their conscience, went out one by one, beginning with the oldest even to the last. And Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.
Romans 14:22
Do you have faith? Have it to yourself before God. Happy is he who does not condemn himself in what he approves.
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Cross References
Romans 9:23
And that He might make known the riches of His ...
Romans 11:33
Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom ...
2 Corinthians 8:2
That in a great trial of affliction the abundan...
Ephesians 1:7
In Him we have redemption through His blood, th...
Ephesians 1:18
The eyes of your understanding being enlightene...
Ephesians 2:7
That in the ages to come He might show the exce...
Philippians 4:19
And my God shall supply all your need according...
Colossians 1:27
To them God willed to make known what are the r...
Colossians 2:2
That their hearts may be encouraged, being knit...
Titus 3:6
Whom He poured out on us abundantly through Jes...
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Cross References
Romans 3:25
Whom God set forth as a propitiation by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance God had passed over the sins that were previously committed.
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Cross References
Exodus 34:6
And the LORD passed before him and proclaimed, "The LORD, the LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abounding in goodness and truth.
Romans 9:22
What if God, wanting to show His wrath and to make His power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath prepared for destruction.
1 Timothy 1:16
However, for this reason I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might show all longsuffering, as a pattern to those who are going to believe on Him for everlasting life.
1 Peter 3:20
Who formerly were disobedient, when once the Divine longsuffering waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water.
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Cross References
Isaiah 30:18
Therefore the LORD will wait, that He may be gracious to you; And therefore He will be exalted, that He may have mercy on you. For the LORD is a God of justice; Blessed are all those who wait for Him.
2 Peter 3:9
The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.
2 Peter 3:15
And consider that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation - as also our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given to him, has written to you.
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Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:34
Is this not laid up in store with Me, Sealed up among My treasures?
Proverbs 1:18
But they lie in wait for their own blood, They lurk secretly for their own lives.
James 5:3
Your gold and silver are corroded, and their corrosion will be a witness against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have heaped up treasure in the last days.
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Cross References
Job 34:11
For He repays man according to his work, And ma...
Psalms 62:12
Also to You, O Lord, belongs mercy; For You ren...
Proverbs 24:12
If you say, "Surely we did not know this," Does...
Jeremiah 17:10
I, the LORD, search the heart, I test the mind,...
2 Corinthians 5:10
For we must all appear before the judgment seat...
Revelation 20:12
And I saw the dead, small and great, standing b...
Revelation 20:13
The sea gave up the dead who were in it, and De...
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Cross References
Job 24:13
There are those who rebel against the light; They do not know its ways Nor abide in its paths.
2 Thessalonians 1:8
In flaming fire taking vengeance on those who do not know God, and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Cross References
Amos 3:2
"You only have I known of all the families of the earth; Therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities."
Luke 12:47
And that servant who knew his master's will, and did not prepare himself or do according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.
Acts 3:26
"To you first, God, having raised up His Servant Jesus, sent Him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from your iniquities."
Romans 1:16
For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek.
1 Peter 4:17
For the time has come for judgment to begin at the house of God; and if it begins with us first, what will be the end of those who do not obey the gospel of God?
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Cross References
Romans 2:7
Eternal life to those who by patient continuance in doing good seek for glory, honor, and immortality.
Hebrews 2:7
You have made him a little lower than the angels; You have crowned him with glory and honor, And set him over the works of Your hands.
1 Peter 1:7
That the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
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Cross References
Deuteronomy 10:17
For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who shows no partiality nor takes a bribe.
Job 34:19
Yet He is not partial to princes, Nor does He regard the rich more than the poor; For they are all the work of His hands.
Acts 10:34
Then Peter opened his mouth and said: "In truth I perceive that God shows no partiality.
Ephesians 6:9
And you, masters, do the same things to them, giving up threatening, knowing that your own Master also is in heaven, and there is no partiality with Him.
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