Judgment
124 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
According to Opportunity and Works
- Genesis 4:7 If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you refuse to do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires you, but you must master it.”
- Job 34:11 For according to a man’s deeds He repays him; according to a man’s ways He brings consequences.
- Proverbs 11:31 If the righteous receive their due on earth, how much more the ungodly and the sinner!
- Proverbs 12:14 By fruitful speech a man is filled with good things, and the work of his hands returns to him.
- Proverbs 24:11–12 Rescue those being led away to death, and restrain those stumbling toward the slaughter. …
- Psalm 62:12 and loving devotion to You, O Lord. For You will repay each man according to his deeds.
- Isaiah 3:10–11 Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor. …
- Isaiah 5:1–6 I will sing for my beloved a song of his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill. …
- Isaiah 5:15–16 So mankind will be brought low, and each man humbled; the arrogant will lower their eyes. …
- Isaiah 24:2 people and priest alike, servant and master, maid and mistress, buyer and seller, lender and borrower, creditor and debtor.
- Isaiah 28:24–28 Does the plowman plow for planting every day? Does he continuously loosen and harrow the soil? …
- Isaiah 59:18 So He will repay according to their deeds: fury to His enemies, retribution to His foes, and recompense to the islands.
- Jeremiah 17:10–11 I, the LORD, search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve. …
- Jeremiah 32:19 the One great in counsel and mighty in deed, whose eyes are on all the ways of the sons of men, to reward each one according to his ways and according to the fruit of his deeds.
- Ezekiel 7:3–4 The end is now upon you, and I will unleash My anger against you. I will judge you according to your ways and repay you for all your abominations. …
- Ezekiel 7:27 The king will mourn, the prince will be clothed with despair, and the hands of the people of the land will tremble. I will deal with them according to their conduct, and I will judge them by their own standards. Then they will …
- Ezekiel 9:4–6 “Go throughout the city of Jerusalem,” said the LORD, “and put a mark on the foreheads of the men sighing and groaning over all the abominations committed there.” …
- Ezekiel 16:59 For this is what the Lord GOD says: I will deal with you according to your deeds, since you have despised the oath by breaking the covenant.
- Ezekiel 18:4–9 Behold, every soul belongs to Me; both father and son are Mine. The soul who sins is the one who will die. …
- Ezekiel 18:19–32 Yet you may ask, ‘Why shouldn’t the son bear the iniquity of his father?’ Since the son has done what is just and right, carefully observing all My statutes, he will surely live. …
- Ezekiel 33:18–20 If a righteous man turns from his righteousness and commits iniquity, he will die for it. …
- Ezekiel 39:24 I dealt with them according to their uncleanness and transgressions, and I hid My face from them.
- Hosea 4:9 And it shall be like people, like priest. I will punish both of them for their ways and repay them for their deeds.
- Hosea 12:2 The LORD has a charge to bring against Judah. He will punish Jacob according to his ways and repay him according to his deeds.
- Amos 3:2 “Only you have I known from all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.”
- Zechariah 1:6 But did not My words and My statutes, which I commanded My servants the prophets, overtake your fathers? They repented and said, ‘Just as the LORD of Hosts purposed to do to us according to our ways and deeds, so He has done to us.’”
- Matthew 10:14–15 And if anyone will not welcome you or heed your words, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that home or town. …
- Matthew 11:24 But I tell you that it will be more bearable for Sodom on the day of judgment than for you.”
- Matthew 12:37 For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”
- Matthew 21:33–36 Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey. …
- Matthew 23:14
- Matthew 25:14–30 For it is just like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted them with his possessions. …
- Mark 6:11 If anyone will not welcome you or listen to you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that place, as a testimony against them.”
- Mark 14:21 The Son of Man will go just as it is written about Him, but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed! It would be better for him if he had not been born.”
- Luke 9:5 If anyone does not welcome you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that town, as a testimony against them.”
- Luke 10:12–15 I tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than for that town. …
- Luke 11:49–51 Because of this, the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles; some of them they will kill and others they will persecute.’ …
- Luke 12:47–48 That servant who knows his master’s will but does not get ready or follow his instructions will be beaten with many blows. …
- Luke 13:6–9 Then Jesus told this parable: “A man had a fig tree that was planted in his vineyard. He went to look for fruit on it but did not find any. …
- Luke 19:12–27 So He said, “A man of noble birth went to a distant country to lay claim to his kingship and then return. …
- Luke 20:47 They defraud widows of their houses, and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will receive greater condemnation.”
- Luke 21:1–4 Then Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury, …
- John 3:19–20 And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil. …
- John 5:45 Do not think that I will accuse you before the Father. Your accuser is Moses, in whom you have put your hope.
- John 9:41 “If you were blind,” Jesus replied, “you would not be guilty of sin. But since you claim you can see, your guilt remains.”
- John 12:48 There is a judge for the one who rejects Me and does not receive My words: The word that I have spoken will judge him on the last day.
- John 15:22 If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin. Now, however, they have no excuse for their sin.
- John 15:24 If I had not done among them the works that no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin; but now they have seen and hated both Me and My Father.
- Romans 2:5–12 But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed. …
- Romans 2:27 The one who is physically uncircumcised yet keeps the law will condemn you who, even though you have the written code and circumcision, are a lawbreaker.
- 1 Corinthians 3:8 He who plants and he who waters are one in purpose, and each will be rewarded according to his own labor.
- 1 Corinthians 4:5 Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.
- 2 Corinthians 2:15–16 For we are to God the sweet aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing. …
- 2 Corinthians 11:15 It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their actions.
- Galatians 6:5–10 For each one should carry his own load. …
- Ephesians 6:7–8 Serve with good will, as to the Lord and not to men, …
- Colossians 3:25 Whoever does wrong will be repaid for his wrong, and there is no favoritism.
- 1 Timothy 1:13 I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man; yet because I had acted in ignorance and unbelief, I was shown mercy.
- 2 Timothy 4:14 Alexander the coppersmith did great harm to me. The Lord will repay him according to his deeds.
- Hebrews 2:2–3 For if the message spoken by angels was binding, and every transgression and disobedience received its just punishment, …
- Hebrews 10:26–30 If we deliberately go on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no further sacrifice for sins remains, …
- Hebrews 12:25 See to it that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if the people did not escape when they refused Him who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we reject Him who warns us from heaven?
- James 2:12–13 Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom. …
- 1 Peter 1:17 Since you call on a Father who judges each one’s work impartially, conduct yourselves in reverent fear during your stay as foreigners.
- 2 Peter 2:20–21 If indeed they have escaped the corruption of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, only to be entangled and overcome by it again, their final condition is worse than it was at first. …
- Revelation 2:23 Then I will strike her children dead, and all the churches will know that I am the One who searches minds and hearts, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.
- Revelation 20:12–13 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And books were opened, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books. …
The General
- 1 Chronicles 16:33 Then the trees of the forest will sing for joy before the LORD, for He is coming to judge the earth.
- Job 14:17 My transgression would be sealed in a bag, and You would cover over my iniquity.
- Job 21:30 Indeed, the evil man is spared from the day of calamity, delivered from the day of wrath.
- Job 31:13–15 If I have rejected the cause of my manservant or maidservant when they made a complaint against me, …
- Psalm 9:7 But the LORD abides forever; He has established His throne for judgment.
- Psalm 50:3–6 Our God approaches and will not be silent! Consuming fire precedes Him, and a tempest rages around Him. …
- Psalm 96:13 before the LORD, for He is coming— He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in His faithfulness.
- Psalm 98:9 before the LORD, for He comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness and the peoples with equity.
- Ecclesiastes 3:17 I said in my heart, “God will judge the righteous and the wicked, since there is a time for every activity and every deed.”
- Ecclesiastes 11:9 Rejoice, O young man, while you are young, and let your heart be glad in the days of your youth. Walk in the ways of your heart and in the sight of your eyes, but know that for all these things God will bring you to judgment.
- Ecclesiastes 12:14 For God will bring every deed into judgment, along with every hidden thing, whether good or evil.
- Ezekiel 18:20–28 The soul who sins is the one who will die. A son will not bear the iniquity of his father, and a father will not bear the iniquity of his son. The righteousness of the righteous man will fall upon him, and the wickedness of the …
- Daniel 7:9–10 As I continued to watch, thrones were set in place, and the Ancient of Days took His seat. His clothing was white as snow, and the hair of His head was like pure wool. His throne was flaming with fire, and its wheels were all ablaze. …
- Amos 4:12 “Therefore, that is what I will do to you, O Israel, and since I will do this to you, prepare to meet your God, O Israel!
- Matthew 3:12 His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
- Matthew 7:22–23 Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’ …
- Matthew 8:29 “What do You want with us, Son of God?” they shouted. “Have You come here to torture us before the appointed time?”
- Matthew 10:15 Truly I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town.
- Matthew 11:22 But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you.
- Matthew 12:36–37 But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken. …
- Matthew 12:41–42 The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here. …
- Matthew 13:30 Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat into my barn.’”
- Matthew 13:40–43 As the weeds are collected and burned in the fire, so will it be at the end of the age. …
- Matthew 13:49–50 So will it be at the end of the age: The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous …
- Matthew 16:27 For the Son of Man will come in His Father’s glory with His angels, and then He will repay each one according to what he has done.
- Matthew 22:11–13 But when the king came in to see the guests, he spotted a man who was not dressed in wedding clothes. …
- Matthew 23:14
- Matthew 25:1–46 “At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. …
- Mark 4:22 For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be brought to light.
- Mark 8:38 If anyone is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in His Father’s glory with the holy angels.”
- Mark 13:32 No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
- Luke 3:17 His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather the wheat into His barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
- Luke 10:10–14 But if you enter a town and they do not welcome you, go into the streets and declare, …
- Luke 11:31–32 The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here. …
- Luke 12:2–5 There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known. …
- Luke 13:24–29 “Make every effort to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able. …
- Luke 19:12–26 So He said, “A man of noble birth went to a distant country to lay claim to his kingship and then return. …
- Luke 20:45–47 In the hearing of all the people, Jesus said to His disciples, …
- John 5:22 Furthermore, the Father judges no one, but has assigned all judgment to the Son,
- John 12:48 There is a judge for the one who rejects Me and does not receive My words: The word that I have spoken will judge him on the last day.
- Acts 2:19–21 I will show wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth below, blood and fire and billows of smoke. …
- Acts 10:42 And He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that He is the One appointed by God to judge the living and the dead.
- Acts 17:31 For He has set a day when He will judge the world with justice by the Man He has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising Him from the dead.”
- Acts 24:25 As Paul expounded on righteousness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became frightened and said, “You may go for now. When I find the time, I will call for you.”
- Romans 2:5–10 But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed. …
- Romans 2:12–16 All who sin apart from the law will also perish apart from the law, and all who sin under the law will be judged by the law. …
- Romans 14:10–12 Why, then, do you judge your brother? Or why do you belittle your brother? For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat. …
- 1 Corinthians 3:13 his workmanship will be evident, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will prove the quality of each man’s work.
- 1 Corinthians 4:5 Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.
- 1 Corinthians 6:2 Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if you are to judge the world, are you not competent to judge trivial cases?
- 2 Corinthians 5:10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:7–8 and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels …
- 2 Timothy 4:1 I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of His appearing and His kingdom:
- 2 Timothy 4:8 From now on there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day — and not only to me, but to all who crave His appearing.
- Hebrews 6:2 instruction about baptisms, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.
- Hebrews 9:27 Just as man is appointed to die once, and after that to face judgment,
- Hebrews 10:27 but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume all adversaries.
- 1 Peter 4:5 But they will have to give an account to Him who is ready to judge the living and the dead.
- 1 Peter 4:7 The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear-minded and sober, so that you can pray.
- 2 Peter 2:4 For if God did not spare the angels when they sinned, but cast them deep into hell, placing them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment;
- 2 Peter 2:9 if all this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment.
- 2 Peter 3:7 And by that same word, the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.
- 1 John 4:17 In this way, love has been perfected among us, so that we may have confidence on the day of judgment; for in this world we are just like Him.
- Jude 6 And the angels who did not stay within their own domain but abandoned their proper dwelling— these He has kept in eternal chains under darkness, bound for judgment on that great day.
- Jude 14–15 Enoch, the seventh from Adam, also prophesied about them: “Behold, the Lord is coming with myriads of His holy ones …
- Jude 24 Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you unblemished in His glorious presence, with great joy —
- Revelation 1:7 Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him — even those who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. So shall it be! Amen.
- Revelation 6:15–17 Then the kings of the earth, the nobles, the commanders, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and free man hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains. …
- Revelation 11:18 The nations were enraged, and Your wrath has come. The time has come to judge the dead and to reward Your servants the prophets, as well as the saints and those who fear Your name, both small and great— and to destroy those who …
- Revelation 20:11–15 Then I saw a great white throne and the One seated on it. Earth and heaven fled from His presence, and no place was found for them. …
- Revelation 22:12 “Behold, I am coming soon, and My reward is with Me, to give to each one according to what he has done.
Related topics
The Judgment of Heathen, by the Law of ConscienceThe Judgment of Christians, by the GospelThe Judgment of Jews, by the Law of MosesUnfaithfulnessResponsibilityThe Judgment
Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.