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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 has done, whether it be good or bad.
Reference
Greek: ἀντί (antí)
opposite, i.e. instead or because of (rarely in addition to)
Hebrew: bᵉmôw
in, with, by, etc.
Hebrew: ʼănûw
we
Greek: ὅλος (hólos)
"whole" or "all", i.e. complete (in extent, amount, time or degree), especially (neuter) as noun or adverb
Hebrew: kôl
{properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)}
Greek: ἐμφανίζω (emphanízō)
to exhibit (in person) or disclose (by words)
Hebrew: gâlash
probably to caper (as a goat)
Greek: πρῶτον (prōton)
firstly (in time, place, order, or importance)
Hebrew: ṭᵉrôwm
not yet
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: δικαίωμα (dikaíōma)
an equitable deed; by implication, a statute or decision
Hebrew: pᵉlîylâh
justice
Greek: καθέδρα (kathédra)
a bench (literally or figuratively)
Hebrew: kiççêʼ
properly, covered, i.e. a throne (as canopied)
Greek: Χριστός (Christós)
anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus
Hebrew: zôw
this or that
Hebrew: geber
properly, a valiant man or warrior; generally, a person simply
Greek: προσλαμβάνω (proslambánō)
to take to oneself, i.e. use (food), lead (aside), admit (to friendship or hospitality)
Hebrew: qᵉbal
to acquire
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: τοῦ (toû)
sometimes used for G5127 (τούτου); of this person
Greek: χρώς (chrṓs)
the body (properly, its surface or skin)
Hebrew: bâsâr
flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of aman
Greek: καθό (kathó)
according to which thing, i.e. precisely as, in proportion as
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: πότερον (póteron)
interrogative as adverb, which (of two), i.e. is it this or that
Hebrew: hêm
they (only used when emphatic)
Greek: ἤμην (ḗmēn)
I was
Hebrew: hâvâʼ
to be (in the sense of existence)
Greek: βίος (bíos)
life, i.e. (literally) the present state of existence; by implication, the means of livelihood
Hebrew: rᵉkûwsh
property (as gathered)
Greek: πονηρός (ponērós)
hurtful, i.e. evil (properly, in effect or influence, which refers rather to essential character, which indicates degeneracy from original virtue); figuratively, calamitous; also (passively) ill, i.e. diseased; but especially (morally) culpable, i.e. derelict, vicious, facinorous; neuter (singular) mischief, malice, or (plural) guilt; masculine (singular) the devil, or (plural) sinners
Hebrew: biʼûwsh
wicked
Good
Ephesians 6:8
Judgment
Ecclesiastes 12:14
1 Corinthians 4:5
1 Peter 4:5
Psalm 98:9
Parallel theme
Matthew 16:27
Revelation 22:12
Psalm 62:12
Revelation 2:23
Job 34:11
Verse Explanation
Paul reminds believers that everyone must appear before Christ's judgment seat and receive what is appropriate for what they have done, showing that Christian hope does not remove responsibility for how people live.
History
1st century AD: Judgment before a ruler's or official's tribunal was familiar in Roman society, making the image of a judgment seat easy for Paul's readers to understand.