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2 Timothy 4:1

WEB

1I command you therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead at his appearing and his Kingdom:

KJV

1I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;

BSB

1I 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:

FBV

1This is what I instruct you to do before God and Christ Jesus who will judge the living and the dead when he comes to establish his kingdom.

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Extra References

Acts 10:42

42He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that this is he who is appointed by God as the Judge of the living and the dead.


2 Timothy 4:8

8From now on, the crown of righteousness is stored up for me, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will give to me on that day; and not to me only, but also to all those who have loved his appearing.


1 Timothy 5:21

21I command you in the sight of God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the chosen angels, that you observe these things without prejudice, doing nothing by partiality.


Matthew 16:27

27For the Son of Man will come in the glory of his Father with his angels, and then he will give to everyone according to his deeds.


2 Timothy 2:14

14Remind them of these things, charging them in the sight of the Lord that they don’t argue about words to no profit, to the subverting of those who hear.


1 Peter 5:4

4When the chief Shepherd is revealed, you will receive the crown of glory that doesn’t fade away.


2 Thessalonians 1:7-10

7and to give relief to you who are afflicted with us when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels in flaming fire, 8punishing those who don’t know God, and to those who don’t obey the Good News of our Lord Jesus, 9who will pay the penalty: eternal destruction from the face of the Lord and from the glory of his might, 10when he comes in that day to be glorified in his saints and to be admired among all those who have believed, because our testimony to you was believed.


Titus 2:13

13looking for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ,


Romans 2:16

16in the day when God will judge the secrets of men, according to my Good News, by Jesus Christ.


Revelation 20:11-15

11I saw a great white throne and him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and the sky fled away. There was found no place for them. 12I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and they opened books. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged out of the things which were written in the books, according to their works. 13The sea gave up the dead who were in it. Death and Hades[+] gave up the dead who were in them. They were judged, each one according to his works. 14Death and Hades[+] were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. 15If anyone was not found written in the book of life, he was cast into the lake of fire.