Acts 17:31

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

He has set a day when he will judge the world's people with fairness. And he has chosen the man Jesus to do the judging for him. God has given proof of this to all of us by raising Jesus from death.

Cross References

Psalm 9:8

You judge the world fairly and treat all nations with justice.

Psalm 96:13

to the LORD. He is coming to judge all people on earth with fairness and truth.

Psalm 98:9

Let them worship the LORD! He is coming to judge everyone on the earth, and he will be honest and fair.

Matthew 10:15

I promise you that the day of judgment will be easier for the towns of Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town.

Matthew 24:14

When the good news about the kingdom has been preached all over the world and told to all nations, the end will come.

Luke 22:22

The Son of Man will die in the way that has been decided for him, but it will be terrible for the one who betrays him!”

John 12:48

But everyone who rejects me and my teachings will be judged on the last day by what I have said.

John 16:10

They are wrong about God's justice, because I am going to the Father, and you won't see me again.

John 5:27

And he has given his Son the right to judge everyone, because he is the Son of Man.

Acts 17:18

Some of them were Epicureans and some were Stoics, and they started arguing with him. People were asking, “What is this know-all trying to say?” Some even said, “Paul must be preaching about foreign gods! That's what he means when he talks about Jesus and about people rising from death.”

Acts 17:32

As soon as the people heard Paul say that a man had been raised from death, some of them started laughing. Others said, “We will hear you talk about this some other time.”

Acts 17:6

But when they did not find them there, they dragged out Jason and some of the Lord's followers. They took them to the city authorities and shouted, “Paul and Silas have been upsetting things everywhere. Now they have come here,

Acts 2:32

All of us can tell you that God has raised Jesus to life!

Acts 4:10

But there is something we must tell you and everyone else in Israel. This man is standing here completely well because of the power of Jesus Christ from Nazareth. You put Jesus to death on a cross, but God raised him to life.

Romans 2:16

when God appoints Jesus Christ to judge everyone's secret thoughts, just as my message says.

Romans 2:5

But you are stubborn and refuse to turn to God. So you are making things even worse for yourselves on that day when he will show how angry he is and will judge the world with fairness.

1 Corinthians 4:5

So don't judge anyone until the Lord returns. He will show what is hidden in the dark and what is in everyone's heart. Then God will be the one who praises each of us.

2 Corinthians 5:10

After all, Christ will judge each of us for the good or the bad that we do while living in these bodies.

2 Timothy 4:1

When Christ Jesus comes as king, he will be the judge of everyone, whether they are living or dead. So with God and Christ as witnesses, I command you

Hebrews 6:2

And we shouldn't need to keep teaching about baptisms or about the laying on of hands or about people being raised from death and the future judgment.

2 Peter 3:7

But God has commanded the present heavens and earth to remain until the day of judgment. Then they will be set on fire, and ungodly people will be destroyed.