Ecclesiastes 3:17

Easy To Read Version

So I said to myself, “God has planned a time for everything. And God has planned a time to judge everything people do. God will judge the good people and the bad people.”

Cross References

Genesis 18:25

Surely you would not destroy the city. You would not destroy 50 good people to kill the evil people. If that happened, then good people and evil people would be the same—they would both be punished. You are the judge of all the earth. I know you will do the right thing.”

Psalm 96:13

Be happy because the Lord is coming.\par The Lord is coming to rule {\cf2\super [529]} the world.\par He will rule the world with justice\par and fairness.\par

Psalm 98:9

Rivers, clap your hands!\par All together now, mountains sing out!\par

Ecclesiastes 1:16

I said to myself, “I am very wise. I am wiser than all the kings that ruled Jerusalem before me. I know what wisdom and knowledge really are!”

Ecclesiastes 11:9

So young people, enjoy yourselves while you are young. Be happy! Do whatever your heart leads you to do. Do whatever you want. But remember that God will judge you for everything you do.

Ecclesiastes 2:1

I said to myself, “I should have fun—I should enjoy everything the most I can.” But I learned that this is also useless.

Ecclesiastes 3:1

There is a right time for everything. And everything on earth will happen at the right time.

Ecclesiastes 8:6

There is a right time and a right way for a person to do everything. \{And each person must take a chance and decide what he should do.\} He must do this even when he has many troubles

Daniel 12:4

“‘But you, Daniel, keep this message a secret. You must close the book. You must keep this secret until the time of the end. Many people will go here and there looking for true knowledge. And the true knowledge will increase.’

Daniel 12:9

“He answered, ‘Go on about your life Daniel. The message is hidden. It will be a secret until the time of the end.

Matthew 16:27

The Son of Man {\cf2\super [235]} will come again with his Father’s glory and with his angels. At that time, the Son of Man will reward each person for the things he has done.

John 5:22

Also, the Father judges no one. But the Father has given the Son power to do all the judging.

Acts 1:7

Jesus said to them, “The Father is the only One who has the authority to decide dates and times. You cannot know these things.

Acts 17:31

God has decided a day when he will judge all the people in the world. He will be fair. He will use a man (Jesus) to do this. God chose this man long ago. And God has proved this to every person; God proved it by raising that man from death!”

1 Corinthians 4:5

So don’t judge before the right time; wait until the Lord comes. He will shine light on the things that are hidden in darkness. He will make known the secret purposes of people’s hearts. Then God will give every person the praise he should get.

2 Corinthians 5:10

We must all stand before Christ to be judged. Each person will get what he should. Each person will be paid for the things he did—good or bad—when he lived in the earthly body.

1 Thessalonians 5:1

Now, brothers and sisters, we don’t need to write to you about times and dates.

Revelation 11:18

The people of the world were angry;\par but now is the time for your anger.\par Now is the time for the dead people\par to be judged.\par It is time to reward your servants,\par the prophets, {\cf2\super [87]} \par and to reward your holy people, {\cf2\super [88]} \par the people, great and small, who respect you.\par It is time to destroy those people\par who destroy the earth!”\par

Revelation 20:2

The angel grabbed the giant snake (that old serpent). The giant snake is the devil (or Satan). The angel tied him \{with the chain\} for 1,000 years.