1 Peter 4:18

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“If it is hard for even a good person to be saved, what will happen to the one who is against God and full of sin?” Proverbs 11:31 (Greek version)

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Proverbs 11:31

If good people are rewarded here on earth, then surely those who do evil will also get what they deserve.

Ezekiel 18:24

“Now, maybe good people might stop being good. They might change their lives and begin to do all the terrible things that evil people have done in the past. (The evil people changed, so they can live.) So if those good people change and become bad, God will not remember all the good things they did. He will remember that they turned against him and began to sin. So they will die because of their sin.

Luke 23:31

If this can happen to someone who is good, what will happen to those who are guilty?”

Jude 1:15

to judge everyone. He will punish all those who are against him for all the evil they have done in their lack of respect for him. Yes, the Lord will punish all these sinners who don’t honor him. He will punish them for all the evil things they have said against him.”

1 Corinthians 10:12

So anyone who thinks they are standing strong should be careful that they don’t fall.

Romans 1:18

God shows his anger from heaven against all the evil and wrong things that people do. Their evil lives hide the truth they have.

Acts 14:22

In those cities they helped the followers grow stronger in their faith and encouraged them to continue trusting God. They told them, “We must suffer many things on our way into God’s kingdom.”

2 Peter 3:7

And that same word of God is keeping the skies and the earth that we have now. They are being kept to be destroyed by fire. They are kept for the day of judgment and the destruction of all people who are against God.

1 Peter 5:8

Control yourselves and be careful! The devil is your enemy, and he goes around like a roaring lion looking for someone to attack and eat.

Romans 5:8

But Christ died for us while we were still sinners, and by this God showed how much he loves us.

Zechariah 13:9

Then I will test those survivors by giving them many troubles. The troubles will be like the fire a person uses to prove silver is pure. I will test them the way a person tests gold. Then they will call to me for help, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘You are my people.’ And they will say, ‘The Lord is my God.’”

Jeremiah 25:29

I am already making these bad things happen to Jerusalem, the city that is called by my name. Maybe you people think that you will not be punished, but you are wrong. You will be punished! I am giving the command for war to come against all the people of the earth.’” This message is from the Lord.

Hebrews 4:1

And we still have the promise that God gave those people. That promise is that we can enter his place of rest. So we should be very careful that none of you fails to get that promise.

Romans 5:6

Christ died for us when we were unable to help ourselves. We were living against God, but at just the right time Christ died for us.

Genesis 13:13

The Lord knew that the people of Sodom were very evil sinners.

Acts 27:24

The angel said, ‘Paul, don’t be afraid! You must stand before Caesar. And God has given you this promise: He will save the lives of all those sailing with you.’

Luke 15:1

Many tax collectors and sinners came to listen to Jesus.

1 Samuel 15:18

The Lord sent you on a special mission. He said, ‘Go and destroy all the Amalekites. They are evil people. Destroy them all! Fight them until they are completely finished.’

Acts 27:31

But Paul told the army officer and the other soldiers, “If these men do not stay in the ship, you will lose all hope of survival.”

1 Timothy 1:9

We also know that the law is not made for those who do what is right. It is made for those who are against the law and refuse to follow it. The law is for sinners who are against God and all that is pleasing to him. It is for those who have no interest in spiritual things and for those who kill their fathers or mothers or anyone else.

James 5:6

You showed no mercy to good people. They were not against you, but you killed them.