1 Corinthians 4:5

New English Translation

So then, do not judge anything before the time. Wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the motives of hearts. Then each will receive recognition from God.

Cross References

Job 12:22

He reveals the deep things of darkness, and brings deep shadows into the light.

Proverbs 12:8

A person is praised in accordance with his wisdom, but the one who has a twisted mind is despised.

Ecclesiastes 11:9

Rejoice, young man, while you are young, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth. Follow the impulses of your heart and the desires of your eyes, but know that God will judge your motives and actions.

Ecclesiastes 12:14

For God will evaluate every deed, including every secret thing, whether good or evil.

Jeremiah 16:17

For I see everything they do. Their wicked ways are not hidden from me. Their sin is not hidden away where I cannot see it.

Jeremiah 23:25

The Lord says, “I have heard what those prophets who are prophesying lies in my name are saying. They are saying, ‘I have had a dream! I have had a dream!’

Hosea 8:13

They offer up sacrificial gifts to me, and eat the meat, but the Lord does not accept their sacrifices. Soon he will remember their wrongdoing, he will punish their sins, and they will return to Egypt.

Malachi 3:18

Then once more you will see that I make a distinction between the righteous and the wicked, between the one who serves God and the one who does not.

Matthew 10:26

“Do not be afraid of them, for nothing is hidden that will not be revealed, and nothing is secret that will not be made known.

Matthew 24:30

Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man arriving on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

Matthew 24:46

Blessed is that slave whom the master finds at work when he comes.

Matthew 25:21

His master answered, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave! You have been faithful in a few things. I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master.’

Matthew 25:23

His master answered, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave! You have been faithful with a few things. I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master.’

Luke 6:37

“Do not judge, and you will not be judged; do not condemn, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven.

John 21:22

Jesus replied, “If I want him to live until I come back, what concern is that of yours? You follow me!”

John 21:23

So the saying circulated among the brothers and sisters that this disciple was not going to die. But Jesus did not say to him that he was not going to die, but rather, “If I want him to live until I come back, what concern is that of yours?”

John 5:44

How can you believe, if you accept praise from one another and don’t seek the praise that comes from the only God?

Romans 14:4

Who are you to pass judgment on another’s servant? Before his own master he stands or falls. And he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand.

Romans 2:1

Therefore you are without excuse, whoever you are, when you judge someone else. For on whatever grounds you judge another, you condemn yourself, because you who judge practice the same things.

Romans 2:16

on the day when God will judge the secrets of human hearts, according to my gospel through Christ Jesus.

Romans 2:29

but someone is a Jew who is one inwardly, and circumcision is of the heart by the Spirit and not by the written code. This person’s praise is not from people but from God.

Romans 2:7

eternal life to those who by perseverance in good works seek glory and honor and immortality,

1 Corinthians 1:7

so that you do not lack any spiritual gift as you wait for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Corinthians 11:16

If anyone intends to quarrel about this, we have no other practice, nor do the churches of God.

1 Corinthians 11:26

For every time you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.

1 Corinthians 15:23

But each in his own order: Christ, the firstfruits; then when Christ comes, those who belong to him.

1 Corinthians 3:13

each builder’s work will be plainly seen, for the Day will make it clear, because it will be revealed by fire. And the fire will test what kind of work each has done.

1 Corinthians 3:14

If what someone has built survives, he will receive a reward.

1 Corinthians 3:8

The one who plants and the one who waters work as one, but each will receive his reward according to his work.

2 Corinthians 10:18

For it is not the person who commends himself who is approved, but the person the Lord commends.

2 Corinthians 10:9

I do not want to seem as though I am trying to terrify you with my letters,

2 Corinthians 4:2

But we have rejected shameful hidden deeds, not behaving with deceptiveness or distorting the word of God, but by open proclamation of the truth we commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience before God.

2 Corinthians 5:10

For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may be paid back according to what he has done while in the body, whether good or evil.

1 Thessalonians 5:2

For you know quite well that the day of the Lord will come in the same way as a thief in the night.

Hebrews 4:13

And no creature is hidden from God, but everything is naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must render an account.

James 4:11

Do not speak against one another, brothers and sisters. He who speaks against a fellow believer or judges a fellow believer speaks against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but its judge.

James 5:7

So be patient, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s return. Think of how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the ground and is patient for it until it receives the early and late rains.

James 5:9

Do not grumble against one another, brothers and sisters, so that you may not be judged. See, the judge stands before the gates!

1 Peter 1:7

Such trials show the proven character of your faith, which is much more valuable than gold – gold that is tested by fire, even though it is passing away – and will bring praise and glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.

1 Peter 5:4

Then when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that never fades away.

2 Peter 3:12

while waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God? Because of this day, the heavens will be burned up and dissolve, and the celestial bodies will melt away in a blaze!

2 Peter 3:4

and saying, “Where is his promised return? For ever since our ancestors died, all things have continued as they were from the beginning of creation.”

Jude 1:14

Now Enoch, the seventh in descent beginning with Adam, even prophesied of them, saying, “Look! The Lord is coming with thousands and thousands of his holy ones,

Revelation 1:7

(Look! He is returning with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all the tribes on the earth will mourn because of him. This will certainly come to pass! Amen.)

Revelation 20:12

And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne. Then books were opened, and another book was opened – the book of life. So the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to their deeds.