1 Corinthians 4:5

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So don’t judge anything before the appointed time. Wait until the Lord returns, and he will bring what’s now hidden in the dark out into the light. He’ll show the real reasons why people do what they do. At that time God will give each person the praise they deserve.

Cross References

James 5:7

Brothers and sisters, be patient until the Lord returns. See how the farmer waits for the land to produce its rich crop, being patient until the fall and spring rains come.

2 Corinthians 5:10

We must all stand before Christ to be judged, and then each of us will receive what we deserve for the things we did while we were in our bodies, whether they were good or bad.

1 Corinthians 3:13

Every person’s work will be recognized for what it is, because the Day of Judgment will expose it. Everyone’s work will be put through fire to test how good it is.

Hebrews 4:13

Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight. His eyes see everything, and he’ll hold us accountable for everything we do.

2 Corinthians 10:18

It’s not the ones who praise themselves who are accepted—it’s the ones the Lord praises.

Romans 2:16

The good news says that this will happen on the day when God judges people’s secret thoughts through Jesus Christ.

Romans 2:1

So when you judge someone else, you don’t have any excuse. When you judge another person, you’re judging yourself, because you do the same things you blame others for doing.

Revelation 20:12

I saw the dead, both great and small, standing in front of the throne. Books were opened, and then another book was opened, which was the book of life. The dead were judged by what they’d done, which had been recorded in the books.

1 Peter 1:7

These have come to show that your faith is genuine. This will bring praise, honor, and glory to God when Jesus Christ returns. Your faith is worth even more than gold, because gold can be destroyed even after fire has made it pure.

Romans 2:29

No, a person is really a Jew if they’re one on the inside. True circumcision is when the Holy Spirit circumcises a person’s heart. It’s not when a person is circumcised according to the written law. A truly circumcised person receives praise from God, not from other people.

2 Corinthians 4:2

Instead, we refuse to do secret and shameful things. We don’t trick anyone, and we don’t twist God’s word. We do just the opposite! We present the truth plainly so that everyone can judge us in their own conscience before God.

Romans 14:4

Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? Whether they’re faithful or not is their own master’s concern. And they will be faithful, because the Lord is able to make them faithful.

John 5:44

You accept praise from one another, but you don’t seek the praise that comes from the only God. So how can you believe?

James 4:11

My brothers and sisters, don’t say bad things about one another. Anyone who says something bad about a brother or sister is saying it about the law, and anyone who judges another believer is judging the law. When you judge the law, you’re not keeping it, you’re acting as if you were its judge.

Luke 6:37

“If you don’t judge other people, then you won’t be judged yourself. If you don’t condemn others, then you won’t be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.

Matthew 24:46

It will be good for this slave if the master finds him doing his job when he returns.

Revelation 1:7

“Look! He’s coming with the clouds!” “Every eye will see him, even those who pierced him.” All the nations of the earth “will mourn because of him.” This will happen! Amen.

1 Peter 5:4

When the Chief Shepherd returns, you’ll receive the crown of glory that will never fade away.

1 Thessalonians 5:2

You know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.

John 21:22

Jesus answered, “If I want him to remain alive until I return, what does that matter to you? You must follow me.”

2 Peter 3:4

They’ll say, “Where is this ‘return’ he promised? Ever since our ancestors died, everything has been going on in the same way it has since the beginning of creation.”

Matthew 25:23

“His master replied, ‘You’ve done well, good and faithful slave! Because you’ve been faithful with a few things, I’m going to put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’

Jude 1:14

Enoch, the seventh man in the family line of Adam, gave a prophecy about these people. He said, “Look! The Lord is coming with thousands and thousands of his holy ones.

2 Peter 3:12

as you look forward to the day of God and help it come more quickly. On that day fire will destroy the heavens, and the elements will melt in the heat.

1 Corinthians 15:23

But this will happen in a particular order. Christ is the first of those who rise from the dead. When he comes back, those who belong to him will be raised.

1 Corinthians 11:26

Whenever you eat the bread and drink the cup, you’re announcing the Lord’s death until he comes again.

1 Corinthians 1:7

You have every gift of the Holy Spirit as you wait eagerly for our Lord Jesus Christ to return.

Romans 2:7

God will give eternal life to the ones who keep on doing good because they value glory, honor, and the life that never ends.

Matthew 24:30

“Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven. Then all the peoples of the earth will mourn, when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

1 Corinthians 3:8

The one who plants and the one who waters have the same goal, and the Lord will give each of them a reward for their work.

Matthew 25:21

“His master replied, ‘You’ve done well, good and faithful slave! Because you’ve been faithful with a few things, I’m going to put you in charge of many things. Come, share your master’s happiness!’

Matthew 10:26

“Don’t be afraid of your enemies. Everything that’s now secret will be brought out into the open and everything that’s hidden will be revealed.

John 21:23

Because Jesus said this, a rumor spread among the believers that the disciple Jesus loved wouldn’t die. But Jesus didn’t say he wouldn’t die. He only said, “If I want him to remain alive until I return, what does that matter to you?”

1 Corinthians 3:14

If what a person has built doesn’t burn up, God will give them a reward for their work.

1 Corinthians 11:16

If anyone wants to argue about this, let me simply say that we don’t have any other practice, and none of God’s churches do either.

James 5:9

Brothers and sisters, don’t complain about one another, because if you do, you’ll be judged. And the Judge is standing at the door!

2 Corinthians 10:9

Don’t think that I’m trying to scare you with my letters.