1 Corinthians 4:4

But be doers of the word, and not only hearers, deluding your own selves.

Inasmuch as it is appointed for men to die once, and after this, judgment,

Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven; but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.

All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but Yahweh weighs the motives.

knowing that whatever good thing each one does, he will receive the same good again from the Lord, whether he is bound or free.

Blessed is the man who doesn’t walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand on the path of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers;

There is a way which seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.

The heavens declare the glory of God. The expanse shows his handiwork.

He said to them, “You are those who justify yourselves in the sight of men, but God knows your hearts. For that which is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God.

But Yahweh said to Samuel, “Don’t look on his face, or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for I don’t see as man sees. For man looks at the outward appearance, but Yahweh looks at the heart.”

Don’t enter into judgment with your servant, for in your sight no man living is righteous.

If you say, “Behold, we didn’t know this,” doesn’t he who weighs the hearts consider it? He who keeps your soul, doesn’t he know it? Shall he not render to every man according to his work?

But you, why do you judge your brother? Or you again, why do you despise your brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.

There is no creature that is hidden from his sight, but all things are naked and laid open before the eyes of him to whom we must give an account.

Now, little children, remain in him, that when he appears, we may have boldness, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.

He uncovers deep things out of darkness, and brings out to light the shadow of death.

“Man, who is born of a woman, is of few days, and full of trouble.

Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? Not one.

The princes refrained from talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.

For the work of a man he will render to him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.

Teach me your way, Yahweh. Lead me in a straight path, because of my enemies.

Also to you, Lord, belongs loving kindness, for you reward every man according to his work.

There is a generation that is pure in their own eyes, yet are not washed from their filthiness.

Surely there is not a righteous man on earth who does good and doesn’t sin.

For God will bring every work into judgment, with every hidden thing, whether it is good, or whether it is evil.

Therefore don’t be afraid of them, for there is nothing covered that will not be revealed; and hidden that will not be known.

For the Son of Man will come in the glory of his Father with his angels, and then he will render to everyone according to his deeds.

For nothing is hidden that will not be revealed; nor anything secret that will not be known and come to light.

Now we know that you know all things, and don’t need for anyone to question you. By this we believe that you came from God.”

Therefore you are without excuse, O man, whoever you are who judge. For in that which you judge another, you condemn yourself. For you who judge practice the same things.

in the day when God will judge the secrets of men, according to my Good News, by Jesus Christ.

each man’s work will be revealed. For the Day will declare it, because it is revealed in fire; and the fire itself will test what sort of work each man’s work is.

For it isn’t he who commends himself who is approved, but whom the Lord commends.

I thank God, whom I serve as my forefathers did, with a pure conscience. How unceasing is my memory of you in my petitions, night and day

Don’t grumble, brothers, against one another, so that you won’t be judged. Behold, the judge stands at the door.

“Behold, I come quickly. My reward is with me, to repay to each man according to his work.

You, Solomon my son, know the God of your father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind; for Yahweh searches all hearts, and understands all the imaginations of the thoughts. If you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.

Yahweh, the God of Israel, you are righteous; for we are left a remnant that has escaped, as it is today. Behold, we are before you in our guiltiness; for no one can stand before you because of this.”

Yahweh said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? For there is no one like him in the earth, a blameless and an upright man, one who fears God, and turns away from evil. He still maintains his integrity, although you incited me against him, to ruin him without cause.”

‘Shall mortal man be more just than God? Shall a man be more pure than his Maker?

Look at me, and be astonished. Lay your hand on your mouth.

For then you will delight yourself in the Almighty, and will lift up your face to God.

He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay. He set my feet on a rock, and gave me a firm place to stand.

But God is the judge. He puts down one, and lifts up another.

You have set our iniquities before you, our secret sins in the light of your presence.

The heavens declare his righteousness. All the peoples have seen his glory.

If you, Yah, kept a record of sins, Lord, who could stand?

Yahweh, you have searched me, and you know me.

“I, Yahweh, search the mind. I try the heart, even to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings.”

Before him all the nations will be gathered, and he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.

Jesus answered him, “Will you lay down your life for me? Most certainly I tell you, the rooster won’t crow until you have denied me three times.

Jesus said to him, “If I desire that he stay until I come, what is that to you? You follow me.”

For circumcision indeed profits, if you are a doer of the law, but if you are a transgressor of the law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision.

but he is a Jew who is one inwardly, and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit not in the letter; whose praise is not from men, but from God.

Where then is the boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? Of works? No, but by a law of faith.

Do you have faith? Have it to yourself before God. Happy is he who doesn’t judge himself in that which he approves.

But now faith, hope, and love remain—these three. The greatest of these is love.

For we are not as so many, peddling the word of God. But as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God, we speak in Christ.

Let’s therefore draw near with boldness to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and may find grace for help in time of need.

that the proof of your faith, which is more precious than gold that perishes even though it is tested by fire, may be found to result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ—

They will give account to him who is ready to judge the living and the dead.

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

Little children, let no one lead you astray. He who does righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.

This is the boldness which we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will, he listens to us.

Do you open your eyes on such a one, and bring me into judgment with you?

Who can discern his errors? Forgive me from hidden errors.

You have done these things, and I kept silent. You thought that I was just like you. I will rebuke you, and accuse you in front of your eyes.

Many men claim to be men of unfailing love, but who can find a faithful man?

Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain; but a woman who fears Yahweh, she shall be praised.

Because by the works of the law, no flesh will be justified in his sight; for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.

For our boasting is this: the testimony of our conscience, that in holiness and sincerity of God, not in fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God we behaved ourselves in the world, and more abundantly toward you.

because if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things.

Beloved, if our hearts don’t condemn us, we have boldness toward God;

I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and they opened books. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged out of the things which were written in the books, according to their works.

How then can man be just with God? Or how can he who is born of a woman be clean?

“Behold, I am of small account. What will I answer you? I lay my hand on my mouth.

Vindicate me, God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation. Oh, deliver me from deceitful and wicked men.

Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but Yahweh weighs the hearts.

He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you have affection for me?” Peter was grieved because he asked him the third time, “Do you have affection for me?” He said to him, “Lord, you know everything. You know that I have affection for you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep.

Paul, looking steadfastly at the council, said, “Brothers, I have lived before God in all good conscience until today.”

For it isn’t the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the law will be justified

For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not toward God.

Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and reveal the counsels of the hearts. Then each man will get his praise from God.

For we must all be revealed before the judgment seat of Christ that each one may receive the things in the body according to what he has done, whether good or bad.

Moses answered them, “Wait, that I may hear what Yahweh will command concerning you.”

Don’t say in your heart, after Yahweh your God has thrust them out from before you, “For my righteousness Yahweh has brought me in to possess this land;” because Yahweh drives them out before you because of the wickedness of these nations.

He said to them, “Yahweh is witness against you, and his anointed is witness today, that you have not found anything in my hand.” They said, “He is witness.”

Though I were righteous, yet I wouldn’t answer him. I would make supplication to my judge.

Though I am righteous, my own mouth will condemn me. Though I am blameless, it will prove me perverse.

I am blameless. I don’t respect myself. I despise my life.

What is man, that he should be clean? What is he who is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?

I hold fast to my righteousness, and will not let it go. My heart will not reproach me so long as I live.

You have proved my heart. You have visited me in the night. You have tried me, and found nothing. I have resolved that my mouth shall not disobey.

My foot stands in an even place. In the congregations I will bless Yahweh.

The heavens shall declare his righteousness, for God himself is judge.

Who can say, “I have made my heart pure. I am clean and without sin?”

Many seek the ruler’s favor, but a man’s justice comes from Yahweh.

In this I also practice always having a conscience void of offense toward God and men.