1 Thessalonians 2:19

Therefore let’s also, seeing we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let’s run with perseverance the race that is set before us,

I will pour on David’s house, and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplication; and they will look to me whom they have pierced; and they shall mourn for him, as one mourns for his only son, and will grieve bitterly for him, as one grieves for his firstborn.

who “will pay back to everyone according to their works:”

For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with God’s trumpet. The dead in Christ will rise first,

Yahweh is my shepherd: I shall lack nothing.

For whoever will be ashamed of me and of my words, of him will the Son of Man be ashamed, when he comes in his glory, and the glory of the Father, and of the holy angels.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was 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.

Who can find a worthy woman? For her price is far above rubies.

“I saw in the night visions, and behold, there came with the clouds of the sky one like a son of man, and he came even to the ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.

Only let your way of life be worthy of the Good News of Christ, that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your state, that you stand firm in one spirit, with one soul striving for the faith of the Good News;

Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor of Yahweh.

Behold, Yahweh has proclaimed to the end of the earth, “Say to the daughter of Zion, ‘Behold, your salvation comes! Behold, his reward is with him, and his recompense before him!’ ”

and then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky. Then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory.

Again another Scripture says, “They will look on him whom they pierced.”

who will also confirm you until the end, blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Watch! Stand firm in the faith! Be courageous! Be strong!

For the word of God is living and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and is able to discern the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

Behold, the Lord Yahweh will come as a mighty one, and his arm will rule for him. Behold, his reward is with him, and his recompense before him.

so that you may approve the things that are excellent, that you may be sincere and without offense to the day of Christ,

Therefore, my brothers, beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, stand firm in the Lord in this way, my beloved.

I see him, but not now. I see him, but not near. A star will come out of Jacob. A scepter will rise out of Israel, and shall strike through the corners of Moab, and crush all the sons of Sheth.

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

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?

You shall flee by the valley of my mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach to Azel; yes, you shall flee, just like you fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Yahweh my God will come, and all the holy ones with you.

Jesus said, “I am. You will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming with the clouds of the sky.”

Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.

I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.

So then each one of us will give account of himself to God.

Every man who strives in the games exercises self-control in all things. Now they do it to receive a corruptible crown, but we an incorruptible.

Now to him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us,

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

holding up the word of life, that I may have something to boast in the day of Christ, that I didn’t run in vain nor labor in vain.

For this is the will of God: your sanctification, that you abstain from sexual immorality,

then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air. So we will be with the Lord forever.

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.

Blessed is a person who endures temptation, for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to those who love him.

Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have obtained a like precious faith with us in the righteousness of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ:

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

About these also Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied, saying, “Behold, the Lord came with ten thousands of his holy ones,

Don’t be afraid of the things which you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested; and you will have oppression for ten days. Be faithful to death, and I will give you the crown of life.

“Behold, I come quickly. Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”

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

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

For dogs have surrounded me. A company of evildoers have enclosed me. They have pierced my hands and feet.

For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but Yahweh upholds the righteous.

“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.”

great in counsel, and mighty in work; whose eyes are open to all the ways of the children of men, to give everyone according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings;

Yahweh their God will save them in that day as the flock of his people; for they are like the jewels of a crown, lifted on high over his land.

So will it be in the end of the world. The angels will come and separate the wicked from among the righteous,

For whoever will be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man also will be ashamed of him, when he comes in his Father’s glory, with the holy angels.”

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

Therefore be watchful all the time, praying that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will happen, and to stand before the Son of Man.”

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.

even as it is written, “Behold, I lay in Zion a stumbling stone and a rock of offense; and no one who believes in him will be disappointed.”

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.

Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the Lord’s work, because you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

as also you acknowledged us in part, that we are your boasting, even as you also are ours, in the day of our Lord Jesus.

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

I went up by revelation, and I laid before them the Good News which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately before those who were respected, for fear that I might be running, or had run, in vain.

For God is my witness, how I long after all of you in the tender mercies of Christ Jesus.

to the end he may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.

to an incorruptible and undefiled inheritance that doesn’t fade away, reserved in Heaven for you,

Beloved, now we are children of God. It is not yet revealed what we will be; but we know that when he is revealed, we will be like him; for we will see him just as he is.

In this love has been made perfect among us, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment, because as he is, even so we are in this world.

I will kill her children with Death, and all the assemblies will know that I am he who searches the minds and hearts. I will give to each one of you according to your deeds.

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.

so that we ourselves boast about you in the assemblies of God for your perseverance and faith in all your persecutions and in the afflictions which you endure.

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life. He who is wise wins souls.

But each in his own order: Christ the first fruits, then those who are Christ’s, at his coming.

May the God of peace himself sanctify you completely. May your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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

A worthy woman is the crown of her husband, but a disgraceful wife is as rottenness in his bones.

Children’s children are the crown of old men; the glory of children are their parents.

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.

I affirm, by the boasting in you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.

looking for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ,

Be patient therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it, until it receives the early and late rain.

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

She will give to your head a garland of grace. She will deliver a crown of splendor to you.”

Righteous lips are the delight of kings. They value one who speaks the truth.

My own vineyard is before me. The thousand are for you, Solomon, two hundred for those who tend its fruit.

You will also be a crown of beauty in Yahweh‘s hand, and a royal diadem in your God’s hand.

When he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!’

He who reaps receives wages and gathers fruit to eternal life; that both he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together.

If any man’s work remains which he built on it, he will receive a reward.

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.

Great is my boldness of speech toward you. Great is my boasting on your behalf. I am filled with comfort. I overflow with joy in all our affliction.

For you are our glory and our joy.

For what thanksgiving can we render again to God for you, for all the joy with which we rejoice for your sakes before our God,

For this we tell you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will in no way precede those who have fallen asleep.

Now, brothers, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to him, we ask you

(the Lord grant to him to find the Lord’s mercy in that day); and in how many things he served at Ephesus, you know very well.

For we have much joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.

When the chief Shepherd is revealed, you will receive the crown of glory that doesn’t fade away.

For we didn’t follow cunningly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.

and saying, “Where is the promise of his coming? For, from the day that the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.”

Now to him who is able to keep them from stumbling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory in great joy,

Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, including those who pierced him. All the tribes of the earth will mourn over him. Even so, Amen.