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2 Corinthians 5

2 Cor. 5:10 KJV (With Strong’s)

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ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
gar (Greek #1063)
properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles)
KJV usage: and, as, because (that), but, even, for, indeed, no doubt, seeing, then, therefore, verily, what, why, yet.
Pronounce: gar
Origin: a primary particle
we
hemas (Greek #2248)
us
KJV usage: our, us, we.
Pronounce: hay-mas'
Origin: accusative case plural of 1473
s must
dei (Greek #1163)
also δέον (deh-on'); neuter active participle of the same; both used impersonally; it is (was, etc.) necessary (as binding)
KJV usage: behoved, be meet, must (needs), (be) need(-ful), ought, should.
Pronounce: die
Origin: 3d person singular active present of 1210
all
pas (Greek #3956)
apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole
KJV usage: all (manner of, means), alway(-s), any (one), X daily, + ever, every (one, way), as many as, + no(-thing), X thoroughly, whatsoever, whole, whosoever.
Pronounce: pas
Origin: including all the forms of declension
appear
phaneroo (Greek #5319)
to render apparent (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: appear, manifestly declare, (make) manifest (forth), shew (self).
Pronounce: fan-er-o'-o
Origin: from 5318
before
emprosthen (Greek #1715)
in front of (in place (literally or figuratively) or time)
KJV usage: against, at, before, (in presence, sight) of.
Pronounce: em'-pros-then
Origin: from 1722 and 4314
the judgment seat
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
bema (Greek #968)
a step, i.e. foot-breath; by implication, a rostrum, i.e. a tribunal
KJV usage: judgment-seat, set (foot) on, throne.
Pronounce: bay'-ma
Origin: from the base of 939
of Christ
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
Christos (Greek #5547)
anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus
KJV usage: Christ.
Pronounce: khris-tos'
Origin: from 5548
; that
hina (Greek #2443)
in order that (denoting the purpose or the result)
KJV usage: albeit, because, to the intent (that), lest, so as, (so) that, (for) to. Compare 3363.
Pronounce: hin'-ah
Origin: probably from the same as the former part of 1438 (through the demonstrative idea; compare 3588)
every one
hekastos (Greek #1538)
each or every
KJV usage: any, both, each (one), every (man, one, woman), particularly.
Pronounce: hek'-as-tos
Origin: as if a superlative of ἕκας (afar)
may receive
komizo (Greek #2865)
properly, to provide for, i.e. (by implication) to carry off (as if from harm; genitive case obtain)
KJV usage: bring, receive.
Pronounce: kom-id'-zo
Origin: from a primary κομέω (to tend, i.e. take care of)
u the things
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
done in
dia (Greek #1223)
through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
KJV usage: after, always, among, at, to avoid, because of (that), briefly, by, for (cause) ... fore, from, in, by occasion of, of, by reason of, for sake, that, thereby, therefore, X though, through(-out), to, wherefore, with (-in). In composition it retains the same general importance.
Pronounce: dee-ah'
Origin: a primary preposition denoting the channel of an act
his body
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
soma (Greek #4983)
the body (as a sound whole), used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively
KJV usage: bodily, body, slave.
Pronounce: so'-mah
Origin: from 4982
, according
pros (Greek #4314)
a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e. pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of, i.e. near to; usually with the accusative case, the place, time, occasion, or respect, which is the destination of the relation, i.e. whither or for which it is predicated)
KJV usage: about, according to , against, among, at, because of, before, between, (where-)by, for, X at thy house, in, for intent, nigh unto, of, which pertain to, that, to (the end that), X together, to (you) -ward, unto, with(-in). In the comparative case, it denotes essentially the same applications, namely, motion towards, accession to, or nearness at.
Pronounce: pros
Origin: a strengthened form of 4253
to that
hos (Greek #3739)
the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that
KJV usage: one, (an-, the) other, some, that, what, which, who(-m, -se), etc. See also 3757.
Pronounce: hos
Origin: ἥ (hay), and neuter ὅ (ho) probably a primary word (or perhaps a form of the article 3588)
he hath done
prasso (Greek #4238)
to "practise", i.e. perform repeatedly or habitually (thus differing from 4160, which properly refers to a single act); by implication, to execute, accomplish, etc.; specially, to collect (dues), fare (personally)
KJV usage: commit, deeds, do, exact, keep, require, use arts.
Pronounce: pras'-so
Origin: a primary verb
, whether
eite (Greek #1535)
if too
KJV usage: if, or, whether.
Pronounce: i'-teh
Origin: from 1487 and 5037
it be good
agathos (Greek #18)
"good" (in any sense, often as noun)
KJV usage: benefit, good(-s, things), well. Compare 2570.
Pronounce: ag-ath-os'
Origin: a primary word
or
eite (Greek #1535)
if too
KJV usage: if, or, whether.
Pronounce: i'-teh
Origin: from 1487 and 5037
bad
kakos (Greek #2556)
worthless (intrinsically, such; whereas 4190 properly refers to effects), i.e. (subjectively) depraved, or (objectively) injurious
KJV usage: bad, evil, harm, ill, noisome, wicked.
Pronounce: kak-os'
Origin: apparently a primary word
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Rom. 14:10• 10But thou, why judgest thou thy brother? or thou too, why despisest thou thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment-seat of God. (Rom. 14:10)
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Eph. 6:8• 8knowing that whatever good each shall do, this he shall receive of [the] Lord, whether bond or free. (Eph. 6:8)
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Rev. 22:12• 12Behold, I am coming quickly; and my reward with me to give each as his work is. (Rev. 22:12)

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Gen. 18:25•  (Gen. 18:25)
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1 Sam. 2:3,10•  (1 Sam. 2:3,10)
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Psa. 7:6‑8•  (Psa. 7:6‑8)
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Psa. 9:7‑8•  (Psa. 9:7‑8)
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Psa. 50:3‑6•  (Psa. 50:3‑6)
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Psa. 96:10‑13•  (Psa. 96:10‑13)
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Psa. 98:9•  (Psa. 98:9)
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Eccl. 11:9•  (Eccl. 11:9)
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Eccl. 12:14•  (Eccl. 12:14)
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Ezek. 18:30•  (Ezek. 18:30)
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Matt. 25:31‑46• 31But when the Son of man shall have come in his glory, and all the angels with him, then shall he sit down upon his throne of glory,
 32and all the nations shall be gathered before him; and he shall separate them from one another, as the shepherd separateth the sheep from the goats;
 33and he will set the sheep on his right but the goats on the left.
 34Then shall the King say to those on his right, Come ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the world's foundation.
 35For I was hungry, and ye gave me to eat; I was thirsty, and ye gave me to drink; I was a stranger, and ye took me in;
 36naked, and ye clothed me; I was ill, and ye visited me; I was in prison, and ye came to me.
 37Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee hungering, and fed thee; or thirsty, and gave thee drink?
 38and when saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in; or naked, and clothed thee?
 39and when saw we thee sick or in prison, and came unto thee?
 40And the King answering shall say to them, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did [it] to one of the least of these my brethren, ye did [it] to me.
 41Then shall he say also to those on the left, Go from me, accursed, into the everlasting fire that is prepared for the devil and his angels.
 42For I was hungry, and ye gave me not to eat; I was thirsty, and ye gave me not to drink;
 43I was a stranger, and ye took me not in; naked, and ye clothed me not; sick and in prison, and ye visited me not.
 44Then shall they also answer, saying, Lord, when saw we thee hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and ministered not to thee?
 45Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did [it] not to one of these least, ye did [it] not to me.
 46And these shall go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into life everlasting. (Matt. 25:31‑46)
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Acts 10:42• 42And he charged us to preach to the people and testify that this is he that is ordained by God judge of living and dead. (Acts 10:42)
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Acts 17:31• 31inasmuch as he has appointed a day, in which he is about to judge the world in righteousness by a Man whom he marked out, having given assurance to all in that he raised him from [the] dead. (Acts 17:31)
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Rom. 14:10‑12• 10But thou, why judgest thou thy brother? or thou too, why despisest thou thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment-seat of God.
 11For it is written, “I live, saith [the] Lord, that to me shall bow every knee, and every tongue shall confess to God.”
 12So then each of us shall give account concerning himself to God. (Rom. 14:10‑12)
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1 Peter 4:5• 5who shall render account to him that is ready to judge living and dead. (1 Peter 4:5)
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Jude 14‑15• 14And Enoch, seventh from Adam, prophesied also as to these, saying, Behold, [the] Lord came amid his holy myriads,
 15to execute judgment against all, and to convict all the ungodly [of them] of all their works of ungodliness which they ungodlily wrought, and of all the hard things which ungodly sinners spoke against him. (Jude 14‑15)
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Rev. 20:11‑15• 11And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat upon it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away, and there was found no place for them.
 12And I saw the dead, the great and the little, standing before the throne, and books were opened; and another book was opened, which is {i}the book{/i} of life: and the dead were judged out of the things written in the books according to their works.
 13And the sea gave up the dead that were in it; and death and hades gave up the dead that were in them; and they were judged each according to their works.
 14And death and hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire.
 15And if Anyone was not found written in the book of life, he was cast into the lake of fire. (Rev. 20:11‑15)
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2 Cor. 7:3• 3For condemnation I do not speak; for I have said before that ye are in our hearts to die with and to live with. (2 Cor. 7:3)
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1 Kings 8:32,39•  (1 Kings 8:32,39)
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Job 34:11•  (Job 34:11)
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Psa. 62:12•  (Psa. 62:12)
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Isa. 3:10‑11•  (Isa. 3:10‑11)
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Matt. 16:27• 27{i}For the Son of man is about to come in the glory of his Father with his angels, and then he will render to each according to his doings.{/i} (Matt. 16:27)
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Rom. 2:5‑10• 5But according to thy hardness and unrepentant heart thou treasurest to thyself wrath in [the] day of wrath and revelation of God's righteous judgment,
 6who shall render to each according to his works:
 7to those that with patience in good work seek for glory and honour and incorruption, eternal life;
 8but to those that are contentious and disobey the truth but obey unrighteousness, wrath and indignation,
 9tribulation and anguish on every soul of man that worketh out evil, both of Jew first and of Greek;
 10but glory and honour and peace to everyone that worketh good, both to Jew first and to Greek; (Rom. 2:5‑10)
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1 Cor. 4:5• 5So then judge nothing prematurely until the Lord shall have come, who shall both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and shall make manifest the counsels of the hearts, and then shall each have his praise from God. (1 Cor. 4:5)
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Gal. 6:7‑8• 7Be not deceived: God is not mocked; for whatsoever a man soweth, this also shall he reap;
 8for he that soweth unto his own flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth unto the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life eternal. (Gal. 6:7‑8)
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Eph. 6:8• 8knowing that whatever good each shall do, this he shall receive of [the] Lord, whether bond or free. (Eph. 6:8)
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Col. 3:24‑25• 24knowing that from [the] Lord ye shall receive the recompense of the inheritance: ye serve the Lord Christ.
 25For he that doeth wrongfully shall receive what he did wrongfully, and there is no respect of persons. (Col. 3:24‑25)
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Rev. 2:23• 23And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he that searcheth reins and hearts; and I will give you each according to your works. (Rev. 2:23)
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Rev. 20:12• 12And I saw the dead, the great and the little, standing before the throne, and books were opened; and another book was opened, which is {i}the book{/i} of life: and the dead were judged out of the things written in the books according to their works. (Rev. 20:12)
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Rev. 20:13• 13And the sea gave up the dead that were in it; and death and hades gave up the dead that were in them; and they were judged each according to their works. (Rev. 20:13)
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Rev. 22:12• 12Behold, I am coming quickly; and my reward with me to give each as his work is. (Rev. 22:12)
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Rom. 6:12‑13,19• 12Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body to obey [it in] its lusts,
 13nor be yielding your members as instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but yield yourselves to God as alive out of [the] dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God.
 19I speak humanly on account of the weakness of your flesh; for as ye yielded your members in bondage to uncleanness and to lawlessness unto lawlessness, so now yield your members in bondage to righteousness unto holiness. (Rom. 6:12‑13,19)
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Rom. 12:1‑2• 1I exhort you then, brethren, by the mercies of God to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, your intelligent service;
 2and not to fashion yourselves to this age but to be transformed by the renewing of the mind that ye may prove what [is] the good and acceptable and perfect will of God. (Rom. 12:1‑2)
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1 Cor. 6:12‑20• 12All things are lawful to me, but not all things profit; all things are lawful to me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.
 13Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats, but God will bring to nought both it and them; but the body [is] not for fornication but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.
 14And God both raised the Lord, and will raise up us by his power.
 15Know ye not, that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then, taking the members of Christ, make [them] members of a harlot? Let it not be.
 16What! know ye not that he that is joined to the harlot is one body? For, saith he, the two [shall be] one flesh.
 17But he that is joined to the Lord is one spirit.
 18Flee fornication. Every sin whatsoever that a man may Practice is outside the body, but the fornicator sinneth against his own body.
 19What! know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit that [is] in you, and that ye are not your own?
 20For ye were bought with a price: do then glorify God in your body. (1 Cor. 6:12‑20)
• Rom. 14:12; 2 Cor. 5:10; 1 Cor. 4:4-5; Rom. 2:16; Matt. 10:26; Mark 4:22; Luke 8:16-17; Luke 12:1-2; JND in article on judgment seat. (“Reasons for This Session: 2 Corinthians 5:9-10” by B. Anstey)
• If we have really understood grace, if we are standing in grace, if we know what God is, all love for us, all light for us, we shall like to be in the full light. (“2 Corinthians 5” by J.N. Darby)
• We are in the light by faith when the conscience is in the presence of God. We shall be according to the perfection of that light when we appear before the tribunal of Christ. (“2 Corinthians 5” by J.N. Darby)
• I am the righteousness of God in Christ, but what a sense of love and patience, and goodness and grace! How much more perfect then, when all is before me! (“2 Corinthians 5” by J.N. Darby)
• The good deserves nothing: they received that by which they have wrought what is good- grace produced it in them; nevertheless they shall receive its reward. What they have done is counted as their own act. (“2 Corinthians 5” by J.N. Darby)
• It will judge, according to the judgment of God, all that was good and evil in itself, with a solemn reverence for that which God is, and a fervent adoration on account of what He has been for us. The perfect light will be appreciated; the ways of God known and understood in all their perfection, by the application of the perfect light to the whole course of our life and of His dealings with us, in which we shall thoroughly recognize that love-perfect, sovereign above all things-has reigned, with ineffable grace. (“2 Corinthians 5” by J.N. Darby)
• The context would seem to show that the statement of the apostle is general, in as far as it includes believers and unbelievers. Seeing, however, that believers will be there, he does not say, "We must all be judged", but, "We must all be manifested". For the same reason, it may be, he does not speak of the judgment of persons, but of "the things done in the body". (“2 Corinthians 5” by H. Smith)
• when we stand at the judgment seat of Christ, we shall have a body of glory like Christ; we shall be as the Judge. (“2 Corinthians 5” by H. Smith)
• Will not the effect be to deepen the appreciation of the love and grace that, on the one hand, has already dealt with all our evil and brought us safely home in spite of our many failures, and, on the other hand, rewards the smallest act that had Christ for its motive? Were all the past not recalled, we should, as one has said, "lose materials for the song of praise which will be ours forever". The manifestation at the judgment seat of Christ is not to fit us for the glory, but to enable us to enjoy the glory to the full. (“2 Corinthians 5” by H. Smith)
• “The judgment seat of Christ.” The term is inclusive of all judgment, as the next verse indicates. To Christ is committed all “judgment” (John 5:22,27). “Samuel .   .   . went from year to year in circuit .   .   . and judged Israel in all those places” (1 Sam. 7:15-16). Christians in their glorified bodies will witness a review of all their past (1 Cor. 3:8-15; 4:5; 2 Tim. 4:8). (“Help on Hard Verses” by A.C. Brown)
• Never is it written that we must all be judged. Indeed this would contradict the clear declaration of our Lord in John 5 that the believer has eternal life and does not come into judgment. (“Notes on 2 Corinthians 5:10-11” by W. Kelly)
• But if no believers shall be judged, all must be manifested, saint no less than sinner, that each may receive the things [done] by the body. (“Notes on 2 Corinthians 5:10-11” by W. Kelly)
• Nothing will blind the eye then, no unsuspected motive warp the heart or mind before the judgment-seat of Christ. (“Notes on 2 Corinthians 5:10-11” by W. Kelly)
• What is thus verified in a high degree by the way will be complete and perfect at that day, when already caught up and glorified in the body we shall be manifested before the judgment-seat without a trace of the shame that either hides or confesses with pain. It is great gain to have such times on earth, though the process be but imperfect, greater still the more it approaches an habitual state. How full the blessing when all is absolutely out in love and light with Christ. (“Notes on 2 Corinthians 5:10-11” by W. Kelly)
• But as God is not unrighteous to forget the work of faith and labor of love, so failure and wrong entail loss; and the soul itself will in full intelligence and unmurmuring adoration bow and bless Him who orders the place of each in the kingdom (“Notes on 2 Corinthians 5:10-11” by W. Kelly)
• But the manifestation of the wicked, as it will be at a considerably later time, so it will have a wholly different character and effect. The judgment-seat in this case will be the judgment of the great white throne after the reign of the thousand years, as for the righteous it will be before it, when the dead small and great are (not manifested only but) judged each according to their works. (Rev. 20). (“Notes on 2 Corinthians 5:10-11” by W. Kelly)
• It is significant that each time the judgment seat of Christ is mentioned in the New Testament it is viewed from a different standpoint. When we put them all together, we learn that the Lord will examine every aspect of our lives. The various areas of review are: Our ways in general (2 Cor. 5:9-10). Our words (Matt. 12:36). Our works of service (1 Cor. 3:12-15). Our thoughts and motives (1 Cor. 4:3-5). Our personal exercises as to matters of conscience (Rom. 14:10-12). (“The Motives of the Christian Minister in Devoting Himself to the Service of the Lord: 2 Corinthians 5” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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For we must all be manifested before the judgment-seat of the Christ, that each may receive the things done ink the body, according to those he has done, whether it be good or evil.

JND Translation Notes

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"The things which in their accomplishment have their seat there."

W. Kelly Translation

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For we must alla be manifested before the judgment-seat of Christ, that each may receive the things [done] inb the body according to what he did, whether good or evil.

WK Translation Notes

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The Greek article is inserted here which gives all possible breadth, "the whole of us"; whereas in {vi 128843}{/vi} it is simply "we all." Verse 11 Confirms this, and shows that the apostle had more in his mind than believers and their portion.
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Lit., "by."