12 So each of us will tell God about what he has done.
6 He will pay every man for what he has done.
7 He will give life for ever to people who keep on doing good. These people want to have glory and honour from God, and to live for ever.
8 But God will be very angry with the people who think of themselves first before others. They do not obey what is right. They do wrong things.
9 Every one who does what is wrong will have much trouble and a hard time. This will happen to the Jews first, then to those who are not Jews.
10 And every one who does what is good, will be made great. He will have honour and peace. This will happen to the Jews first and then to those who are not Jews.
11 God does not love some people more than others.
16 The free gift is not like the wrong thing one man did. Because of that one man people were judged. And they were punished. Because many people did wrong things, God gave his free gift and many people were made right with him.
17 One man did a wrong thing. And so death ruled over people because of that one man. God has been kind to people and given them his free gift. That gift is to make people right with God. People who take that gift will live and rule because of one man, Jesus Christ.
36 I tell you this. On the day when people are judged, they will pay for every empty word they have said.
1 Do not judge others, then you will not be judged.
2 The way you judge others, that is the way you will be judged. How much you give to others is how much will be given to you.
12 Gods word is living and full of power. It is more sharp than any sword that cuts on both sides. What God says cuts through and divides the mind and spirit. It cuts through and divides the place where the bones are joined, and the part inside the bone. What God says is able to judge the things people think and plan in their hearts.
13 God is the one we must meet. Nothing can be hidden from him. Everything is open and he can see it.