King James Version

2 Corinthians 5:10

For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “evil” (φαῦλον.) after or here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “evil” (κακόν) after or here.

τοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.γὰρgarForγάρconjunction — “For”G1063for.Forπάνταςpantasallπᾶς (pas)adjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “all”, the object formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.allἡμᾶςhēmasIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).φανερωθῆναιphanerōthēnaito appearφανερόω (phaneroō)verb, aorist passive infinitive — “to appear”, a single actionG5319I make clear (visible, manifest), make known.appearδεῖdeibindδέω (déō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “bind”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1210I bind, tie, fasten; I impel, compel; I declare to be prohibited and unlawful.Strong’s files this form under G1163 (δεῖ).ἔμπροσθενemprosthenbeforeἔμπροσθενpreposition — “before”G1715in front, before the face; sometimes made a subst. by the addition of the article: in front of, before the face of.beforeτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.βήματοςbēmatosjudgment seatβῆμα (bēma)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “judgment seat”, the of-formG968an elevated place ascended by steps, a throne, tribunal.the judgment seatτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.Χριστοῦchristouof ChristΧριστός (christos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of Christ”, the of-formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.of Christἵναhinathatἵναconjunction — “that”G2443in order that, so that.thatκομίσηταιkomisētaimay receiveκομίζω (komizō)verb, aorist middle subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “may receive”, a single actionG2865(a) act: I convey, bring, carry, (b) mid: I receive back, receive what has belonged to myself but has been lost, or else promised but kept back, or: I get what has come to be my own by earning, recover.This verse uses “receive”.may receiveἕκαστοςhekastoseachἕκαστοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “each”, the subject formG1538each (of more than two), every one.This verse uses “each”.τὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.διὰdiathings done inδιάpreposition — “things done in”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.the things done inτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.σώματοςsōmatoshis bodyσῶμα (sōma)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “his body”, the of-formG4983body, flesh; the body of the Church.This verse uses “body”.his bodyπρὸςprosaccordingπρόςpreposition — “according”G4314to, towards, with.accordingἃhato thatὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “to that”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “that”.to thatἔπραξενepraxenhe hath doneπράσσω (prassō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he hath done”, a single actionG4238I do, perform, accomplish; be in any condition, i.e. I fare; I exact, require.he hath doneεἴτεeitewhetherεἴτεconjunction — “whether”G1535and if, whether.This verse uses “whether”.whetherἀγαθὸνagathonit be goodἀγαθός (agathos)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “it be good”, the object formG18intrinsically good, good in nature, good whether it be seen to be so or not, the widest and most colorless of all words with this meaning.it be goodεἴτεeiteorεἴτεconjunction — “or”G1535and if, whether.orφαῦλονphaulonbadφαῦλος (phaulos)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “bad”, the object formG5337worthless, wicked, base.bad

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

κακόνkakonbadκακός (kakos)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “bad”, the object formG2556bad, evil, in the widest sense.This verse uses “bad”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for all of us it behoveth to be manifested before the tribunal of the Christ, that each one may receive the things [done] through the body, in reference to the things that he did, whether good or evil;

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American Standard Version (1901)

For we must all be made manifest before the judgment-seat of Christ; that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he hath done, whether it be good or bad.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

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.

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

For we must all be manifested before the judgement seat of Christ, that every one may receive the proper things of the body, according as he hath done, whether it be good or evil.

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