But the LORD God called out to the man, "Where are you?"

"Who told you that you were naked?" God asked. "Did you eat the fruit that I told you not to eat?"

The LORD asked Cain, "Where is your brother Abel?" He answered, "I don't know. Am I supposed to take care of my brother?"

Then the LORD said, "Why have you done this terrible thing? Your brother's blood is crying out to me from the ground, like a voice calling for revenge.

Then the LORD said to Abraham, "There are terrible accusations against Sodom and Gomorrah, and their sin is very great.

I must go down to find out whether or not the accusations which I have heard are true."

So he said to them, "Why are you doing these things? Everybody tells me about the evil you are doing.

Stop it, my sons! This is an awful thing the people of the LORD are talking about!

For some people from Chloe's family have told me quite plainly, my friends, that there are quarrels among you.

The sins of some people are plain to see, and their sins go ahead of them to judgment; but the sins of others are seen only later.

The Lord answered, "Who, then, is the faithful and wise servant? He is the one that his master will put in charge, to run the household and give the other servants their share of the food at the proper time.

Young people, enjoy your youth. Be happy while you are still young. Do what you want to do, and follow your heart's desire. But remember that God is going to judge you for whatever you do.

Don't let anything worry you or cause you pain. You aren't going to be young very long.

God is going to judge everything we do, whether good or bad, even things done in secret.

"You can be sure that on the Judgment Day you will have to give account of every useless word you have ever spoken.

Every one of us, then, will have to give an account to God.

The one thing required of such servants is that they be faithful to their master.

So you should not pass judgment on anyone before the right time comes. Final judgment must wait until the Lord comes; he will bring to light the dark secrets and expose the hidden purposes of people's minds. And then all will receive from God the praise they deserve.

For all of us must appear before Christ, to be judged by him. We will each receive what we deserve, according to everything we have done, good or bad, in our bodily life.

But they will have to give an account of themselves to God, who is ready to judge the living and the dead.

Each one, as a good manager of God's different gifts, must use for the good of others the special gift he has received from God.

Do not neglect the spiritual gift that is in you, which was given to you when the prophets spoke and the elders laid their hands on you.

And I saw the dead, great and small alike, standing before the throne. Books were opened, and then another book was opened, the book of the living. The dead were judged according to what they had done, as recorded in the books.

But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night you will have to give up your life; then who will get all these things you have kept for yourself ? ' "

I was afraid of you, because you are a hard man. You take what is not yours and reap what you did not plant.'

Well, then, why didn't you put my money in the bank? Then I would have received it back with interest when I returned.'

But they said to him, 'Sir, he already has ten coins!'