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In the biblical context, a "judge" refers to a leader or ruler who was divinely appointed to deliver Israel from oppression and to administer justice. The role of a judge in the Bible is multifaceted, encompassing military leadership, judicial authority, and spiritual guidance. The period of the judges is primarily documented in the Book of Judges, which covers the time between the death of Joshua and the establishment of the monarchy in Israel.

Role and Function

Judges were raised by God during times of crisis to lead the Israelites against their enemies and to bring them back to faithfulness to the covenant. They were not judges in the modern legal sense but were charismatic leaders endowed with the Spirit of the Lord to fulfill their mission. Judges exercised authority over the tribes of Israel, often uniting them against common foes. Their leadership was typically regional rather than national, as Israel was a confederation of tribes during this period.

Notable Judges

1.Othniel: The first judge mentioned in the Book of Judges, Othniel delivered Israel from the oppression of the king of Mesopotamia. "The Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he judged Israel. He went out to war, and the LORD delivered Cushan-rishathaim king of Aram into his hand" (Judges 3:10).

2.Deborah: A prophetess and the only female judge, Deborah played a crucial role in the victory over the Canaanite army led by Sisera. She is noted for her wisdom and leadership, as well as her song of victory inJudges 5. "Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, was judging Israel at that time" (Judges 4:4).

3.Gideon: Called by God to deliver Israel from the Midianites, Gideon is known for his initial hesitance and his request for signs from God. His account highlights God's power in using the weak to achieve His purposes. "The LORD said to him, 'Peace be with you. Do not be afraid, for you will not die'" (Judges 6:23).

4.Samson: Perhaps the most famous judge, Samson was known for his extraordinary strength, which he derived from his Nazirite vow. His exploits against the Philistines and his eventual downfall due to his relationship with Delilah are well-documented. "He judged Israel for twenty years in the days of the Philistines" (Judges 15:20).

Spiritual and Moral Lessons

The era of the judges is characterized by a cyclical pattern of sin, oppression, repentance, and deliverance. This cycle underscores the Israelites' tendency to turn away from God and the consequences of such actions. Judges served as instruments of God's mercy, providing deliverance despite the people's repeated unfaithfulness. The refrain, "In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes" (Judges 21:25), highlights the moral and spiritual chaos of the time.

Judges in the New Testament

The concept of a judge is also present in the New Testament, where Jesus Christ is depicted as the ultimate judge who will execute divine judgment at the end of the age. Believers are reminded of the righteous judgment of God and the importance of living in accordance with His will. "For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad" (2 Corinthians 5:10).

Conclusion

The judges of Israel were pivotal figures in the history of God's people, serving as deliverers and leaders during a tumultuous period. Their accounts are rich with lessons on faith, obedience, and the consequences of turning away from God. Through the judges, God demonstrated His sovereignty and faithfulness, providing a foreshadowing of the ultimate deliverance through Jesus Christ.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

(Hebrews shophet, pl. shophetim), properly a magistrate or ruler, rather than one who judges in the sense of trying a cause. This is the name given to those rulers who presided over the affairs of the Israelites during the interval between the death of Joshua and the accession of Saul (Judges 2:18), a period of general anarchy and confusion. "The office of judges or regents was held during life, but it was not hereditary, neither could they appoint their successors. Their authority was limited by the law alone, and in doubtful cases they were directed to consult the divine King through the priest by Urim and Thummim (Numbers 27:21). Their authority extended only over those tribes by whom they had been elected or acknowledged. There was no income attached to their office, and they bore no external Marks of dignity. The only cases of direct divine appointment are those of Gideon and Samson, and the latter stood in the peculiar position of having been from before his birth ordained `to begin to deliver Israel.' Deborah was called to deliver Israel, but was already a judge. Samuel was called by the Lord to be a prophet but not a judge, which ensued from the high gifts the people recognized as dwelling in him; and as to Eli, the office of judge seems to have devolved naturally or rather ex officio upon him." Of five of the judges, Tola (Judges 10:1), Jair (3), Ibzan, Elon, and Abdon (12:8-15), we have no record at all beyond the bare fact that they were judges. Sacred history is not the history of individuals but of the kingdom of God in its onward progress.

InExodus 2:14 Moses is so styled. This fact may indicate that while for revenue purposes the "taskmasters" were over the people, they were yet, just as at a later time when under the Romans, governed by their own rulers.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) A public officer who is invested with authority to hear and determine litigated causes, and to administer justice between parties in courts held for that purpose.

2. (n.) One who has skill, knowledge, or experience, sufficient to decide on the merits of a question, or on the quality or value of anything; one who discerns properties or relations with skill and readiness; a connoisseur; an expert; a critic.

3. (n.) A person appointed to decide in a/trial of skill, speed, etc., between two or more parties; an umpire; as, a judge in a horse race.

4. (n.) One of supreme magistrates, with both civil and military powers, who governed Israel for more than four hundred years.

5. (n.) The title of the seventh book of the Old Testament; the Book of Judges.

6. (v.) To hear and determine, as in causes on trial; to decide as a judge; to give judgment; to pass sentence.

7. (v.) To assume the right to pass judgment on another; to sit in judgment or commendation; to criticize or pass adverse judgment upon others. See Judge, v. t., 3.

8. (v. t.) To compare facts or ideas, and perceive their relations and attributes, and thus distinguish truth from falsehood; to determine; to discern; to distinguish; to form an opinion about.

9. (v. t.) To hear and determine by authority, as a case before a court, or a controversy between two parties.

10. (v. t.) To examine and pass sentence on; to try; to doom.

11. (v. t.) To arrogate judicial authority over; to sit in judgment upon; to be censorious toward.

12. (v. t.) To determine upon or deliberation; to esteem; to think; to reckon.

13. (v. t.) To exercise the functions of a magistrate over; to govern.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

JUDGE

juj (shopheT; New Testament dikastes, krites): In the early patriarchal times the heads of families and the elders of the tribes were the judges (compareGenesis 38:24), and their authority was based on custom. In the wilderness Moses alone was the judge until Jethro suggested a scheme of devolution. On his advice Moses divided the people into groups of thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens, and over each group a wise and good man was set as a judge. Thereafter only the most important cases were brought before Moses (Exodus 18:13-26 Deuteronomy 1:9-17). This arrangement ceased to be practicable when the children of Israel settled down in Canaan. Although David took counsel with the heads of thousands and hundreds (1 Chronicles 13:1), it need not be assumed that this was a continuation of the plan adopted by Moses. Probably the local courts were not organized till the time of David. In the days of the Judges justice was ministered by those who had risen by wisdom or valor to that rank (Judges 4:5). An organized circuit court was established by Samuel, who judged cases himself, and also made his sons judges (1 Samuel 7:16;1 Samuel 8:1). After the monarchy was instituted, the king tried all cases, when requested to do so by the wronged person, in the palace gate (1 Kings 7:7 Proverbs 20:8). There was no public prosecutor (2 Samuel 14:4;2 Samuel 15:2-6 1 Chronicles 18:14 1 Kings 3:16 2 Kings 15:5). Under David and Solomon there were probably local courts (1 Chronicles 23:4;1 Chronicles 26:29). Jehoshaphat organized a high court of justice (2 Chronicles 19:8). The prophets often complain bitterly that the purity of justice is corrupted by bribery and false witness (Isaiah 1:23;Isaiah 5:23;Isaiah 10:1 Amos 5:12;Amos 6:12 Micah 3:11;Micah 7:3 Proverbs 6:19;Proverbs 12:17;Proverbs 18:5). Even kings sometimes pronounced unjust sentences, especially in criminal cases (1 Samuel 22:6-19 1 Kings 22:26 2 Kings 21:16 Jeremiah 36:26). An evil king could also bend local courts to do his will, as may be gathered from the case of Naboth's vineyard (1 Kings 21:1-13).

The first duty of a judge was to execute absolute justice, showing the same impartiality to rich and poor, to Jew and foreigner. He was forbidden to accept bribes or to wrest the judgment of the poor (Exodus 23:6-8 Deuteronomy 16:19). He must not let himself be swayed by popular opinion, or unduly favor the poor (Exodus 23:2, 3).

The court was open to the public (Exodus 18:13 Ruth 4:1, 2). Each party presented his view of the case to the judge (Deuteronomy 1:16;Deuteronomy 25:1). Possibly the accused appeared in court clad in mourning (Zechariah 3:3). The accuser stood on the right hand of the accused (Zechariah 3:1 Psalm 109:6). Sentence was pronounced after the hearing of the case, and the judgment carried out (Joshua 7:24, 25). The only evidence considered by the court was that given by the witnesses. In criminal cases, not less than two witnesses were necessary (Deuteronomy 19:15 Numbers 35:30 Deuteronomy 17:6; compareMatthew 18:16 2 Corinthians 13:1 1 Timothy 5:19). In cases other than criminal the oath (see OATH) was applied (Exodus 22:11; compareHebrews 6:16). The lot was sometimes appealed to (Joshua 7:14-18), especially in private disputes (Proverbs 18:18), but this was exceptional. When the law was not quite definite, recourse was had to the Divine oracle (Leviticus 24:12 Numbers 15:34).

Paul Levertoff

Greek

2919. krino -- tojudge, decide
... tojudge, decide. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: krino Phonetic Spelling:
(kree'-no) Short Definition: Ijudge, decide, think good Definition: (a) Ijudge...

2923. krites -- ajudge
... ajudge. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: krites Phonetic Spelling:
(kree-tace') Short Definition: ajudge Definition: ajudge, magistrate, ruler...

1252. diakrino -- to distinguish, tojudge
... to distinguish, tojudge. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: diakrino Phonetic
Spelling: (dee-ak-ree'-no) Short Definition: I distinguish, discern, doubt...

1348. dikastes -- ajudge
... ajudge. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: dikastes Phonetic Spelling:
(dik-as-tace') Short Definition: ajudge Definition: ajudge....

1469. egkrino -- tojudge in, to reckon among
... tojudge in, to reckon among. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: egkrino Phonetic
Spelling: (eng-kree'-no) Short Definition: I count among Definition: I...

698. Areopagites -- ajudge of the court of Areopagus
... ajudge of the court of Areopagus. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration:
Areopagites Phonetic Spelling: (ar-eh-op-ag-ee'-tace) Short Definition...

2422. Iephthae -- Jephthah, ajudge of Isr.
... Iephthae. 2423 . Jephthah, ajudge of Isr.... Word Origin of Hebrew origin Yiphtach
Definition Jephthah, ajudge of Isr. NASB Word Usage Jephthah (1). Jephthah....

4546. Sampson -- Samson, ajudge in Isr.
... 4545, 4546. Sampson. 4547 . Samson, ajudge in Isr.... Word Origin of Hebrew origin
Shimshon Definition Samson, ajudge in Isr. NASB Word Usage Samson (1)....

4545. Samouel -- Samuel, a prophet andjudge in Isr.
... 4544, 4545. Samouel. 4546 . Samuel, a prophet andjudge in Isr.... Word Origin
of Hebrew origin Shemuel Definition Samuel, a prophet andjudge in Isr....

2924. kritikos -- critical
... critical. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: kritikos Phonetic Spelling:
(krit-ee-kos') Short Definition: able tojudge Definition: critical, able to...

Strong's Hebrew

8199. shaphat -- tojudge, govern
... 8198, 8199. shaphat. 8200 . tojudge, govern. Transliteration: shaphat Phonetic
Spelling: (shaw-fat') Short Definition:judge. Word Origin a prim....

1778. din -- tojudge
... 1777, 1778. din. 1779 . tojudge. Transliteration: din Phonetic Spelling:
(deen) Short Definition:judge. Word Origin (Aramaic) corresponding...

1781. dayyan -- ajudge
... ajudge. Transliteration: dayyan Phonetic Spelling: (dah-yawn') Short Definition:
judge. Word Origin from din Definition ajudge NASB Word Usagejudge (2).judge...

6414. palil -- ajudge
... 6413, 6414. palil. 6415 . ajudge. Transliteration: palil Phonetic Spelling:
(paw-leel') Short Definition: judges....judge. From palal; a magistrate --judge....

6416. pelili -- for ajudge, calling for judgment
... 6415, 6416. pelili. 6417 . for ajudge, calling for judgment. Transliteration:
pelili Phonetic Spelling: (pel-ee-lee') Short Definition: judgment....judge....

1782. dayyan -- ajudge
... 1781, 1782. dayyan. 1783 . ajudge. Transliteration: dayyan Phonetic Spelling:
(dah-yawn') Short Definition: judges....judge. (Aramaic) corresp....

1777. din -- tojudge
... 1776, 1777. din. 1778 . tojudge. Transliteration: din Phonetic Spelling:
(deen) Short Definition:judge. Word Origin a prim. root...

1884. dethabar -- ajudge
... ajudge. Transliteration: dethabar Phonetic Spelling: (deth-aw-bawr') Short Definition:
judges.... Origin; meaning one skilled in law; ajudge -- counsellor....

8200. shephat -- tojudge
... tojudge. Transliteration: shephat Phonetic Spelling: (shef-at') Short Definition:
magistrates.... (Aramaic) corresponding to shaphat; tojudge -- magistrate....

27. Abidan -- "my father isjudge," a Benjamite leader
... 26, 27. Abidan. 28 . "my father isjudge," a Benjamite leader. Transliteration:
Abidan Phonetic Spelling: (ab-ee-dawn') Short Definition: Abidan....

Library

The Man who isJudge
... THE ACTS CHAP. XIII TO END THE MAN WHO ISJUDGE. '...He will... skies.'. II. The
Resurrection of Jesus gives the assurance that He isJudge. The...

Father andJudge
... THE FIRST EPISTLE OF PETER FATHER ANDJUDGE. 'If ye call on... 'Ye call Him
Father,' but the Father is theJudge. True, theJudge is...

Whether it is Lawful toJudge?
... OF JUDGMENT (SIX ARTICLES) Whether it is lawful tojudge? Objection 1: It would
seem unlawful tojudge. For nothing is punished except what is unlawful....

Whether it is Lawful for aJudge to Pronounce Judgment against the...
... OF THE INJUSTICE OF AJUDGE, IN JUDGING (FOUR ARTICLES) Whether it is lawful for
ajudge to pronounce judgment against the truth that he knows, on account of...

Whether the Angels WillJudge?
... OF THOSE WHO WILLJUDGE AND OF THOSE WHO WILL BE JUDGED AT THE GENERAL
JUDGMENT (EIGHT ARTICLES) Whether the angels willjudge?...

Judge, Lawgiver, King
...JUDGE, LAWGIVER, KING. 'For the Lord is ourjudge, the Lord is our lawgiver,
the Lord is our King; He will save us.'"Isaiah 33:22....

Of those who WillJudge and of those who Will be Judged at the...
... OF THOSE WHO WILLJUDGE AND OF THOSE WHO WILL BE JUDGED AT THE GENERAL JUDGMENT
(EIGHT ARTICLES).... (1) Whether any men willjudge together with Christ?...

Of the Injustice of aJudge, in Judging (Four Articles)
... OF THE INJUSTICE OF AJUDGE, IN JUDGING (FOUR ARTICLES). We must... (1) Whether
a man can justlyjudge one who is not his subject? (2) Whether...

The Life-Giver andJudge
... THE LIFE-GIVER ANDJUDGE.... Both are distinctively divine works. To give life and to
judge the world are equally beyond human power; they are equally His actions....

Whether aJudge May Condemn a Man who is not Accused?
... OF THE INJUSTICE OF AJUDGE, IN JUDGING (FOUR ARTICLES) Whether ajudge
may condemn a man who is not accused? Objection 1: It would...

Thesaurus

Judge (297 Occurrences)
... the peculiar position of having been from before his birth ordained `to begin to
deliver Israel.' Deborah was called to deliver Israel, but was already ajudge...

Judge's (8 Occurrences)
...Judge's (8 Occurrences).... Acts 18:12 But when Gallio was ruler of Achaia, all the
Jews together made an attack on Paul, and took him to thejudge's seat, (BBE)....

Equity (19 Occurrences)
... (See RSV). Psalms 9:8 And it is he that willjudge the world with righteousness;
he shall execute judgment upon the peoples with equity. (DBY JPS NAS RSV)....

Matters (131 Occurrences)
... Matthew 5:25 Agree with your adversary quickly, while you are with him in the way;
lest perhaps the prosecutor deliver you to thejudge, and thejudge deliver...

Vindicate (18 Occurrences)
... Deuteronomy 32:36 For Yahweh willjudge his people, and have compassion on his servants,
when he sees that their power is gone, There is none remaining, shut...

Cases (16 Occurrences)
... 1 Corinthians 6:2 Don't you know that the saints willjudge the world? And if the
world is judged by you, are you unworthy tojudge the smallest matters?...

Abdon (8 Occurrences)
... Servile. (1.) The son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, the tenthjudge of Israel
(Judges 12:13-15). He is probably the Bedan of 1 Samuel 12:11....

Righteously (22 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (adv.) In a righteous manner; as, tojudge righteously.
Multi-Version Concordance... Uprightly yejudge, O sons of men? (YLT)....

Accuser (9 Occurrences)
... Matthew 5:25 Agree with your adversary quickly, while you are with him in the way;
lest perhaps the prosecutor deliver you to thejudge, and thejudge deliver...

Dispute (37 Occurrences)
... (DBY). Exodus 18:16 When they have a matter, they come to me, and Ijudge between
a man and his neighbor, and I make them know the statutes of God, and his laws...

Resources

What does the Bible mean that we are not to judge others? | GotQuestions.org

What can we learn from the parable of the persistent widow and unjust judge? | GotQuestions.org

What does it mean that we will judge angels? | GotQuestions.org

Judge: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Concordance

Judge (297 Occurrences)

Matthew 5:25
Agree with your adversary quickly, while you are with him in the way; lest perhaps the prosecutor deliver you to thejudge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and you be cast into prison.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Matthew 7:1
"Don'tjudge, so that you won't be judged.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Matthew 7:2
For with whatever judgment youjudge, you will be judged; and with whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Matthew 19:28
"I solemnly tell you," replied Jesus, "that in the New Creation, when the Son of Man has taken His seat on His glorious throne, all of you who have followed me shall also sit on twelve thrones andjudge the twelve tribes of Israel.
(WEY)

Luke 6:37
Don'tjudge, and you won't be judged. Don't condemn, and you won't be condemned. Set free, and you will be set free.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Luke 7:43
Simon answered, "He, I suppose, to whom he forgave the most." He said to him, "You have judged correctly."
(Root in WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Luke 12:14
But he said to him, "Man, who made me ajudge or an arbitrator over you?"
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Luke 12:56
Hypocrites, ye know how tojudge of the appearance of the earth and of the heaven; how is it then that ye do not discern this time?
(DBY)

Luke 12:57
Why don't youjudge for yourselves what is right?
(WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Luke 12:58
For when you are going with your adversary before the magistrate, try diligently on the way to be released from him, lest perhaps he drag you to thejudge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Luke 17:9
Is he thankful to the bondman because he has done what was ordered? Ijudge not.
(DBY)

Luke 18:2
saying, "There was ajudge in a certain city who didn't fear God, and didn't respect man.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Luke 18:6
The Lord said, "Listen to what the unrighteousjudge says.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Luke 19:22
"He said to him,'Out of your own mouth will Ijudge you, you wicked servant! You knew that I am an exacting man, taking up that which I didn't lay down, and reaping that which I didn't sow.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

John 3:17
For God didn't send his Son into the world tojudge the world, but that the world should be saved through him.
(WEB WEY ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS)

John 5:22
For the Father judges no one, but he has given all judgment to the Son,
(Root in WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

John 5:27
And He has conferred on Him authority to act asJudge, because He is the Son of Man.
(WEY BBE NIV)

John 5:30
I can of myself do nothing. As I hear, Ijudge, and my judgment is righteous; because I don't seek my own will, but the will of my Father who sent me.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

John 7:24
Don'tjudge according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment."
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

John 7:51
"Does our lawjudge a man, unless it first hears from him personally and knows what he does?"
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

John 8:15
Youjudge according to the flesh. I judge no one.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

John 8:16
Even if I dojudge, my judgment is true, for I am not alone, but I am with the Father who sent me.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

John 8:26
I have many things to speak and tojudge concerning you. However he who sent me is true; and the things which I heard from him, these I say to the world."
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

John 8:50
But I don't seek my own glory. There is one who seeks and judges.
(Root in WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

John 9:39
"I came into this world," said Jesus, "tojudge men, that those who do not see may see, and that those who do see may become blind."
(WEY BBE)

John 12:47
If anyone listens to my sayings, and doesn't believe, I don'tjudge him. For I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

John 12:48
He who rejects me, and doesn't receive my sayings, has one who judges him. The word that I spoke, the same will judge him in the last day.
(Root in WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

John 18:31
Pilate therefore said to them, "Take him yourselves, andjudge him according to your law." Therefore the Jews said to him, "It is not lawful for us to put anyone to death,"
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Acts 4:19
But Peter and John answered them, "Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God,judge for yourselves,
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Acts 7:7
'I willjudge the nation to which they will be in bondage,' said God,'and after that will they come out, and serve me in this place.'
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Acts 7:27
But he who did his neighbor wrong pushed him away, saying,'Who made you a ruler and ajudge over us?
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Acts 7:35
"This Moses, whom they refused, saying,'Who made you a ruler and ajudge?'-God has sent him as both a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Acts 10:42
He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that this is he who is appointed by God as theJudge of the living and the dead.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Acts 13:46
Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, and said, "It was necessary that God's word should be spoken to you first. Since indeed you thrust it from you, andjudge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we turn to the Gentiles.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Acts 15:19
"My judgement, therefore, is against inflicting unexpected annoyance on those of the Gentiles who are turning to God.
(Root in WEY DBY YLT)

Acts 17:31
because he has appointed a day in which he willjudge the world in righteousness by the man whom he has ordained; of which he has given assurance to all men, in that he has raised him from the dead."
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Acts 18:15
but if they are questions about words and names and your own law, look to it yourselves. For I don't want to be ajudge of these matters."
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Acts 23:3
Then Paul said to him, "God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! Do you sit tojudge me according to the law, and command me to be struck contrary to the law?"
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE WBS RSV NIV)

Acts 23:15
Now therefore, you with the council inform the commanding officer that he should bring him down to you tomorrow, as though you were going tojudge his case more exactly. We are ready to kill him before he comes near."
(WEB ASV)

Acts 24:6
Who also hath gone about to profane the temple: whom we took, and would have judged according to our law.
(Root in KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS)

Acts 24:10
When the governor had beckoned to him to speak, Paul answered, "Because I know that you have been ajudge of this nation for many years, I cheerfully make my defense,
(WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Romans 2:1
Therefore you are without excuse, O man, whoever you are whojudge. For in that which you judge another, you condemn yourself. For you who judge practice the same things.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Romans 2:2
and we know that God's judgement against those who commit such sins is in accordance with the truth.
(Root in WEY BBE)

Romans 2:3
Do you think this, O man who judges those who practice such things, and do the same, that you will escape the judgment of God?
(Root in WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS RSV)

Romans 2:16
in the day when God willjudge the secrets of men, according to my Good News, by Jesus Christ.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Romans 2:18
And have knowledge of his desires, and are ajudge of the things which are different, having the learning of the law,
(BBE)

Romans 2:27
Won't the uncircumcision which is by nature, if it fulfills the law,judge you, who with the letter and circumcision are a transgressor of the law?
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS)

Romans 3:4
God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.
(Root in KJV BBE WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Romans 3:6
May it never be! For then how will Godjudge the world?
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Romans 14:3
Don't let him who eats despise him who doesn't eat. Don't let him who doesn't eatjudge him who eats, for God has accepted him.
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Romans 14:4
Who are you whojudge another's servant? To his own lord he stands or falls. Yes, he will be made to stand, for God has power to make him stand.
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Romans 14:5
One dothjudge one day above another, and another doth judge every day 'alike'; let each in his own mind be fully assured.
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Romans 14:10
But you, why do youjudge your brother? Or you again, why do you despise your brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.
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Romans 14:13
Therefore let's notjudge one another any more, but judge this rather, that no man put a stumbling block in his brother's way, or an occasion for falling.
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Romans 14:22
Do you have faith? Have it to yourself before God. Happy is he who doesn'tjudge himself in that which he approves.
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1 Corinthians 2:2
For I did notjudge it well to know anything among you save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.
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1 Corinthians 4:3
But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you, or by man's judgment. Yes, I don't judge my own self.
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1 Corinthians 4:4
For I know nothing against myself. Yet I am not justified by this, but he who judges me is the Lord.
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1 Corinthians 4:5
Thereforejudge 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.
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1 Corinthians 5:12
For what have I to do with also judging those who are outside? Don't youjudge those who are within?
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1 Corinthians 5:13
But those who are outside, God judges. "Put away the wicked man from among yourselves."
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1 Corinthians 6:1
How is it, that if any one of you has a cause at law against another, he takes it before a Gentilejudge and not before the saints?
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1 Corinthians 6:2
Don't you know that the saints willjudge the world? And if the world is judged by you, are you unworthy to judge the smallest matters?
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1 Corinthians 6:3
Don't you know that we willjudge angels? How much more, things that pertain to this life?
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1 Corinthians 6:4
If then, you have tojudge things pertaining to this life, do you set them to judge who are of no account in the assembly?
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1 Corinthians 6:5
I speak to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you? no, not one that shall be able tojudge between his brethren?
(KJV WBS NIV)

1 Corinthians 10:15
I speak as to wise men.Judge what I say.
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1 Corinthians 11:13
Judge for yourselves. Is it appropriate that a woman pray to God unveiled?
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1 Corinthians 11:29
For any one who eats and drinks, eats and drinks judgement to himself, if he fails to estimate the body aright.
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1 Corinthians 11:31
For if we discerned ourselves, we wouldn't be judged.
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1 Corinthians 14:29
Let the prophets speak two or three, and let the otherjudge.
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2 Corinthians 5:14
For the love of Christ constrains us; because wejudge thus, that one died for all, therefore all died.
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2 Corinthians 11:11
Why? because I have no love for you? let God bejudge.
(BBE)

Galatians 2:6
But from those who were reputed to be important (whatever they were, it makes no difference to me; God doesn't show partiality to man)-they, I say, who were respected imparted nothing to me,
(See NIV)

Ephesians 3:4
By means of that explanation, as you read it, you canjudge of my insight into the truth of Christ
(WEY)

Philippians 1:10
that ye mayjudge of and approve the things that are more excellent, in order that ye may be pure and without offence for Christ's day,
(DBY)

Colossians 2:16
Let no one thereforejudge you in eating, or in drinking, or with respect to a feast day or a new moon or a Sabbath day,
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1 Thessalonians 4:6
And that no man may make attempts to get the better of his brother in business: for the Lord is thejudge in all these things, as we said to you before and gave witness.
(BBE)

2 Timothy 4:1
I command you therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who willjudge the living and the dead at his appearing and his Kingdom:
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2 Timothy 4:8
From now on, there is stored up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteousjudge, will give to me on that day; and not to me only, but also to all those who have loved his appearing.
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Hebrews 4:12
For the word of God is living, and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and 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.
(See NAS NIV)

Hebrews 10:30
For we know him who said, "Vengeance belongs to me," says the Lord, "I will repay." Again, "The Lord willjudge his people."
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Hebrews 11:11
Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised.
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Hebrews 12:23
to the general assembly and assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, to God theJudge of all, to the spirits of just men made perfect,
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Hebrews 13:4
Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled: but God willjudge the sexually immoral and adulterers.
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James 2:4
haven't you shown partiality among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?
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James 4:11
Don't speak against one another, brothers. He who speaks against a brother and judges his brother, speaks against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law, but a judge.
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James 4:12
Only one is the lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy. But who are you tojudge another?
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James 5:9
Don't grumble, brothers, against one another, so that you won't be judged. Behold, the judge stands at the door.
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1 Peter 2:12
Being of good behaviour among the Gentiles; so that though they say now that you are evil-doers, they may see your good works and give glory to God when he comes to be theirjudge.
(BBE)

1 Peter 2:23
Who, when he was cursed, didn't curse back. When he suffered, didn't threaten, but committed himself to him who judges righteously;
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1 Peter 4:5
who will give account to him who is ready tojudge the living and the dead.
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Jude 1:9
But Michael the Archangel, when contending with the Devil and arguing with him about the body of Moses, did not dare to pronounce judgement on him in abusive terms, but simply said, "The Lord rebuke you."
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Jude 1:15
To be thejudge of all, and to give a decision against all those whose lives are unpleasing to him, because of the evil acts which they have done, and because of all the hard things which sinners without fear of God have said against him.
(BBE NIV)

Revelation 3:3
Be mindful, therefore, of the lessons you have received and heard. Continually lay them to heart, and repent. If, however, you fail to rouse yourself and keep awake, I shall come upon you suddenly like a thief, and you will certainly not know the hour at which I shall come tojudge you.
(WEY)

Revelation 6:10
They cried with a loud voice, saying, "How long, Master, the holy and true, until youjudge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?"
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Revelation 16:5
I heard the angel of the waters saying, "You are righteous, who are and who were, you Holy One, because you have judged these things.
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Revelation 18:8
Therefore in one day her plagues will come: death, mourning, and famine; and she will be utterly burned with fire; for the Lord God who has judged her is strong.
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Revelation 18:20
"Rejoice over her, O heaven, you saints, apostles, and prophets; for God has judged your judgment on her."
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Revelation 19:2
for true and righteous are his judgments. For he has judged the great prostitute, who corrupted the earth with her sexual immorality, and he has avenged the blood of his servants at her hand."
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Subtopics

Judge

Judge: Abdon

Judge: Abimelech

Judge: Appointed by the Persians

Judge: Character of, and Precepts Relating To

Judge: Corrupt: Eli's Sons

Judge: Corrupt: Felix

Judge: Corrupt: Pilate

Judge: Corrupt: Samuel's Sons

Judge: Corrupt: The Judges of Jezreel

Judge: Deborah