κρίσις
krisis
judgment
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
SupportedThe Greek word κρίσις (krisis) appears 48 times in the Bible, and its short definition is "judgment." This suggests that κρίσις encompasses a range of meanings related to evaluation, assessment, or decision-making. In its usage, κρίσις often refers to a critical moment or a turning point, where a decision or judgment is made that has significant consequences. Alternatively, it can also imply a sense of accountability, where individuals or actions are evaluated and judged. The frequency and range of usage of κρίσις indicate its importance in the biblical narrative, suggesting that judgment and evaluation are recurring themes in the text.
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Occurrences in Scripture
48 total occurrences across the text
“You have heard that it was said to the ancient ones, ‘You shall not murder;’ and ‘Whoever murders will be in danger of the judgment.’
Matthew 5:22But I tell you that everyone who is angry with his brother without a cause will be in danger of the judgment. Whoever says to his brother, ‘Raca!’ will be in danger of the council. Whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of Gehenna.
Matthew 10:15Most certainly I tell you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city.
Matthew 11:22But I tell you, it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you.
Matthew 11:24But I tell you that it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom, on the day of judgment, than for you.”
Matthew 12:18“Behold, my servant whom I have chosen; my beloved in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my Spirit on him. He will proclaim justice to the nations.
Matthew 12:20He won’t break a bruised reed. He won’t quench a smoking flax, until he leads justice to victory.
Matthew 12:36I tell you that every idle word that men speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment.
Matthew 12:41The men of Nineveh will stand up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, someone greater than Jonah is here.
Matthew 12:42The Queen of the South will rise up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, someone greater than Solomon is here.
Matthew 23:23“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint, dill, and cumin, and have left undone the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faith. But you ought to have done these, and not to have left the other undone.
Matthew 23:33You serpents, you offspring of vipers, how will you escape the judgment of Gehenna?
Mark 6:11Whoever will not receive you nor hear you, as you depart from there, shake off the dust that is under your feet for a testimony against them. Assuredly, I tell you, it will be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city!”
Luke 10:14But it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the judgment than for you.
Luke 11:31The Queen of the South will rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and will condemn them: for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, one greater than Solomon is here.
Luke 11:32The men of Nineveh will stand up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, one greater than Jonah is here.
Luke 11:42But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and every herb, but you bypass justice and God’s love. You ought to have done these, and not to have left the other undone.
John 5:30I can of myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge, and my judgment is righteous; because I don’t seek my own will, but the will of my Father who sent me.
John 3:19This is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil.
John 5:22For the Father judges no one, but he has given all judgment to the Son,
John 5:24“Most certainly I tell you, he who hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life, and doesn’t come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.
John 5:27He also gave him authority to execute judgment, because he is a son of man.
John 7:24Don’t judge according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment.”
John 8:16Even if I do judge, my judgment is true, for I am not alone, but I am with the Father who sent me.
John 12:31Now is the judgment of this world. Now the prince of this world will be cast out.
John 16:8When he has come, he will convict the world about sin, about righteousness, and about judgment;
John 16:11about judgment, because the prince of this world has been judged.
Acts 8:33In his humiliation, his judgment was taken away. Who will declare His generation? For his life is taken from the earth.”
2 Thessalonians 1:5This is an obvious sign of the righteous judgment of God, to the end that you may be counted worthy of God’s Kingdom, for which you also suffer.
Hebrews 9:27Inasmuch as it is appointed for men to die once, and after this, judgment,
1 Timothy 5:24Some men’s sins are evident, preceding them to judgment, and some also follow later.
John 5:29and will come out; those who have done good, to the resurrection of life; and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of judgment.
Hebrews 10:27but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and a fierceness of fire which will devour the adversaries.
James 2:13For judgment is without mercy to him who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
James 2:13For judgment is without mercy to him who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
James 5:12But above all things, my brothers, don’t swear— not by heaven, or by the earth, or by any other oath; but let your “yes” be “yes”, and your “no”, “no”, so that you don’t fall into hypocrisy.
2 Peter 2:4For if God didn’t spare angels when they sinned, but cast them down to Tartarus, and committed them to pits of darkness to be reserved for judgment;
2 Peter 2:9the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptation and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the day of judgment,
2 Peter 2:11whereas angels, though greater in might and power, don’t bring a railing judgment against them before the Lord.
2 Peter 3:7But the heavens that exist now and the earth, by the same word have been stored up for fire, being reserved against the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.
1 John 4:17In this love has been made perfect among us, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment, because as he is, even so we are in this world.
Jude 1:6Angels who didn’t keep their first domain, but deserted their own dwelling place, he has kept in everlasting bonds under darkness for the judgment of the great day.
Jude 1:9But Michael, the archangel, when contending with the devil and arguing about the body of Moses, dared not bring against him an abusive condemnation, but said, “May the Lord rebuke you!”
Jude 1:15to execute judgment on all, and to convict all the ungodly of all their works of ungodliness which they have done in an ungodly way, and of all the hard things which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.”
Revelation 14:7He said with a loud voice, “Fear the Lord, and give him glory; for the hour of his judgment has come. Worship him who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and the springs of waters!”
Revelation 16:7I heard the altar saying, “Yes, Lord God, the Almighty, true and righteous are your judgments.”
Revelation 18:10standing far away for the fear of her torment, saying, ‘Woe, woe, the great city, Babylon, the strong city! For your judgment has come in one hour.’
Revelation 19:2for his judgments are true and righteous. 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.”