Mal 3:17-18, Mat 25:31-46, 1Jo 3:2 | ESV | STEP | They shall be mine, says the Lord of hosts , in the day when I make up my treasured possession , and I will spare them as a man spares his son who serves him.

17 “They shall be mine, says the Lord of hosts, ^ain the day when I make up ^bmy treasured possession, and I will spare them as a man spares his son who serves him. 18 Then once more you shall ^csee the distinction between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve him.

Matthew 25:31-46

The Final Judgment

31 ^d“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, ^ethen he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 Before him ^fwill be gathered ^gall the nations, and ^hhe will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates ⁱthe sheep from the goats. 33 And he will place the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left. 34 Then ^jthe King will say to ^kthose on his right, ‘Come, you ^lwho are blessed by my Father, ^minherit ⁿthe kingdom ^oprepared for you ^pfrom the foundation of the world. 35 For ^qI was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you ^rgave me drink, ^sI was a stranger and you welcomed me, 36 ^tI was naked and you clothed me, ^uI was sick and you ^vvisited me, ^wI was in prison and you came to me.’ 37 Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? 38 And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? 39 And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?’ 40 And ^xthe King will answer them, ^y‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these ^zmy brothers, ^{▼▼Or brothers and sisters} you did it to me.’

41 “Then he will say to those on his left, ^ab‘Depart from me, you ^accursed, into ^adthe eternal fire prepared for ^aethe devil and his angels. 42 For ^afI was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’ 44 Then they also will answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to you?’ 45 Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did not do it to one of the least of these, ^agyou did not do it to me.’ 46 And these will go away ^ahinto eternal punishment, but the righteous ^aiinto ^ajeternal life.”

1 John 3:2

2 Beloved, we are ^akGod’s children ^alnow, and what we will be ^amhas not yet appeared; but we know that ^anwhen he appears ^{▼▼Or when it appears} ^apwe shall be like him, because ^aqwe shall see him as he is.