Matthew 16:27

For the Son of Man will come in His Father’s glory with His angels, and then He will repay each one according to what he has done.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Jesus speaks to his disciples, immediately after declaring that gaining the whole world is worthless if it costs a man his soul (16:26). The statement functions as the reason clause (gar) grounding that warning.

The words — Mellei (μέλλει, "is about to") is the load-bearing verb: it marks the coming as imminent, not a vague eschatological possibility.

The thread — The "repay according to deeds" language recurs in Psalms 62:12, Romans 2:6, and 2 Corinthians 5:10, where the judge is identified as Christ at his judgment seat.

Why it lands — It converts every ordinary act into a transaction with a named judge who is also the one who called you to follow. The question is not whether you will be repaid but what your record shows.

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The Greek words

King James Version

For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.

Cross-references

Psalms 62:12 and loving devotion to You, O Lord. For You will repay each man according to his deeds.
2 Corinthians 5:10 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.
Romans 2:6 God “will repay each one according to his deeds.”
Romans 14:12 So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God.
Jeremiah 17:10 I, the LORD, search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve.
Revelation 22:12 “Behold, I am coming soon, and My reward is with Me, to give to each one according to what he has done.
Isaiah 3:10 Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor.
Matthew 10:41 Whoever receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and whoever receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man’s reward.
Ephesians 6:8 because you know that the Lord will reward each one for whatever good he does, whether he is slave or free.
Proverbs 24:12 If you say, “Behold, we did not know about this,” does not He who weighs hearts consider it? Does not the One who guards your life know? Will He not repay a man according to his deeds?