For God will bring every work into judgment, with every hidden thing, whether it is good, or whether it is evil.
⛓ Read Ecclesiastes 12 forward — the whole chapter and its afterlife →Where this passage surfaces again, sorted by the strength of the link. Each kind of reuse — formal quotation, deliberate allusion, faint echo, figural pattern — carries its own mark. Follow any reference to read it in place.
Allusion5
A deliberate verbal borrowing without a citation formula.
Qoheleth's conclusion that 'God will bring every deed into judgment, with every secret thing, whether good or evil' is closely paralleled by 'each one may receive the things in the body... whether good or bad.' The good/evil pairing and universal accounting are strongly coherent; high volume of shared content makes the judgment-of-deeds echo secure.
High confidenceQoheleth's conclusion that 'God will bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether good or evil' parallels Paul's eschatological judgment that discloses the heart's hidden counsels so each receives praise. The shared structure of a final divine assize over hidden things gives this echo coherence with Paul's argument against premature human judgment.
Medium confidencePaul's reasoning about 'the judgment to come' echoes Qoheleth's conclusion that 'God will bring every deed into judgment, with every secret thing, whether good or evil.' Coherent with the eschatological-accountability theme that unsettles Felix; medium.
Medium confidence'Nothing is hidden that will not be revealed' echoes Qoheleth's conclusion that God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden thing. The disclosure-of-the-concealed motif gives genuine Coherence, though Luke's eschatological revelation is broader.
Medium confidence2:16 'God will judge the secrets of men' draws on Qoheleth's conclusion, 'God will bring every deed into judgment, with every secret thing, whether good or evil' — secret-deed judgment as the climax of the wisdom tradition.
Medium confidenceEcho6
A fainter, low-volume reuse, carried by recurrence or thematic coherence.
Qoheleth's closing maxim that God will bring every hidden work into judgment coheres with Jesus' apocalyptic disclosure that 'nothing is covered up that will not be revealed.' The wisdom-tradition theme of concealment overturned by divine exposure gives moderate Volume and strong Coherence with the warning against Pharisaic hypocrisy.
Medium confidence'God will bring every deed into judgment... whether good or evil' — background to 'every idle word... in the day of judgment,' extending judgment to speech.
Medium confidenceThe maxim that sins and good works alike cannot finally be hidden reflects Qoheleth's conclusion that God will bring every deed into judgment, with every secret thing. The eventual exposure of all conduct draws on this wisdom certainty.
Low confidence'God will bring every deed into judgment' supports the coming-judgment theme of v.31; faint, no verbal contact.
Low confidenceQoheleth's conviction that God will bring every hidden work into judgment matches the principle 'there is nothing hidden, except that it should be made known' (4:22). The eschatological disclosure of the concealed is thematically coherent, though the wording is independent.
Low confidence'Each one of us will give account of himself to God' (14:12) coheres with the Wisdom expectation that 'God will bring every deed into judgment' (Ecclesiastes 12:14). Thematic accountability before the divine Judge; faint and conceptual.
Low confidence