Indeed the Father passes judgment on no one; he has committed the judgment which determines life or death entirely to the Son,

I can do nothing of my own accord; I pass judgment on men as I am taught by God, and my judgment is just, because my aim is not my own will but the will of him who sent me.

for the judgment will be merciless to the man who has shown no mercy ??whereas the merciful life will triumph in the face of judgment.

"The scribes and Pharisees sit on the seat of Moses;

(He was a prophet; he knew God had sworn an oath to him that he would seat one of his descendants on his throne;

On a stated day Herod arrayed himself in royal robes, took his seat on the dais, and proceeded to harangue them.

After staying not more than eight or ten days with them, he went down to Caesarea. Next day he took his seat on the tribunal and ordered Paul to be brought before him.

Well, the day after they came here along with me, I took my seat on the tribunal without any loss of time. I ordered the man to be brought in,

above this were the cherubims of the Glory, overshadowing the mercy seat ??matters which it is impossible for me to discuss at present in detail.