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Ecclesiastes 12:14 (WEB)
For God will bring every work into judgment, with every hidden thing, whether it is good, or whether it is evil.

Fathers and councils · 5

Athanasius of Alexandria, Against the Arians II.1Discourse II
“Solomon says in one place in Ecclesiastes, that ‘God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good or whether it be evil.’” — editor's note: Eccles. xii. 14.
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Ambrose of Milan, Exposition of the Christian Faith III.3Book III
“It is on the influences which work upon us that the award of judgment, and corruption, or advance to perfection, do depend, and therefore Ecclesiastes saith: “For God shall bring all His work to judgment.”” — editor's note: Eccl. xii. 14. Hurter observes that God would not judge rational creatures, were they not capable of advance or retrogression, of becoming better or falling…
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Ambrose of Milan, Exposition of the Christian Faith V.12Book V
“Every work of His God will bring into judgment; but the Son of God is not brought into judgment; for He Himself judges; therefore the Son of God is not a creature.” — editor's note: Eccles. xii. 14.
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Gregory of Nazianzus, Orations Oration 20
“…own sins; for it is uncertain whether you will rise again from the tomb till the last and universal resurrection, which will bring every work into judgment, not to be healed, but to be judged, and to give account of all which for good or evil it has treasured up.” — editor's note: Eccles. xii. 14.
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Augustine of Hippo, The City of God XX.3Book XX
“For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every despised person, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.”” — editor's note: Eccles. xii. 13, 14.
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