Bēma βῆμα

Bēma (Greek βῆμα, Strong's G968) is a Greek neuter noun meaning “judgement seat”. It occurs 12 times in 12 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Bēma, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• Matthew 27:19
  When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him.While Pilate was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him this message: “Have nothing to do with that innocent man, for I have suffered terribly in a dream today because of Him.”

John

• John 19:13
  When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought Jesus forth, and sat down in the judgment seat in a place that is called the Pavement, but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha.When Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus out and sat on the judgment seat at a place called the Stone Pavement, which in Hebrew is Gabbatha.

Acts

• Acts 7:5
  And he gave him none inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on: yet he promised that he would give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, when as yet he had no child.He gave him no inheritance here, not even a foot of ground. But God promised to give possession of the land to Abraham and his descendants, even though he did not yet have a child.
• Acts 12:21
  And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them.On the appointed day, Herod donned his royal robes, sat on his throne, and addressed the people.
• Acts 18:12
  And when Gallio was the deputy of Achaia, the Jews made insurrection with one accord against Paul, and brought him to the judgment seat,While Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews coordinated an attack on Paul and brought him before the judgment seat.
• Acts 18:16
  And he drave them from the judgment seat.And he drove them away from the judgment seat.
• Acts 18:17
  Then all the Greeks took Sosthenes, the chief ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment seat. And Gallio cared for none of those things.At this, the crowd seized Sosthenes the synagogue leader and beat him in front of the judgment seat. But none of this was of concern to Gallio.
• Acts 25:6
  And when he had tarried among them more than ten days, he went down unto Cesarea; and the next day sitting on the judgment seat commanded Paul to be brought.After spending no more than eight or ten days with them, Festus went down to Caesarea. The next day he sat on the judgment seat and ordered that Paul be brought in.
• Acts 25:10
  Then said Paul, I stand at Cesar’s judgment seat, where I ought to be judged: to the Jews have I done no wrong, as thou very well knowest.Paul replied, “I am standing before the judgment seat of Caesar, where I ought to be tried. I have done nothing wrong to the Jews, as you yourself know very well.
• Acts 25:17
  Therefore, when they were come hither, without any delay on the morrow I sat on the judgment seat, and commanded the man to be brought forth.So when they came here with me, I did not delay. The next day I sat on the judgment seat and ordered that the man be brought in.

Romans

• Romans 14:10
  But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.Why, then, do you judge your brother? Or why do you belittle your brother? For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat.

2 Corinthians

• 2 Corinthians 5:10
  For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.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.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).