But they will have to give account to him who is ready to judge the living and the dead — the assurance of future judgment ('will give account,' apodidomi logon) before God as judge (krinō zō kai nekrous, the living and the dead) establishes that those who mock believers will face divine accountability. The imminence of judgment suggests that mockers' opportunity for repentance is limited.

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