Discovery Box2 Corinthians 5:10 
Context5:10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, 1 so that each one may be paid back according to what he has done while in the body, whether good or evil. 2
2 Corinthians 10:15
Context10:15 Nor do we boast beyond certain limits 3 in the work 4 done by others, but we hope 5 that as your faith continues to grow, our work may be greatly expanded 6 among you according to our limits, 7
1 sn The judgment seat (βῆμα, bhma) was a raised platform mounted by steps and sometimes furnished with a seat, used by officials in addressing an assembly or making pronouncements, often on judicial matters. The judgment seat was a common item in Greco-Roman culture, often located in the agora, the public square or marketplace in the center of a city. Use of the term in reference to Christ’s judgment would be familiar to Paul’s 1st century readers.
2 tn Or “whether good or bad.”
3 tn Or “boast excessively.” The phrase εἰς τὰ ἄμετρα (ei" ta ametra) is an idiom; literally it means “into that which is not measured,” that is, a point on a scale that goes beyond what might be expected (L&N 78.27).
4 tn Or “in the labors.”
5 tn Grk “but we have the hope.”
6 tn Or “greatly enlarged.”
7 tn That is, Paul’s work might be greatly expanded within the area of activity assigned to him by God.
