Matthew 25:41

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“Then He will say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.”

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“Then He will say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.”

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“Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into the eternal fire which is prepared for the devil and his angels:”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“Then shall he say also to those on the left hand, Go ye from me, the cursed, to the fire, the age-during, that hath been prepared for the Devil and his messengers;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Matthew 25:41 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Deuteronomy 27:15‘Cursed is the man who makes a carved idol or molten image—an abomination to the LORD, the work of the hands of a craftsman—and sets it up in secret.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
  2. Deuteronomy 28:16You will be cursed in the city and cursed in the country.
  3. Psalms 6:8Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity, for the LORD has heard my weeping.
  4. Psalms 119:21You rebuke the arrogant— the cursed who stray from Your commandments.
  5. Psalms 119:115Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may obey the commandments of my God.
  6. Psalms 139:19O God, that You would slay the wicked— away from me, you bloodthirsty men—
  7. Isaiah 66:24“As they go forth, they will see the corpses of the men who have rebelled against Me; for their worm will never die, their fire will never be quenched, and they will be a horror to all mankind.”
  8. Jeremiah 17:5This is what the LORD says: “Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind, who makes the flesh his strength and turns his heart from the LORD.
  9. Matthew 3:12His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
  10. Matthew 5:22But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to the fire of hell.
  11. Matthew 7:23Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’
  12. Matthew 13:40As the weeds are collected and burned in the fire, so will it be at the end of the age.
  13. Matthew 13:42And they will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
  14. Matthew 13:50and throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
  15. Matthew 18:8If your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than to have two hands and two feet and be thrown into the eternal fire.
  16. Matthew 25:46And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
  17. Mark 9:43If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than to have two hands and go into hell, into the unquenchable fire.
  18. Luke 13:27And he will answer, ‘I tell you, I do not know where you are from. Depart from me, all you evildoers.’
  19. Luke 16:24So he cried out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue. For I am in agony in this fire.’
  20. John 8:44You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies.
  21. Romans 9:22What if God, intending to show His wrath and make His power known, bore with great patience the vessels of His wrath, prepared for destruction?
  22. Galatians 3:10All who rely on works of the law are under a curse. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.”
  23. 2 Thessalonians 1:9They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might,
  24. Hebrews 6:8But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless, and its curse is imminent. In the end it will be burned.

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