KJV King James Version
Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
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Mark 9:48
Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
where ‘their worm never dies, and the fire is never quenched.’
WEB World English Bible
‘where their worm doesn’t die, and the fire is not quenched.’
ASV American Standard Version
where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
where their worm is not dying, and the fire is not being quenched;
Surrounding context — Mark 9
45 And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:
46 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
47 And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire:
48 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
49 For every one shall be salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt.
50 Salt [is] good: but if the salt have lost his saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another.
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Isaiah 66:24And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh.Matthew 25:41Then 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:Mark 9:43-45And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:
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