KJV King James Version
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Matthew 25:46
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
WEB World English Bible
These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
ASV American Standard Version
And these shall go away into eternal punishment: but the righteous into eternal life.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And these shall go away to punishment age-during, but the righteous to life age-during.’
Surrounding context — Matthew 25
43 I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
44 Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?
45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did [it] not to one of the least of these, ye did [it] not to me.
46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
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καὶG2532 · kaiandἀπελεύσονταιG565 · aperchomaito go awayοὗτοιG3778 · ohutosthis/he/she/itεἰςG1519 · eistowardκόλασινG2851 · kolasispunishmentαἰώνιον,G166 · aiōnioseternalοἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoδὲG1161 · dethenδίκαιοιG1342 · dikaiosjustεἰςG1519 · eistowardζωὴνG2222 · zōēlifeαἰώνιον.¶G166 · aiōnioseternal
Cross-references
Daniel 12:2And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame [and] everlasting contempt.John 5:29And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.John 3:36He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.Revelation 21:8But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.Revelation 20:15And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.2 Thessalonians 1:9Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;Romans 6:23For the wages of sin [is] death; but the gift of God [is] eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.Romans 5:21That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.Revelation 20:10And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet [are], and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.John 3:15-16That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.John 10:27-28My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:Mark 9:48-49Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.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:Acts 24:15And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.1 John 2:25And this is the promise that he hath promised us, [even] eternal life.Galatians 6:8For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.John 17:2As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.
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