New International Reader s Version - NIrV - 1996
Verses about hell
Hell is portrayed across Scripture as the place or state of ultimate separation from God, where divine justice and the consequences of unrepented sin are realized. In the Old Testament, the realm of the dead is often referenced as a place of darkness and distance from life, while later prophetic texts speak of eternal shame and judgment. In the New Testament, Jesus speaks directly and frequently about hell?describing it using vivid imagery such as unquenchable fire, outer darkness, and a place of deep regret?to stress the immense gravity of rejecting God's truth and righteousness. Scripture presents hell not as an arbitrary punishment, but as the final outcome of persistently choosing separation from the Source of life and goodness. Ultimately, these verses about hell are showed as warnings served to highlight the urgent contrast between eternal judgment and the gift of salvation, underscoring God's desire for all people to seek redemption and enter into eternal life.
If I go up to the heavens, you are there. If I lie down in the deepest parts of the earth, you are also there.
Psalm 139:8
Psalm 139:8
But they don't know that dead people are there. They don't know that her guests are in the deepest parts of the grave.
Proverbs 9:18
Proverbs 9:18
The path of life leads up for those who are wise. It keeps them from going down to the grave.
Proverbs 15:24
Proverbs 15:24
So the grave is hungry to receive them. Its mouth is open wide to swallow them up. Their nobles and the rest of the people will go down into it. They will go there together with all those who have wild parties.
Isaiah 5:14
Isaiah 5:14
"King of Babylonia, many people in the grave are really excited about meeting you when you go down there. The spirits of the dead get up to welcome you. At one time all of them were leaders in the world. They were kings over the nations. They get up from their thrones.
Isaiah 14:9
Isaiah 14:9
But now you have been brought down to the grave. You have been thrown into the deepest part of the pit.
Isaiah 14:15
Isaiah 14:15
"When they go out of Jerusalem, they will see the dead bodies of those who refused to obey me. The worms that eat the bodies will not die. The fire that burns them will not be put out. It will make everyone sick just to look at them."
Isaiah 66:24
Isaiah 66:24
"Huge numbers of people who lie dead in their graves will wake up. Some will rise up to life that will never end. Others will rise up to shame that will never end.
Daniel 12:2
Daniel 12:2
His pitchfork is in his hand to clear the straw from his threshing floor. He will gather his wheat into the storeroom. But he will burn up the husks with fire that can't be put out."
Matthew 3:12
Matthew 3:12
But here is what I tell you. Do not be angry with your brother. Anyone who is angry with his brother will be judged. Again, anyone who says to his brother, 'Raca,' must stand trial in the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, 'You fool!' will be in danger of the fire in hell.
Matthew 5:22
Matthew 5:22
"If your right eye causes you to sin, poke it out and throw it away. Your eye is only one part of your body. It is better to lose it than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.
Matthew 5:29
Matthew 5:29
"If your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. Your hand is only one part of your body. It is better to lose it than for your whole body to go into hell.
Matthew 5:30
Matthew 5:30
But those who think they belong to the kingdom will be thrown outside, into the darkness. There they will sob and grind their teeth."
Matthew 8:12
Matthew 8:12
Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but can't kill the soul. Instead, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
Matthew 10:28
Matthew 10:28
The Son of Man will send out his angels. They will weed out of his kingdom everything that causes sin. They will also get rid of all who do evil.
Matthew 13:41
Matthew 13:41
They will throw them into the blazing furnace. There people will sob and grind their teeth.
Matthew 13:42
Matthew 13:42
This is how it will be on judgment day. The angels will come. They will separate the people who did what is wrong from those who did what is right.
Matthew 13:49
Matthew 13:49
They will throw the evil people into the blazing furnace. There the evil ones will sob and grind their teeth.
Matthew 13:50
Matthew 13:50
"If your hand or foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It would be better for you to enter the kingdom of heaven with only one hand or one foot than to go into hell with two hands and two feet. In hell the fire burns forever.
Matthew 18:8
Matthew 18:8
If your eye causes you to sin, poke it out and throw it away. It would be better for you to enter the kingdom of heaven with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell.
Matthew 18:9
Matthew 18:9
"Then he will say to those on his left, 'You are cursed! Go away from me into the fire that burns forever. It has been prepared for the devil and his angels.
Matthew 25:41
Matthew 25:41
"Then they will go away to be punished forever. But those who have done what is right will receive eternal life."
Matthew 25:46
Matthew 25:46
"If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It would be better for you to enter God's kingdom with only one hand than to go into hell with two hands. In hell the fire never goes out.
Mark 9:43
Mark 9:43
"If your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It would be better for you to enter God's kingdom with only one foot than to have two feet and be thrown into hell.
Mark 9:45
Mark 9:45
"If your eye causes you to sin, poke it out. It would be better for you to enter God's kingdom with only one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell.
Mark 9:47
Mark 9:47
I will show you whom you should be afraid of. Be afraid of the One who can kill the body and also has the power to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, be afraid of him.
Luke 12:5
Luke 12:5
"The time came when the beggar died. The angels carried him to Abraham's side. The rich man also died and was buried.
Luke 16:22
Luke 16:22
In hell, the rich man was suffering terribly. He looked up and saw Abraham far away. Lazarus was by his side.
Luke 16:23
Luke 16:23
So the rich man called out, 'Father Abraham! Have pity on me! Send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water. Then he can cool my tongue with it. I am in terrible pain in this fire.'
Luke 16:24
Luke 16:24
"But Abraham replied, 'Son, remember what happened in your lifetime. You received your good things. Lazarus received bad things. Now he is comforted here, and you are in terrible pain.
Luke 16:25
Luke 16:25
Besides, a wide space has been placed between us and you. So those who want to go from here to you can't go. And no one can cross over from there to us.'
Luke 16:26
Luke 16:26
He will punish those who don't know God. He will punish those who don't obey the good news about our Lord Jesus.
2 Thessalonians 1:8
2 Thessalonians 1:8
They will be destroyed forever. They will be shut out of heaven. They will never see the glory of the Lord's power.
2 Thessalonians 1:9
2 Thessalonians 1:9
What if we keep sinning on purpose? What if we do it even after we know the truth? Then there is no offering for our sins.
Hebrews 10:26
Hebrews 10:26
All we can do is to wait in fear for God to judge. His blazing fire will burn up his enemies.
Hebrews 10:27
Hebrews 10:27
God did not spare angels when they sinned. Instead, he sent them to hell. He put them in dark prisons. He will keep them there until he judges them.
2 Peter 2:4
2 Peter 2:4
Some of the angels didn't stay where they belonged. They didn't keep their positions of authority. The Lord has kept those angels in darkness. They are held by chains that last forever. On judgment day, God will judge them.
Jude 1:6
Jude 1:6
The people of Sodom and Gomorrah and the towns around them also did evil things. They gave themselves over to sexual sins. They committed sins of the worst possible kind. They are an example of those who are punished with fire. The fire never goes out.
Jude 1:7
Jude 1:7
They are like wild waves of the sea. Their shame rises up like foam. They are like falling stars. God has reserved a place of very black darkness for them. He will keep them there forever.
Jude 1:13
Jude 1:13
You, too, will drink the wine of God's great anger. His wine has been poured full strength into the cup of his anger. You will be burned with flaming sulfur. The holy angels and the Lamb will see it happen.
Revelation 14:10
Revelation 14:10
The smoke of your terrible suffering will rise for ever and ever. Day and night, there is no rest for you who worship the beast and his statue. There is no rest for you who receive the mark of his name."
Revelation 14:11
Revelation 14:11
But the beast and the false prophet were captured. The false prophet had done miraculous signs for the beast. In this way the false prophet had tricked those who had received the mark of the beast and had worshiped his statue. The beast and the false prophet were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur.
Revelation 19:20
Revelation 19:20
The devil, who fooled them, was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur. That is where the beast and the false prophet had been thrown. They will all suffer day and night for ever and ever.
Revelation 20:10
Revelation 20:10
The sea gave up the dead that were in it. And Death and Hell gave up their dead. Each of the dead was judged by what he had done.
Revelation 20:13
Revelation 20:13
Then Death and Hell were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death.
Revelation 20:14
Revelation 20:14
Anyone whose name was not written in the Book of Life was thrown into the lake of fire.
Revelation 20:15
Revelation 20:15
"But others will have their place in the lake of fire that burns with sulfur. Those who are afraid and those who do not believe will be there. Murderers and those who pollute themselves will join them. Those who commit sexual sins and those who practice witchcraft will go there. Those who worship statues of gods and all who tell lies will be there too. It is the second death."
Revelation 21:8
Revelation 21:8