Matthew 25:46

New Century Version

“These people will go off to be punished forever, but the good people will go to live forever.”

Cross References

Daniel 12:2

Many people who have already died will live again. Some of them will wake up to have life forever, but some will wake up to find shame and disgrace forever.

Matthew 13:43

Then the good people will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Let those with ears use them and listen.

Matthew 19:16

A man came to Jesus and asked, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to have life forever?”

Matthew 19:29

And all those who have left houses, brothers, sisters, father, mother, children, or farms to follow me will get much more than they left, and they will have life forever.

Matthew 25:41

“Then the King will say to those on his left, ‘Go away from me. You will be punished. Go into the fire that burns forever that was prepared for the devil and his angels.

Matthew 25:45

“Then the King will answer, ‘I tell you the truth, anything you refused to do for even the least of my people here, you refused to do for me.’

Luke 16:26

Besides, there is a big pit between you and us, so no one can cross over to you, and no one can leave there and come here.’

John 17:2

You gave the Son power over all people so that the Son could give eternal life to all those you gave him.

John 3:36

Those who believe in the Son have eternal life, but those who do not obey the Son will never have life. God’s anger stays on them.”

John 4:14

but whoever drinks the water I give will never be thirsty. The water I give will become a spring of water gushing up inside that person, giving eternal life.”

John 5:24

“I tell you the truth, whoever hears what I say and believes in the One who sent me has eternal life. That person will not be judged guilty but has already left death and entered life.

John 5:29

Then they will come out of their graves. Those who did good will rise and have life forever, but those who did evil will rise to be judged guilty.

John 6:27

Don’t work for the food that spoils. Work for the food that stays good always and gives eternal life. The Son of Man will give you this food, because on him God the Father has put his power.”

John 6:40

Those who see the Son and believe in him have eternal life, and I will raise them on the last day. This is what my Father wants.”

Acts 13:46

But Paul and Barnabas spoke very boldly, saying, “We must speak the message of God to you first. But you refuse to listen. You are judging yourselves not worthy of having eternal life! So we will now go to the people of other nations.

Acts 13:48

When those who were not Jewish heard Paul say this, they were happy and gave honor to the message of the Lord. And the people who were chosen to have life forever believed the message.

Acts 24:15

I have the same hope in God that they have—the hope that all people, good and bad, will surely be raised from the dead.

Romans 5:21

Sin once used death to rule us, but God gave people more of his grace so that grace could rule by making people right with him. And this brings life forever through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Romans 6:23

The payment for sin is death. But God gives us the free gift of life forever in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Galatians 6:8

If they plant to satisfy their sinful selves, their sinful selves will bring them ruin. But if they plant to please the Spirit, they will receive eternal life from the Spirit.

2 Thessalonians 1:9

Those people will be punished with a destruction that continues forever. They will be kept away from the Lord and from his great power.

1 John 2:25

And this is what the Son promised to us—life forever.

Jude 1:21

Keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait for the Lord Jesus Christ with his mercy to give you life forever.

Revelation 20:10

And Satan, who tricked them, was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur with the beast and the false prophet. There they will be punished day and night forever and ever.

Revelation 20:15

And anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire.

Revelation 21:8

But cowards, those who refuse to believe, who do evil things, who kill, who sin sexually, who do evil magic, who worship idols, and who tell lies—all these will have a place in the lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.”