The extremely dangerous and erroneous doctrine of “universalism” is rampant today. Many have fallen for this apostate “ideal,” concocted by minds that are unwilling to accept the fact that God’s Love can never contradict the Truth His Son died to bring us. In this study, you will find many passages that shed light on areas the universalists have distorted to suit the devil in his campaign to draw countless souls into error.
Up to now I have quoted from the old Bible we inherited from my husband’s grandmother. I found it to be far superior to the “authorized” King James Version. With the translator’s permission, I will now be quoting from the ENGLISH MAJORITY TEXT VERSION (EMTV). Special thanks go to Paul Esposito for allowing me to share this work with you. You may visit his web site here:
http://www.majoritytext.com/
My prayer is that you will be blessed, as I have been, by the wonderful “nuggets of truth” found in this study.
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1. Greek #928
basanizō (bas-an-id'-zo) From Greek #931
Definition: “to torture”
Translated: “pain, toil, torment, toss, vex”
2. Greek #929
basanismos (bas-an-is-mos') From Greek #928
Definition: “torture”
Translated: “torment”
3. Greek #931
basanos (bas'-an-os) Perhaps remotely from the same as Greek #939 (through the notion of going to the bottom)
Definition: “a touch stone, that is, (by analogy) torture”
Translated: “torment”
4. Greek #2851
kolasis (kol'-as-is) From Greek #2849
Definition: “penal infliction”
Translated: “punishment, torment”
5. Greek #2849
kolazō (kol-ad'-zo) From kolos (dwarf)
Definition: “properly to curtail, that is, (figuratively) to chastise (or reserve for infliction)”
Translated: “punish”
6. Greek #166
aiōnios (ahee-o'-nee-os) From G165
Definition: “perpetual (also used of past time, or past and future as well)”
Translated: “eternal, for ever, everlasting, world (began)”
7. Greek #165
aiōn (ahee-ohn')
Definition: “properly an age; by extension perpetuity (also past); by implication the world; specifically (Jewish) a Messianic period (present or future)”
Translated: “age, course, eternal, (for) ever (-more), [n-]ever, (beginning of the, while the) world (began, without end)”
8. Greek #1857
exōteros (ex-o'-ter-os)
Definition: “exterior”
Translated: “outer”
9. Greek #4653
skotia (skot-ee'-ah) From Greek #4655
Definition: "dimness, obscurity (literally or figuratively)"
Translated: "dark (-ness)"
10. Greek #4655
skotos (skot'-os)
Definition: “shadiness, that is, obscurity (literally or figuratively)”
Translated: “darkness”
11. Greek #1030
brugmos (broog-mos') From G1031
Definition: “a grating (of the teeth)”
Translated: “gnashing”
12. Greek #1031
bruchō (broo'-kho)
Definition: “to grate the teeth (in pain or rage)”
Translated: “gnash”
13. Greek #86
hadēs (hah'-dace) From G1 (as a negative particle) and G1492
Definition: “properly unseen, that is, ‘Hades’ or the place (state) of departed souls”
Translated: “grave, hell”
14. Greek #1067
geenna (gheh'-en-nah) Of Hebrew origin ([H1516] and [H2011]); valley of (the son of) Hinnom; gehenna (or Ge-Hinnom), a valley of Jerusalem
Definition: “used (figuratively) as a name for the place (or state) of everlasting punishment”
Translated: “hell”
15. Greek #5020
tartaroō (tar-tar-o'-o) From Tartaros̄ (the deepest abyss of Hades)
Definition: “to incarcerate in eternal torment”
Translated: “cast down to hell”
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1. Greek #928
basanizō (bas-an-id'-zo) From Greek #931
Definition: “to torture”
Translated: “pain, toil, torment, toss, vex”
- The word “pained” was used in the revised KJV. See below for the EMTV.
Revelation 12:2: “And being pregnant, she was crying out, being in labor and being in great pain to give birth.”
- The word “toiling” was used in the revised KJV. See below for the EMTV.
Mark 6:48: “Then He saw them straining at rowing, for the wind was against them. Now about the fourth watch of the night He came to them walking on the sea, and He intended to pass by them.”
- The word “torment(ed)” was used in the revised KJV. See the quotes below for the EMTV.
Matthew 8:6, 29: “and saying, ‘Lord, my servant has been laid up in the house a paralytic, being tormented terribly.’ ... And suddenly they cried out, saying, ‘What have we to do with You, Jesus, Son of God? Have You come here to torment us before the time?’”
Mark 5:7: “and crying out with a great voice he said, ‘What have I to do with You, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I adjure You by God, do not torment me!’”
Luke 8:28: “And seeing Jesus and crying out, he fell down before Him, and with a loud voice he said, ‘What have I to do with You, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You, do not torment me!’”
Revelation 9:5: “And they were not given authority to kill them, but that they should torment them for five months. And their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it strikes a man.” (Note: the second two “torments” are from Greek #929)
Revelation 20:10: “And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of fire and brimstone where also the Beast and the False Prophet are. And they shall be tormented day and night forever and ever.”
- The word “tossed” was used in the KJV, while “harassed” was used in the EMTV.
Matthew 14:24: “But the boat was now in the middle of the sea, being harassed by the waves, for the wind was against them.”
- The word “vexed” was used in the KJV, rather than the more accurate “tormented” found in the EMTV.
2 Peter 2:8: “(for that righteous man, living among them day after day, tormented his righteous soul by seeing and hearing their lawless deeds)--”
2. Greek #929
basanismos (bas-an-is-mos') From Greek #928
Definition: “torture”
Translated: “torment”
- The word “torment” was used in both the KJV and EMTV.
Revelation 9:5: “And they were not given authority to kill them, but that they should torment [Gr #928] them for five months. And their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it strikes a man.”
Revelation 14:11: “And the smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever; and they have no rest day or night, those who worship the Beast and his image, and anyone who receives the mark of his name.”
Revelation 18:7, 10, 15: “In as many things as she glorified herself and lived luxuriously, in the same measure give to her torment and sorrow; because she says in her heart, 'I sit as queen, and am not a widow, and I shall by no means see sorrow.' ...standing from afar on account of the fear of her torment, saying, 'Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! Because in one hour your judgment came.' ...The merchants of these things, who became rich from her, shall stand at afar on account of the fear of her torment, both weeping and sorrowing,”
3. Greek #931
basanos (bas'-an-os) Perhaps remotely from the same as Greek #939 (through the notion of going to the bottom). The Greek word is “basis” (G939) and is used once as “feet” in Acts 3:7.
Definition: “a touch stone, that is, (by analogy) torture”
Translated: “torment”
- The word “torment(s)” was used in both KJV and EMTV.
Matthew 4:24: “And the report of Him went throughout all Syria; and they brought to Him all those were ill, suffering with various diseases and torments, and those who were demon-possessed, epileptics, and paralytics; and He healed them.”
Luke 16:23, 28: “And being in torments in Hades, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham from afar, and Lazarus in his bosom. ... for I have five brothers, so that he may testify to them, lest they also come to this place of torment.’”
4. Greek #2851
kolasis (kol'-as-is) From Greek #2849
Definition: “penal infliction”
Translated: “punishment, torment”
- The word “punishment” was used in both the KJV and the EMTV.
Matthew 25:46: “And these shall go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
- The word “torment” was used in the KJV. See below for the EMTV.
1 John 4:18: “There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves punishment. But he that fears has not been made perfect in love.”
5. Greek #2849
kolazō (kol-ad'-zo) From kolos (dwarf)
Definition: “properly to curtail, that is, (figuratively) to chastise (or reserve for infliction)”
Translated: “punish”
- The word “punish(ed)” was used in the KJV. See below for its use in the EMTV.
Acts 4:21: “So having threatened them further, they released them, finding no way of punishing them, on account of the people, because they all were glorifying God over that which had occurred.”
2 Peter 2:9: “then the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptation and how to keep the unjust under punishment for the day of judgment,”
6. Greek #166
aiōnios (ahee-o'-nee-os) From Greek #165 (see below)
Definition: “perpetual (also used of past time, or past and future as well)”
Translated: “eternal, for ever, everlasting, world (began)”
- The word “eternal” was used in the KJV. See the following passages for its use in the EMTV.
Matthew 19:16: “And behold, one came and said to Him, ‘Good Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life?’”
Matthew 25:46: “And these shall go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
Mark 3:29: “but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is under sentence of eternal condemnation--”
Mark 10:17, 30: “Now as He was going out into the road, one came running up, and having knelt before Him, he asked Him, ‘Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?’ ...who shall not receive a hundredfold now in this time--houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and fields, along with persecutions--and in the age to come, eternal life.”
Luke 10:25: “And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested Him, saying, ‘Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?’”
Luke 18:18: “Now a certain ruler asked Him, saying, ‘Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?’”
John 3:15: “that everyone who believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.”
John 4:36: “And he who reaps receives wages, and gathers fruit unto eternal life, that both he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together.”
John 5:39: “You search the Scriptures, because you think that in them you have eternal life; and these are they which testify about Me.”
John 6:54, 68: “Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up in the last day. ... But Simon Peter answered Him, ‘Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.”
John 10:28: “And I give to them eternal life, and they shall never perish; and no one will snatch them out of My hand.”
John 12:25: “He that loves his life shall lose it, and he that hates his life in this world shall keep it for eternal life.”
John 17:1-3: “Jesus spoke these words, lifted up His eyes to heaven, and said: ‘Father, the time has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son also may glorify You, just as You have given Him authority over all flesh, so that He will give eternal life to all You have given Him. And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.”
Acts 13:48: “Now when the Gentiles heard this, they rejoiced and glorified the word of the Lord. And as many as were appointed to eternal life believed.”
Romans 2: (3-6&)7: “But do you think this, O man, you who judge those practicing such things yet doing them, that you will escape the judgment of God? Or do you despise the riches of His kindness, and forbearance, and longsuffering, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance? But according to your hardness and impenitent heart you are treasuring up for yourself wrath in the day of wrath and revelation, and of the righteous judgment of God, who will recompense to each one according to his works: to those who by the endurance of good works are seeking glory and honor and incorruption--eternal life.”
Romans 5: (20&)21: “But the law came in alongside, so that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace superabounded, so that just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”
Romans 6: (22&)23: “But now having been freed from sin, and having become enslaved to God, you have your fruit resulting in sanctification, and the outcome, eternal [Greek #166] life. For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
2 Corinthians 4:17-18: “For our momentary light affliction is working out for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory, while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are for a season, but the things which are not seen last forever.”
2 Corinthians 5:1: “For we know that if our earthly house, this tent, is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made by hand, eternal in the heavens.”
1 Timothy 6:12, (17-18&)19: “Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold of eternal life, to which you were called and have confessed the good confession before many witnesses. ... Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to put their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but in the living God, who provides all things richly for us to enjoy, to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous, sharing, storing up for yourselves a good foundation for the future, that they may lay hold of eternal life.”
2 Timothy 2:10: “Because of this, I endure all things for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.”
Titus 1: (1&)2: “Paul, a bondservant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of the elect of God and the full knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness, in hope of eternal life which God, who cannot lie, promised before time itself,”
Titus 3:7: “that having been justified by His grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.”
Hebrews 5:9(&10): “And having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him, concerning whom we have much to say, and it is hard to explain, since you have become sluggish in hearing.”
Hebrews 6: (1&)2: “Therefore, leaving the subject of the beginning of Christ, let us be moved to perfection, not again laying down a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God, of the doctrine of baptisms, of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.”
Hebrews 9:12 (&13) 14-15: “Not through the blood of goats and calves, but through His own blood, He entered once for all into the Holies, having obtained eternal redemption. For if the blood of bulls and goats and the ashes of a heifer, sprinkling those having been defiled, sanctifies for the purity of the flesh, by how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God, will cleanse your conscience from dead works in order that we might serve the living God? And on account of this He is the Mediator of the new covenant, so that, since a death has occurred for redemption of the transgressions at the time of the first covenant, that those having been called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.”
1 Peter 5:10: “But may the God of all grace, the One having called you into His eternal glory in Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a little while, may He Himself make you complete--He will establish, strengthen, and firmly ground you.”
1 John 1: (1&)2(&3): “That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have gazed upon, and our hands have handled, concerning the Word of life--and the life was manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and we declare to you the eternal life which was with the Father and was manifested to us--that which we have seen and heard we declare to you, in order that you also may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ.”
1 John 2:25: “And this is the promise which He Himself promised to you--eternal life.”
1 John 3:15: “Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.”
1 John 5:11, 13, 20: “And this is the testimony: that God has given to us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. ... These things I write to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may believe in the name of the Son of God. ... And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us an understanding, that we may know Him that is true; and we are in Him that is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.”
Jude 1: (6&)7, 21: “And the angels who did not keep their own domain, but rather having left their own habitation, He has kept with everlasting chains under darkness for the judgment of the great day; as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities around them in a similar manner to these, having given themselves over to fornication and having gone after other flesh, are set forth as an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire. ... keep yourselves in the love of God, anticipating the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to eternal life. ”
- The word “everlasting” was used in the KJV. See the following for its use in the EMTV.
Matthew 18:8: “And if your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut them off and cast them from you. It is better for you to enter into life lame or maimed, than having two hands or two feet, to be thrown into the eternal fire.”
Matthew 19:29: “And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands, for My name's sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and shall inherit eternal life.”
Matthew 25:41, 46: “Then He will also say to those on the left, 'Depart from Me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels: ...And these shall go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
Luke 16: (8&)9: “So the master praised the unrighteous manager because he had dealt shrewdly. For the sons of this age are shrewder in their own generation than the sons of light. And I say to you, make friends for yourselves by the mammon of unrighteousness, so that whenever you fail, they may receive you into the eternal dwellings.” (See full context)
Luke 18:30: “who shall not receive many times more in this present time, and in the age to come eternal life.” (Same as Jesus’ words in Matthew 19:29, above)
John 3:16, 36: “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. ... He who believes in the Son has eternal life; and he who does not believe the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.”
John 4:14: “but whoever drinks of the water which I shall give him will by no means ever thirst again. But the water which I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into eternal life.”
John 5:24: “Most assuredly I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life.”
John 6:27, 40, 47: “Work not for the food which perishes, but for the food which abides unto everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give to you; for upon Him God the Father has set His seal. ... And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him may have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. ... Most assuredly I say to you, he who believes in Me has eternal life.”
John 12:50: “And I know that His command is eternal life. Therefore, whatever I speak, as the Father has said to Me, thus I speak.”
Acts 13:46: “But Paul and Barnabas, speaking boldly said, ‘It was necessary for the word of God to be spoken to you first; but since you thrust it away, and judge yourselves not worthy of eternal life; behold, we turn to the Gentiles.’”
Romans 6:22: “But now having been freed from sin, and having become enslaved to God, you have your fruit resulting in sanctification, and the outcome, eternal life.”
Romans 16: (25&)26: “Now to Him who is able to establish you according to my gospel and the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery kept secret since the world began, but now made manifest, and by the prophetic Scriptures made known to all nations, according to the commandment of the eternal God, for obedience to the faith--”
Galatians 6:8: “For he who sows to his flesh, from his own flesh will reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap everlasting life.”
2 Thessalonians 1: (3-)9(&10): “We are obligated to give thanks to God always for you, brothers, and rightfully so, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of every one of you all increases towards one another, so that we ourselves are boasting in you among the churches of God about your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that you endure, which is evidence of the righteous judgment of God, so that you may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, on behalf of which you also suffer; since it is a righteous thing with God to repay with affliction those who afflict you, and to give you who are being afflicted rest along with us at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with His mighty angels, in flaming fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God, and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. These shall pay a penalty--eternal destruction [Greek: ‘punishment’] from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His might, whenever He comes, in that Day, to be glorified among His saints and to be marveled among all those having believed, because our testimony among you was believed.” (This passage is so good that it needs to be quoted here. Take heart, dear faithful ones!)
2 Thessalonians 2:16(&17): “Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, and our God and Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and a good hope by grace, comfort your hearts and establish you in every good word and work.”
1 Timothy 6:16: “who alone has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light, whom no man has seen or is able to see, to whom be honor and everlasting power. Amen.”
Hebrews 13:20(&21): “Now may the God of peace who brought up our Lord Jesus from the dead, that great Shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you complete in every good work to do His will, working in you what is well pleasing before Him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.”
2 Peter 1:11: “For in this way the entrance will be supplied to you richly into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.”
Revelation 14:6(&7): “Then I saw an angel flying in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to proclaim to those who dwell on the earth, and to every nation, tribe, language, and people, saying with a loud voice, "Fear the Lord and give glory to Him, for the hour of His judgment has come; and you shall worship Him who made heaven and earth, and the sea and fountains of waters.”
- The word “world” was used in the KJV. See these verses for its use in the EMTV.
Romans 16:25 (&26) : “Now to Him who is able to establish you according to my gospel and the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery kept secret since the world began, but now made manifest, and by the prophetic Scriptures made known to all nations, according to the commandment of the eternal God, for obedience to the faith--To the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever! [Greek #165] Amen.”
2 Timothy 1:9: “who having saved us, and having called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was given to us in Christ Jesus before time itself,”
Titus 1:2: “in hope of eternal life which God, who cannot lie, promised before time itself,”
- The word “ever” was used in the KJV. See below for the EMTV.
Philemon 1:15(&16): “For perhaps he was taken away for a time on account of this, in order that you might keep him eternally, no longer as a slave but more than a slave--a beloved brother, especially to me but how much more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord.”
7. Greek #165
aiōn (ahee-ohn')
Definition: “properly an age; by extension perpetuity (also past); by implication the world; specifically (Jewish) a Messianic period (present or future)”
Translated: “age, course, eternal, (for) ever (-more), [n-]ever, (beginning of the, while the) world (began, without end)”
- The Greek word “aion” was translated “course” in the KJV in verse 2. In verse 7, both the KJV and EMTV used “ages.” The same applies to Colossians 1:26.
Ephesians 2:2, 7: “in which you once walked according to the age of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit which is now working in the sons of disobedience, ...that in the coming ages He might show the surpassing riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.” (Vincent’s Word Study give this explanation of verse 7: “Lit., the ages, those which are coming on. Which are successively arriving until Christ's second coming.” That is an interesting point, considering the “Universalists” hinge much of their belief on this verse.)
Colossians 1:26: “the mystery which has been hidden from the ages and from generations, but now was revealed to His saints.”
- The word “eternal” was used in both KJV. See below for its use in the EMTV.
Ephesians 3:11: “according to the eternal purpose which He made in Christ Jesus our Lord,”
1 Timothy 1:17: “Now to the King of the Ages, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.”
- The word “ever” was used in the KJV. See all these verses for its use in the EMTV.
Matthew 6:13: “And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.”
Matthew 21:19: “And seeing a fig tree by the road, He went up to it and found nothing on it but leaves, and said to it, ‘May fruit no longer come from you ever again.’ And immediately the fig tree withered away.”
Mark 11:14: “And answering, Jesus said to it, "May no one eat fruit from you ever again." And His disciples were listening.”
Luke 1:33, 55: “And He shall reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there shall be no end. ... As He spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his seed forever.”
John 6:51, 58: “I am the living bread which came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread that I shall give is My flesh, which I shall give for the life of the world. ... This is the bread which came down from heaven, not as your fathers ate the manna, and died. He that eats this bread shall live forever.”
John 8:35: “And a slave does not remain in the house forever, but a son remains forever.”
John 12:34: “The crowd answered Him, ‘We heard from the law that the Christ abides forever; and so how do You say, 'The Son of Man must be lifted up'? Who is this Son of Man?’”
John 14:16(&17): “And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, so that He may abide with you forever, the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, because He abides with you and shall be in you.”
Romans 1: (24&)25: “Therefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of the own hearts, to dishonor their own bodies among themselves, who exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshipped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.”
Romans 9:5: “of whom are the fathers and from whom Christ came, according to the flesh, He who is God over all, blessed forever. Amen.”
Romans 11:36: “For of Him and through Him and to Him are all things; to Him be the glory forever! Amen.”
Romans 16:27: “To the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever! Amen.”
2 Corinthians 9: (8&)9: “And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that in everything always having all sufficiency, you may abound for every good work, just as it is written: ‘He has dispersed, He has given to the poor; His righteousness endures forever.’”
Galatians 1:5: “to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.”
Philippians 4:20: “Now to our God and Father be glory forever and ever. Amen.”
1 Timothy 1:17: “Now to the King of the Ages, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.”
2 Timothy 4:18: “And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work and preserve me for His heavenly kingdom. To Him be glory forever and ever. Amen!”
Hebrews 1:8: “But to the Son He says: "Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; a scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your Kingdom.”
Hebrews 5:6: “Just as He also says in another place: ‘You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek’;”
Hebrews 6:20: “where the Forerunner has entered in behalf of us, even Jesus, having become a High Priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.”
Hebrews 7:17, 21, 24: “For He testifies: ‘You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.’ ...for they have become priests without an oath, but He with an oath by Him that said to Him: "The LORD has sworn and will not relent, 'You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek' ", ...But He, because He remains forever, has an unchangeable priesthood.”
Hebrews 13:8, 21: “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. ...make you complete in every good work to do His will, working in you what is well pleasing before Him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.”
1 Peter 1: (22&)23,(24&) 25: “Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth through the Spirit in sincere love for the brothers, love one another fervently from a pure heart, having been born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever. For ‘All flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man is as the flower of the grass. The grass withers, and its flower falls away, but the word of the LORD endures forever.’ Now this is the word which was proclaimed to you.”
1 Peter 5:11: “To Him be the glory and the power, forever and ever. Amen.”
2 Peter 3: (17&)18: “You therefore, beloved, knowing this beforehand, be on guard, lest you also fall from your own steadfastness, being carried away by the error of the wicked; but grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and forever. Amen.”
1 John 2:17: “And the world is passing away, and its lust; but he who does the will of God abides forever.”
2 John 1:2: “on account of the truth which abides in us and will be with us forever:”
Jude 1: (12&)13, 25: “These are stains in your love feasts, while they feast with you without fear, caring for themselves, they are waterless clouds being carried along by winds; late autumn trees unfruitful, twice having died, having been uprooted, raging waves on the sea, casting up the foam of their own shame; wandering stars for whom the darkness of the netherworld has been reserved forever. ... To the only wise God our Savior, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and forever. Amen.”
Revelation 1:6: “and He made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be the glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.”
Revelation 4:9-10(&11): “Whenever the living beings give glory and honor and thanksgiving to Him that sits on the throne, to Him that lives forever and ever, the twenty-four elders fall down before Him who sits on the throne and they worship Him that lives forever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying: ‘You are worthy, our Lord and God, the Holy One, to receive the glory and the honor and the power; because You created all things, and by Your will they existed and they were created.’”
Revelation 5:13-14: “And every creature which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that are in them, I heard saying: ‘Blessing and honor and glory and power to Him that sits upon the throne, and to the Lamb, forever and ever. Amen!’ -and the four living beings said ‘Amen!’ And the elders fell down and worshipped.” (The words “forever and ever” were added in the KJV. The EMTV rendering is more accurate.)
Revelation 7: (11&)12: “And all the angels stood around the throne, and the elders and the four living beings, and they fell down on their faces before His throne and they worshipped God, saying: ‘Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom, and thanksgiving and honor and power and might, be to our God forever and ever. Amen.’”
Revelation 10: (5&)6: “And the angel whom I saw standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven and swore by Him who lives forever and ever, who created the heaven and the things in it, the earth and the things in it, and the sea and the things in it, that there should be no more delay;”
Revelation 11:15: “Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and there were great voices in heaven, saying, ‘The kingdom of this world have become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever!’”
Revelation 14:11: “And the smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever; and they have no rest day or night, those who worship the Beast and his image, and anyone who receives the mark of his name.”
Revelation 15:7: “Then one of the four living beings gave to the seven angels seven golden bowls full of the wrath of God who lives forever and ever.”
Revelation 19: (2&)3: “...For true and righteous are His judgments, for He has judged the great harlot who corrupted the earth with her fornication; and He has avenged the blood of His servants shed by her hand.’ And a second one said, ‘Hallelujah! Her smoke goes up forever and ever!’”
Revelation 20:10: “And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of fire and brimstone where also the Beast and the False Prophet are. And they shall be tormented day and night forever and ever.”
Revelation 22:5: “And night shall not exist. and there shall not be a need of a lamp and of light, because the Lord God shall illuminate them. And they shall reign forever and ever.”
- The word “evermore” was used in the KJV. See these verses for its use in the EMTV.
2 Corinthians 11:31: “The God and Father of the Lord Jesus Christ, who is blessed forever, knows that I am not lying.”
Hebrews 7:28: “For the law appoints men as high priests who have weakness, but the word of the oath, which came after the law, appoints a Son who has been perfected forever.”
Revelation 1:18: “I am He who lives, and became dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. And I have the keys of Death and of Hades.”
- The word “never” was used in the KJV. See these passages for its use in the EMTV.
Mark 3:29: “but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is under sentence of eternal condemnation’--”
This verse was seemingly more accurately translated in Gran’s old Bible, which puts it this way: “But whosoever shall blaspheme against the Holy Spirit hath never forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin:” Vincent’s Word Study dates the mistranslation of “eternal condemnation [damnation]” back beyond Tyndale to Erasmus.
John 4:14: “but whoever drinks of the water which I shall give him will by no means ever thirst again. But the water which I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into eternal life.”
John 6:35: “And Jesus said to them, ‘I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst.’”
John 8:51-52: “Most assuredly I say to you, if anyone keeps My word he shall by no means experience death. Then the Jews said to Him, ‘Now we know that You have a demon! Abraham and the prophets died, and You say, If anyone keeps My word he shall by no means experience death.’”
John 10:28: “And I give to them eternal [Greek #166] life, and they shall never perish; and no one will snatch them out of My hand.”
John 11:26: “And everyone who lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?”
John 13:8: “Peter said to Him, ‘You shall never wash my feet!’ Jesus answered him, ‘Unless I wash you, you have no part with Me.’”
- The word “world” was used in the KJV. See the following verses for its use in the EMTV.
Matthew 12:32: “And whoever says a word against the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, either in this age, or in the coming one.”
Matthew 13:22, 39-40, 49 (&50): “But the seed sown in the thorns is he who hears the word, and the anxiety of this age, and the deceitfulness of riches chokes out the word, and it becomes fruitless. ...The enemy who sowed them is the devil, the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are the angels. Therefore just as the tares are gathered and burned with fire, thus it will be at the end of this age. ... Thus it shall be at the end of the age: the angels shall go forth and separate the evil from among the righteous, and cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
Matthew 24:3: “And as He was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, ‘Tell us, when shall these things be? And what shall be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?’”
Matthew 28: (19&)20: “‘Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe everything that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.’ Amen.”
Mark 4: (18&)19: “And these are the seeds being sown in the thorns; they are the ones who are hearing the word, and the anxieties of this age, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires for other things coming in choke out the word, and it becomes fruitless.”
Mark 10: (29&)30: “Assuredly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields, for My sake and for the sake of the gospel, who shall not receive a hundredfold now in this time--houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and fields, along with persecutions--and in the age to come, eternal life.”
Luke 1:70: “as He spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets, who have been since the world began,”
Luke 16:8: “So the master praised the unrighteous manager because he had dealt shrewdly. For the sons of this age are shrewder in their own generation than the sons of light.”
Luke 18: (29&)30: “So He said to them, ‘Assuredly I say to you, there is no one who has left house or parents or brothers or wife or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God, who shall not receive many times more in this present time, and in the age to come eternal life.’”
Luke 20:34-35(&36): “And Jesus answered and said to them, "The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage. But those who have been counted worthy to attain that age, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry nor are given in marriage; nor can they die anymore, for they are equal to the angels and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.”
John 9:32: “Since eternity past it was unheard of that anyone opened the eyes of one having been born blind.”
Acts 3: (19-20&)21: “Repent therefore and turn back, that your sins may be wiped away, in order that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that He may send He who had been ordained to be your Messiah, Jesus, whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, which God has spoken by the mouth of all His holy prophets since the world began.”
Acts 15:18: “Known from everlasting to God are all His works.”
Romans 12:2: “And do not fashion yourselves after this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and well pleasing and perfect will of God.”
1 Corinthians 1:20: “Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the disputer of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world [Greek #2889]?”
1 Corinthians 2:6-8: “However, we speak wisdom among those that are perfect, but not the wisdom of this age, nor of the rulers of this age, who are being destroyed. But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, the wisdom having been hidden, which God foreordained before the ages for our glory, which none of the rulers of this age knew (for had they known, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory).”
1 Corinthians 3:18: “Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you seems to be wise in this age, let him become a fool, that he may become wise.”
1 Corinthians 8:13: “Wherefore, if food causes my brother to stumble, I will by no means eat meat, lest I cause my brother to stumble.”
1 Corinthians 10:11: “Now all these things happened to those people as examples, and they were written for our instruction, to whom the ends of the ages have come.”
2 Corinthians 4: (3&)4: “But even if our gospel is hidden, it is hidden among those who are perishing, among whom the god of this age has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, so that the illumination of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should not shine on them.”
Galatians 1:4: “who gave Himself for our sins, so that He might deliver us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,”
Ephesians 1:21: “above every ruler and authority and power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the coming age.”
Ephesians 3: (8&)9 (&10), 21: “To me, the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, to preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, and to enlighten all as to what is the administration of the mystery, which had been hidden from the ages in God, who created all things through Jesus Christ; that the manifold wisdom of God might be made known by the church to the rulers and authorities in the heavenlies, ...to Him be glory in the church in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.”
Ephesians 6:12: “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual forces of evil in the heavenlies.”
1 Timothy 6:17(&18-19): “Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to put their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but in the living God, who provides all things richly for us to enjoy, to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous, sharing, storing up for yourselves a good foundation for the future, that they may lay hold of eternal life.”
2 Timothy 4:10: “For Demas has forsaken me, having loved this present world, and traveled to Thessalonica--Crescens to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia.”
Titus 2:12: “teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age,”
Hebrews 6: (4&)5 (&6): “For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and became partakers of the Holy Spirit, and have tasted the good word of God and the powerful deeds of the age to come, and having fallen away, to renew them again to repentance, since they crucify again for themselves the Son of God, and hold Him up to contempt.”
Hebrews 9:26: “since it would have been necessary for Him to suffer often from the foundation of the world [Greek #2889]; but now, once at the consummation of the ages, He has been revealed for the removal of sin through the sacrifice of Himself.”
Hebrews 11: 3: “By faith we understand that time itself was framed by a command of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible.”
8. Greek #1857
exōteros (ex-o'-ter-os)
Definition: “exterior”
Translated: “outer”
- The word “outer” was used in the KJV. See below for its use in the EMTV.
Matthew 22: (12&)13: “So he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you come in here not having wedding clothes?’ And he was speechless. Then the king said to the servants, ‘Tie him up hands and feet, take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’”
Matthew 25:30: “And cast the useless servant into the darkness outside. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
9. Greek #4653
skotia (skot-ee'-ah) From Greek #4655
Definition: "dimness, obscurity (literally or figuratively)"
Translated: "dark (-ness)"
- The word “dark” was used in the KJV. See below for its use in the EMTV.
John 6: (16&)17: “Now when evening came, His disciples went down to the sea, and having entered into the boat, they were going across the sea to Capernaum. And darkness had already come, and Jesus had not come to them.”
John 20:1: “On the first day of the week Mary Magdalene went to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb.”
- The word “darkness” was used in the KJV. See the following verses for its use in the EMTV.
Matthew 10:27: “What I say to you in the dark, say in the light; and what you hear in the ear, proclaim on the housetops.”
John 1: (4&)5: “In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not apprehend it.”
John 8:12: “Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, ‘I am the light of the world. He that follows Me shall by no means walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.’”
John 12:35, 46: “Then Jesus said to them, ‘For yet a little while longer the light is with you. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you; he who walks in darkness does not know where he is going. ... I have come as a light into the world, so that whoever believes in Me may not abide in darkness.”
1 John 1:5: “And this is the message which we have heard from Him and we announce to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all.”
1 John 2:8-9(&10),11: “Again, a new commandment I am writing to you, which thing is true in Him and in you, because the darkness is passing away, and the true light already shines. He who says that he is in the light, and hates his brother, is in darkness until now. He who loves his brother abides in the light, and there is no cause for stumbling in him. But he who hates his brother is in darkness and walks in darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.”
10. Greek #4655
skotos (skot'-os)
Definition: “shadiness, that is, obscurity (literally or figuratively)”
Translated: “darkness”
- The word “darkness” was used in the KJV. See the following verses for its use in the EMTV.
Matthew 4:16: “the people sitting in darkness have seen a great light, and to those who sat in the land and the shadow of death, light sprang up on them.”
Matthew 6:23: “But if your eye is evil, your whole body will be dark. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is that darkness!”
Matthew 22:13: “Then the king said to the servants, ‘Tie him up hands and feet, take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’”
Matthew 25:30: “And cast the useless servant into the darkness outside. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
Matthew 27:45: “Now from the sixth hour until the ninth hour, darkness came upon all the land.”
Mark 15:33: “Now when the sixth hour had come, darkness came upon the whole land until the ninth hour.”
Luke 1:79: “to give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.”
Luke 11:35: “Therefore take heed that the light which is in you is not darkness.”
Luke 12:3: “Therefore whatever you have spoken in the dark shall be heard in the light, and what you have spoken in the ear in behind closed doors shall be proclaimed on the housetops.”
Luke 22:53: “When I was with you daily in the temple, you did not try to seize Me. But this is your hour, and the power of darkness.”
Luke 23:44: “Now it was about the sixth hour, and darkness came upon the whole land until the ninth hour.”
Acts 2:19-20: “The sun shall be changed into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the Lord.”
Acts 13:11: “And now behold, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you shall be blind, not seeing the sun for a season." And immediately a mistiness and darkness fell upon him, and going about, he sought someone to lead him by the hand.”
Romans 2: (17-18&)19 (&20): “Behold, you are called a Jew, and rest on the law, and boast in God, and know His will, and approve the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law, and are persuaded that you are a guide to the blind, a light to those in darkness, an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, having the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law.”
Romans 13:12: “The night is advanced, the day is at hand. Therefore let us put off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.”
1 Corinthians 4:5: “So then judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who also will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make clear the purposes of the hearts. Then each one's praise shall come from God.”
2 Corinthians 4:6: “Because it is God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who shined in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.”
2 Corinthians 6:14: “Do not become unequally yoked with unbelievers; for what participation is there for righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion is there for light with darkness?”
Ephesians 5:8(&9-10): “For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light--for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth, proving what is well-pleasing to the Lord.”
Colossians 1:13: “He has delivered us from the dominion of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son of His love,”
1 Thessalonians 5:4-5: “But you, brothers, are not in darkness, so that this Day should overtake you as a thief. You are all sons of light and sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of darkness.”
Hebrews 12:18(&19): “For you have not come to the mountain that may be touched and that burned with fire, and to blackness and darkness and to a whirlwind, and to a sound of a trumpet and to a voice of words, which those who heard begged that no further word be spoken to them.”
1 Peter 2:9: “But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own possession, that you may proclaim the excellent virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;”
2 Peter 2:17: “These are waterless wells, clouds being driven by a storm, for whom the darkness of the netherworld has been reserved forever.”
1 John 1: (5&)6: “And this is the message which we have heard from Him and we announce to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness [Greek #4653 ‘obscurity’] at all. If we claim that we have fellowship with Him, and we are walking in the darkness, we are lying, and are not practicing the truth.”
Jude 1: (12&)13: “These are stains in your love feasts, while they feast with you without fear, caring for themselves, they are waterless clouds being carried along by winds; late autumn trees unfruitful, twice having died, having been uprooted, raging waves on the sea, casting up the foam of their own shame; wandering stars for whom the darkness of the netherworld has been reserved forever.”
11. Greek #1030
brugmos (broog-mos') From G1031
Definition: “a grating (of the teeth)”
Translated: “gnashing”
- The word “gnashing” was use in both KJV and EMTV in the following verses.
Matthew 8:12: “but the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
Matthew 13: (41&)42, (49&)50: “The Son of Man will send forth His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and those who work iniquity, and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. ... Thus it shall be at the end of the age: the angels shall go forth and separate the evil from among the righteous, and cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
Matthew 22:13: “Then the king said to the servants, ‘Tie him up hands and feet, take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’”
Matthew 24:51: “and he will cut him in two, and will appoint his share with the hypocrites. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
Matthew 25:30: “And cast the useless servant into the darkness outside. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
Luke 13:28: “There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but yourselves being cast out.”
12. Greek #1031
bruchō (broo'-kho)
Definition: “to grate the teeth (in pain or rage)”
Translated: “gnash”
- The word “gnashed” was used in the KJV and “gnashing” in the EMTV.
Acts 7:54: “Now hearing these things they were infuriated in their hearts, and were gnashing their teeth against him.”
13. Greek #86
hadēs (hah'-dace) From G1 (as a negative particle) and G1492
Definition: “properly unseen, that is, ‘Hades’ or the place (state) of departed souls”
Translated: “grave, hell”
- The word “grave” was used in the KJV, but the EMTV uses “Hades.”
1 Corinthians 15:55: “O Death, where is your sting? O Hades, where is your victory?”
- The word “hell” was used in the KJV. See below for its use in the EMTV.
Matthew 11:23: “And you, Capernaum, the one having been exalted to heaven, you will be brought down to Hades; because if the miracles which were done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained to this day.”
Matthew 16:18: “And I also say to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I shall build My church, and the gates of Hell shall not prevail against it.”
Luke 10:15: “And you, Capernaum, who are exalted to heaven, will be brought down to Hades.”
Luke 16:23: “And being in torments in Hades, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham from afar, and Lazarus in his bosom.”
Acts 2:27, (30&)31: “Because You will not abandon my soul in Hades, nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption. ...Therefore, being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, He would raise up the Christ to seat Him on his throne, foreseeing this, he spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, ‘that His soul was not left in Hades, nor did His flesh see corruption.’”
Revelation 1:18: “I am He who lives, and became dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. And I have the keys of Death and of Hades.”
Revelation 6:8: “And behold, a pale horse, and he who sat on it was named Death, and Hades was following him. And authority was given to him over a fourth of the earth, to kill with the sword, and with famine, and with death, and by the wild beasts of the earth.”
Revelation 20:13-14: “And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, and Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them. And they were judged, each one according to their works. Then Death and Hades were thrown into the Lake of Fire. This is the second death, the Lake of Fire.”
14. Greek #1067
geenna (gheh'-en-nah) Of Hebrew origin ([H1516] and [H2011]); valley of (the son of) Hinnom; gehenna (or Ge-Hinnom), a valley of Jerusalem
Definition: “used (figuratively) as a name for the place (or state) of everlasting punishment”
Translated: “hell”
- The word “hell” was used in the KJV as well as the EMTV.
Matthew 5:22, 29-30: “But I say to you that whoever gets angry with his brother without cause will be liable to the judgment. And whoever says to his brother, ‘Empty-head!’ will be liable to the council. But whoever says, ‘fool!’ will be liable to the fiery hell. ... If your right eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and cast it from you; for it is better for you that one of your members be lost, than for your whole body to be cast into hell. And if your right hand causes you to stumble, cut it off and cast it from you; for it is better for you that one of your members be lost, than for your whole body to be cast into hell.”
Matthew 10:28: “And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both the soul and the body in hell.”
Matthew 18:9: “And if your eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life with one eye, than having two eyes, to be thrown into the fiery hell.”
Matthew 23:15, 33: “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you travel around land and sea to make one proselyte, and whenever he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you. ...Serpents! Brood of vipers! How shall you escape from the condemnation of hell?”
Mark 9:43(&44)45(&46)47: “If your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off. It would be better for you to enter into life maimed, than to enter having two hands, to go into hell, into the fire that shall never be quenched-- where ‘Their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched.’ And if your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off. It would be better for you to enter into life lame, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that shall never be quenched-- where ‘Their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched.’ And if your eye causes you to stumble, cast it out. It would be better for you to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into the fiery hell, where ‘Their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched.’”
James 3: (5&)6: “Even so the tongue is a small member and it boasts great things. See how great a forest a little fire kindles! And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. Thus the tongue is set among our members, as that which defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire by hell.”
15. Greek #5020
tartaroō (tar-tar-o'-o) From Tartaros̄ (the deepest abyss of Hades)
Definition: “to incarcerate in eternal torment”
Translated: “cast down to hell”
- The phrase “cast down to hell” was used in the KJV, while the EMTV used the actual name for the “deepest abyss of Hades.”
2 Peter 2:4: “For if God did not spare the angels when they sinned, but rather confined them to Tartarus, and delivered them into chains of darkness, reserved for judgment;”
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1. Greek #928
basanizō (bas-an-id'-zo) From Greek #931
Definition: “to torture”
Translated: “pain, toil, torment, toss, vex”
2. Greek #929
basanismos (bas-an-is-mos') From Greek #928
Definition: “torture”
Translated: “torment”
3. Greek #931
basanos (bas'-an-os) Perhaps remotely from the same as Greek #939 (through the notion of going to the bottom)
Definition: “a touch stone, that is, (by analogy) torture”
Translated: “torment”
4. Greek #2851
kolasis (kol'-as-is) From Greek #2849
Definition: “penal infliction”
Translated: “punishment, torment”
5. Greek #2849
kolazō (kol-ad'-zo) From kolos (dwarf)
Definition: “properly to curtail, that is, (figuratively) to chastise (or reserve for infliction)”
Translated: “punish”
6. Greek #166
aiōnios (ahee-o'-nee-os) From G165
Definition: “perpetual (also used of past time, or past and future as well)”
Translated: “eternal, for ever, everlasting, world (began)”
7. Greek #165
aiōn (ahee-ohn')
Definition: “properly an age; by extension perpetuity (also past); by implication the world; specifically (Jewish) a Messianic period (present or future)”
Translated: “age, course, eternal, (for) ever (-more), [n-]ever, (beginning of the, while the) world (began, without end)”
8. Greek #1857
exōteros (ex-o'-ter-os)
Definition: “exterior”
Translated: “outer”
9. Greek #4653
skotia (skot-ee'-ah) From Greek #4655
Definition: "dimness, obscurity (literally or figuratively)"
Translated: "dark (-ness)"
10. Greek #4655
skotos (skot'-os)
Definition: “shadiness, that is, obscurity (literally or figuratively)”
Translated: “darkness”
11. Greek #1030
brugmos (broog-mos') From G1031
Definition: “a grating (of the teeth)”
Translated: “gnashing”
12. Greek #1031
bruchō (broo'-kho)
Definition: “to grate the teeth (in pain or rage)”
Translated: “gnash”
13. Greek #86
hadēs (hah'-dace) From G1 (as a negative particle) and G1492
Definition: “properly unseen, that is, ‘Hades’ or the place (state) of departed souls”
Translated: “grave, hell”
14. Greek #1067
geenna (gheh'-en-nah) Of Hebrew origin ([H1516] and [H2011]); valley of (the son of) Hinnom; gehenna (or Ge-Hinnom), a valley of Jerusalem
Definition: “used (figuratively) as a name for the place (or state) of everlasting punishment”
Translated: “hell”
15. Greek #5020
tartaroō (tar-tar-o'-o) From Tartaros̄ (the deepest abyss of Hades)
Definition: “to incarcerate in eternal torment”
Translated: “cast down to hell”
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1. Greek #928
basanizō (bas-an-id'-zo) From Greek #931
Definition: “to torture”
Translated: “pain, toil, torment, toss, vex”
- The word “pained” was used in the revised KJV. See below for the EMTV.
Revelation 12:2: “And being pregnant, she was crying out, being in labor and being in great pain to give birth.”
- The word “toiling” was used in the revised KJV. See below for the EMTV.
Mark 6:48: “Then He saw them straining at rowing, for the wind was against them. Now about the fourth watch of the night He came to them walking on the sea, and He intended to pass by them.”
- The word “torment(ed)” was used in the revised KJV. See the quotes below for the EMTV.
Matthew 8:6, 29: “and saying, ‘Lord, my servant has been laid up in the house a paralytic, being tormented terribly.’ ... And suddenly they cried out, saying, ‘What have we to do with You, Jesus, Son of God? Have You come here to torment us before the time?’”
Mark 5:7: “and crying out with a great voice he said, ‘What have I to do with You, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I adjure You by God, do not torment me!’”
Luke 8:28: “And seeing Jesus and crying out, he fell down before Him, and with a loud voice he said, ‘What have I to do with You, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You, do not torment me!’”
Revelation 9:5: “And they were not given authority to kill them, but that they should torment them for five months. And their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it strikes a man.” (Note: the second two “torments” are from Greek #929)
Revelation 20:10: “And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of fire and brimstone where also the Beast and the False Prophet are. And they shall be tormented day and night forever and ever.”
- The word “tossed” was used in the KJV, while “harassed” was used in the EMTV.
Matthew 14:24: “But the boat was now in the middle of the sea, being harassed by the waves, for the wind was against them.”
- The word “vexed” was used in the KJV, rather than the more accurate “tormented” found in the EMTV.
2 Peter 2:8: “(for that righteous man, living among them day after day, tormented his righteous soul by seeing and hearing their lawless deeds)--”
2. Greek #929
basanismos (bas-an-is-mos') From Greek #928
Definition: “torture”
Translated: “torment”
- The word “torment” was used in both the KJV and EMTV.
Revelation 9:5: “And they were not given authority to kill them, but that they should torment [Gr #928] them for five months. And their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it strikes a man.”
Revelation 14:11: “And the smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever; and they have no rest day or night, those who worship the Beast and his image, and anyone who receives the mark of his name.”
Revelation 18:7, 10, 15: “In as many things as she glorified herself and lived luxuriously, in the same measure give to her torment and sorrow; because she says in her heart, 'I sit as queen, and am not a widow, and I shall by no means see sorrow.' ...standing from afar on account of the fear of her torment, saying, 'Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! Because in one hour your judgment came.' ...The merchants of these things, who became rich from her, shall stand at afar on account of the fear of her torment, both weeping and sorrowing,”
3. Greek #931
basanos (bas'-an-os) Perhaps remotely from the same as Greek #939 (through the notion of going to the bottom). The Greek word is “basis” (G939) and is used once as “feet” in Acts 3:7.
Definition: “a touch stone, that is, (by analogy) torture”
Translated: “torment”
- The word “torment(s)” was used in both KJV and EMTV.
Matthew 4:24: “And the report of Him went throughout all Syria; and they brought to Him all those were ill, suffering with various diseases and torments, and those who were demon-possessed, epileptics, and paralytics; and He healed them.”
Luke 16:23, 28: “And being in torments in Hades, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham from afar, and Lazarus in his bosom. ... for I have five brothers, so that he may testify to them, lest they also come to this place of torment.’”
4. Greek #2851
kolasis (kol'-as-is) From Greek #2849
Definition: “penal infliction”
Translated: “punishment, torment”
- The word “punishment” was used in both the KJV and the EMTV.
Matthew 25:46: “And these shall go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
- The word “torment” was used in the KJV. See below for the EMTV.
1 John 4:18: “There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves punishment. But he that fears has not been made perfect in love.”
5. Greek #2849
kolazō (kol-ad'-zo) From kolos (dwarf)
Definition: “properly to curtail, that is, (figuratively) to chastise (or reserve for infliction)”
Translated: “punish”
- The word “punish(ed)” was used in the KJV. See below for its use in the EMTV.
Acts 4:21: “So having threatened them further, they released them, finding no way of punishing them, on account of the people, because they all were glorifying God over that which had occurred.”
2 Peter 2:9: “then the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptation and how to keep the unjust under punishment for the day of judgment,”
6. Greek #166
aiōnios (ahee-o'-nee-os) From Greek #165 (see below)
Definition: “perpetual (also used of past time, or past and future as well)”
Translated: “eternal, for ever, everlasting, world (began)”
- The word “eternal” was used in the KJV. See the following passages for its use in the EMTV.
Matthew 19:16: “And behold, one came and said to Him, ‘Good Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life?’”
Matthew 25:46: “And these shall go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
Mark 3:29: “but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is under sentence of eternal condemnation--”
Mark 10:17, 30: “Now as He was going out into the road, one came running up, and having knelt before Him, he asked Him, ‘Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?’ ...who shall not receive a hundredfold now in this time--houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and fields, along with persecutions--and in the age to come, eternal life.”
Luke 10:25: “And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested Him, saying, ‘Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?’”
Luke 18:18: “Now a certain ruler asked Him, saying, ‘Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?’”
John 3:15: “that everyone who believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.”
John 4:36: “And he who reaps receives wages, and gathers fruit unto eternal life, that both he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together.”
John 5:39: “You search the Scriptures, because you think that in them you have eternal life; and these are they which testify about Me.”
John 6:54, 68: “Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up in the last day. ... But Simon Peter answered Him, ‘Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.”
John 10:28: “And I give to them eternal life, and they shall never perish; and no one will snatch them out of My hand.”
John 12:25: “He that loves his life shall lose it, and he that hates his life in this world shall keep it for eternal life.”
John 17:1-3: “Jesus spoke these words, lifted up His eyes to heaven, and said: ‘Father, the time has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son also may glorify You, just as You have given Him authority over all flesh, so that He will give eternal life to all You have given Him. And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.”
Acts 13:48: “Now when the Gentiles heard this, they rejoiced and glorified the word of the Lord. And as many as were appointed to eternal life believed.”
Romans 2: (3-6&)7: “But do you think this, O man, you who judge those practicing such things yet doing them, that you will escape the judgment of God? Or do you despise the riches of His kindness, and forbearance, and longsuffering, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance? But according to your hardness and impenitent heart you are treasuring up for yourself wrath in the day of wrath and revelation, and of the righteous judgment of God, who will recompense to each one according to his works: to those who by the endurance of good works are seeking glory and honor and incorruption--eternal life.”
Romans 5: (20&)21: “But the law came in alongside, so that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace superabounded, so that just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”
Romans 6: (22&)23: “But now having been freed from sin, and having become enslaved to God, you have your fruit resulting in sanctification, and the outcome, eternal [Greek #166] life. For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
2 Corinthians 4:17-18: “For our momentary light affliction is working out for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory, while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are for a season, but the things which are not seen last forever.”
2 Corinthians 5:1: “For we know that if our earthly house, this tent, is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made by hand, eternal in the heavens.”
1 Timothy 6:12, (17-18&)19: “Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold of eternal life, to which you were called and have confessed the good confession before many witnesses. ... Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to put their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but in the living God, who provides all things richly for us to enjoy, to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous, sharing, storing up for yourselves a good foundation for the future, that they may lay hold of eternal life.”
2 Timothy 2:10: “Because of this, I endure all things for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.”
Titus 1: (1&)2: “Paul, a bondservant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of the elect of God and the full knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness, in hope of eternal life which God, who cannot lie, promised before time itself,”
Titus 3:7: “that having been justified by His grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.”
Hebrews 5:9(&10): “And having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him, concerning whom we have much to say, and it is hard to explain, since you have become sluggish in hearing.”
Hebrews 6: (1&)2: “Therefore, leaving the subject of the beginning of Christ, let us be moved to perfection, not again laying down a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God, of the doctrine of baptisms, of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.”
Hebrews 9:12 (&13) 14-15: “Not through the blood of goats and calves, but through His own blood, He entered once for all into the Holies, having obtained eternal redemption. For if the blood of bulls and goats and the ashes of a heifer, sprinkling those having been defiled, sanctifies for the purity of the flesh, by how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God, will cleanse your conscience from dead works in order that we might serve the living God? And on account of this He is the Mediator of the new covenant, so that, since a death has occurred for redemption of the transgressions at the time of the first covenant, that those having been called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.”
1 Peter 5:10: “But may the God of all grace, the One having called you into His eternal glory in Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a little while, may He Himself make you complete--He will establish, strengthen, and firmly ground you.”
1 John 1: (1&)2(&3): “That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have gazed upon, and our hands have handled, concerning the Word of life--and the life was manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and we declare to you the eternal life which was with the Father and was manifested to us--that which we have seen and heard we declare to you, in order that you also may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ.”
1 John 2:25: “And this is the promise which He Himself promised to you--eternal life.”
1 John 3:15: “Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.”
1 John 5:11, 13, 20: “And this is the testimony: that God has given to us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. ... These things I write to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may believe in the name of the Son of God. ... And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us an understanding, that we may know Him that is true; and we are in Him that is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.”
Jude 1: (6&)7, 21: “And the angels who did not keep their own domain, but rather having left their own habitation, He has kept with everlasting chains under darkness for the judgment of the great day; as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities around them in a similar manner to these, having given themselves over to fornication and having gone after other flesh, are set forth as an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire. ... keep yourselves in the love of God, anticipating the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to eternal life. ”
- The word “everlasting” was used in the KJV. See the following for its use in the EMTV.
Matthew 18:8: “And if your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut them off and cast them from you. It is better for you to enter into life lame or maimed, than having two hands or two feet, to be thrown into the eternal fire.”
Matthew 19:29: “And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands, for My name's sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and shall inherit eternal life.”
Matthew 25:41, 46: “Then He will also say to those on the left, 'Depart from Me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels: ...And these shall go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
Luke 16: (8&)9: “So the master praised the unrighteous manager because he had dealt shrewdly. For the sons of this age are shrewder in their own generation than the sons of light. And I say to you, make friends for yourselves by the mammon of unrighteousness, so that whenever you fail, they may receive you into the eternal dwellings.” (See full context)
Luke 18:30: “who shall not receive many times more in this present time, and in the age to come eternal life.” (Same as Jesus’ words in Matthew 19:29, above)
John 3:16, 36: “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. ... He who believes in the Son has eternal life; and he who does not believe the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.”
John 4:14: “but whoever drinks of the water which I shall give him will by no means ever thirst again. But the water which I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into eternal life.”
John 5:24: “Most assuredly I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life.”
John 6:27, 40, 47: “Work not for the food which perishes, but for the food which abides unto everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give to you; for upon Him God the Father has set His seal. ... And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him may have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. ... Most assuredly I say to you, he who believes in Me has eternal life.”
John 12:50: “And I know that His command is eternal life. Therefore, whatever I speak, as the Father has said to Me, thus I speak.”
Acts 13:46: “But Paul and Barnabas, speaking boldly said, ‘It was necessary for the word of God to be spoken to you first; but since you thrust it away, and judge yourselves not worthy of eternal life; behold, we turn to the Gentiles.’”
Romans 6:22: “But now having been freed from sin, and having become enslaved to God, you have your fruit resulting in sanctification, and the outcome, eternal life.”
Romans 16: (25&)26: “Now to Him who is able to establish you according to my gospel and the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery kept secret since the world began, but now made manifest, and by the prophetic Scriptures made known to all nations, according to the commandment of the eternal God, for obedience to the faith--”
Galatians 6:8: “For he who sows to his flesh, from his own flesh will reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap everlasting life.”
2 Thessalonians 1: (3-)9(&10): “We are obligated to give thanks to God always for you, brothers, and rightfully so, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of every one of you all increases towards one another, so that we ourselves are boasting in you among the churches of God about your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that you endure, which is evidence of the righteous judgment of God, so that you may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, on behalf of which you also suffer; since it is a righteous thing with God to repay with affliction those who afflict you, and to give you who are being afflicted rest along with us at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with His mighty angels, in flaming fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God, and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. These shall pay a penalty--eternal destruction [Greek: ‘punishment’] from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His might, whenever He comes, in that Day, to be glorified among His saints and to be marveled among all those having believed, because our testimony among you was believed.” (This passage is so good that it needs to be quoted here. Take heart, dear faithful ones!)
2 Thessalonians 2:16(&17): “Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, and our God and Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and a good hope by grace, comfort your hearts and establish you in every good word and work.”
1 Timothy 6:16: “who alone has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light, whom no man has seen or is able to see, to whom be honor and everlasting power. Amen.”
Hebrews 13:20(&21): “Now may the God of peace who brought up our Lord Jesus from the dead, that great Shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you complete in every good work to do His will, working in you what is well pleasing before Him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.”
2 Peter 1:11: “For in this way the entrance will be supplied to you richly into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.”
Revelation 14:6(&7): “Then I saw an angel flying in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to proclaim to those who dwell on the earth, and to every nation, tribe, language, and people, saying with a loud voice, "Fear the Lord and give glory to Him, for the hour of His judgment has come; and you shall worship Him who made heaven and earth, and the sea and fountains of waters.”
- The word “world” was used in the KJV. See these verses for its use in the EMTV.
Romans 16:25 (&26) : “Now to Him who is able to establish you according to my gospel and the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery kept secret since the world began, but now made manifest, and by the prophetic Scriptures made known to all nations, according to the commandment of the eternal God, for obedience to the faith--To the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever! [Greek #165] Amen.”
2 Timothy 1:9: “who having saved us, and having called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was given to us in Christ Jesus before time itself,”
Titus 1:2: “in hope of eternal life which God, who cannot lie, promised before time itself,”
- The word “ever” was used in the KJV. See below for the EMTV.
Philemon 1:15(&16): “For perhaps he was taken away for a time on account of this, in order that you might keep him eternally, no longer as a slave but more than a slave--a beloved brother, especially to me but how much more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord.”
7. Greek #165
aiōn (ahee-ohn')
Definition: “properly an age; by extension perpetuity (also past); by implication the world; specifically (Jewish) a Messianic period (present or future)”
Translated: “age, course, eternal, (for) ever (-more), [n-]ever, (beginning of the, while the) world (began, without end)”
- The Greek word “aion” was translated “course” in the KJV in verse 2. In verse 7, both the KJV and EMTV used “ages.” The same applies to Colossians 1:26.
Ephesians 2:2, 7: “in which you once walked according to the age of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit which is now working in the sons of disobedience, ...that in the coming ages He might show the surpassing riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.” (Vincent’s Word Study give this explanation of verse 7: “Lit., the ages, those which are coming on. Which are successively arriving until Christ's second coming.” That is an interesting point, considering the “Universalists” hinge much of their belief on this verse.)
Colossians 1:26: “the mystery which has been hidden from the ages and from generations, but now was revealed to His saints.”
- The word “eternal” was used in both KJV. See below for its use in the EMTV.
Ephesians 3:11: “according to the eternal purpose which He made in Christ Jesus our Lord,”
1 Timothy 1:17: “Now to the King of the Ages, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.”
- The word “ever” was used in the KJV. See all these verses for its use in the EMTV.
Matthew 6:13: “And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.”
Matthew 21:19: “And seeing a fig tree by the road, He went up to it and found nothing on it but leaves, and said to it, ‘May fruit no longer come from you ever again.’ And immediately the fig tree withered away.”
Mark 11:14: “And answering, Jesus said to it, "May no one eat fruit from you ever again." And His disciples were listening.”
Luke 1:33, 55: “And He shall reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there shall be no end. ... As He spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his seed forever.”
John 6:51, 58: “I am the living bread which came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread that I shall give is My flesh, which I shall give for the life of the world. ... This is the bread which came down from heaven, not as your fathers ate the manna, and died. He that eats this bread shall live forever.”
John 8:35: “And a slave does not remain in the house forever, but a son remains forever.”
John 12:34: “The crowd answered Him, ‘We heard from the law that the Christ abides forever; and so how do You say, 'The Son of Man must be lifted up'? Who is this Son of Man?’”
John 14:16(&17): “And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, so that He may abide with you forever, the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, because He abides with you and shall be in you.”
Romans 1: (24&)25: “Therefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of the own hearts, to dishonor their own bodies among themselves, who exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshipped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.”
Romans 9:5: “of whom are the fathers and from whom Christ came, according to the flesh, He who is God over all, blessed forever. Amen.”
Romans 11:36: “For of Him and through Him and to Him are all things; to Him be the glory forever! Amen.”
Romans 16:27: “To the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever! Amen.”
2 Corinthians 9: (8&)9: “And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that in everything always having all sufficiency, you may abound for every good work, just as it is written: ‘He has dispersed, He has given to the poor; His righteousness endures forever.’”
Galatians 1:5: “to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.”
Philippians 4:20: “Now to our God and Father be glory forever and ever. Amen.”
1 Timothy 1:17: “Now to the King of the Ages, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.”
2 Timothy 4:18: “And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work and preserve me for His heavenly kingdom. To Him be glory forever and ever. Amen!”
Hebrews 1:8: “But to the Son He says: "Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; a scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your Kingdom.”
Hebrews 5:6: “Just as He also says in another place: ‘You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek’;”
Hebrews 6:20: “where the Forerunner has entered in behalf of us, even Jesus, having become a High Priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.”
Hebrews 7:17, 21, 24: “For He testifies: ‘You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.’ ...for they have become priests without an oath, but He with an oath by Him that said to Him: "The LORD has sworn and will not relent, 'You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek' ", ...But He, because He remains forever, has an unchangeable priesthood.”
Hebrews 13:8, 21: “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. ...make you complete in every good work to do His will, working in you what is well pleasing before Him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.”
1 Peter 1: (22&)23,(24&) 25: “Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth through the Spirit in sincere love for the brothers, love one another fervently from a pure heart, having been born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever. For ‘All flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man is as the flower of the grass. The grass withers, and its flower falls away, but the word of the LORD endures forever.’ Now this is the word which was proclaimed to you.”
1 Peter 5:11: “To Him be the glory and the power, forever and ever. Amen.”
2 Peter 3: (17&)18: “You therefore, beloved, knowing this beforehand, be on guard, lest you also fall from your own steadfastness, being carried away by the error of the wicked; but grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and forever. Amen.”
1 John 2:17: “And the world is passing away, and its lust; but he who does the will of God abides forever.”
2 John 1:2: “on account of the truth which abides in us and will be with us forever:”
Jude 1: (12&)13, 25: “These are stains in your love feasts, while they feast with you without fear, caring for themselves, they are waterless clouds being carried along by winds; late autumn trees unfruitful, twice having died, having been uprooted, raging waves on the sea, casting up the foam of their own shame; wandering stars for whom the darkness of the netherworld has been reserved forever. ... To the only wise God our Savior, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and forever. Amen.”
Revelation 1:6: “and He made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be the glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.”
Revelation 4:9-10(&11): “Whenever the living beings give glory and honor and thanksgiving to Him that sits on the throne, to Him that lives forever and ever, the twenty-four elders fall down before Him who sits on the throne and they worship Him that lives forever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying: ‘You are worthy, our Lord and God, the Holy One, to receive the glory and the honor and the power; because You created all things, and by Your will they existed and they were created.’”
Revelation 5:13-14: “And every creature which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that are in them, I heard saying: ‘Blessing and honor and glory and power to Him that sits upon the throne, and to the Lamb, forever and ever. Amen!’ -and the four living beings said ‘Amen!’ And the elders fell down and worshipped.” (The words “forever and ever” were added in the KJV. The EMTV rendering is more accurate.)
Revelation 7: (11&)12: “And all the angels stood around the throne, and the elders and the four living beings, and they fell down on their faces before His throne and they worshipped God, saying: ‘Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom, and thanksgiving and honor and power and might, be to our God forever and ever. Amen.’”
Revelation 10: (5&)6: “And the angel whom I saw standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven and swore by Him who lives forever and ever, who created the heaven and the things in it, the earth and the things in it, and the sea and the things in it, that there should be no more delay;”
Revelation 11:15: “Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and there were great voices in heaven, saying, ‘The kingdom of this world have become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever!’”
Revelation 14:11: “And the smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever; and they have no rest day or night, those who worship the Beast and his image, and anyone who receives the mark of his name.”
Revelation 15:7: “Then one of the four living beings gave to the seven angels seven golden bowls full of the wrath of God who lives forever and ever.”
Revelation 19: (2&)3: “...For true and righteous are His judgments, for He has judged the great harlot who corrupted the earth with her fornication; and He has avenged the blood of His servants shed by her hand.’ And a second one said, ‘Hallelujah! Her smoke goes up forever and ever!’”
Revelation 20:10: “And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of fire and brimstone where also the Beast and the False Prophet are. And they shall be tormented day and night forever and ever.”
Revelation 22:5: “And night shall not exist. and there shall not be a need of a lamp and of light, because the Lord God shall illuminate them. And they shall reign forever and ever.”
- The word “evermore” was used in the KJV. See these verses for its use in the EMTV.
2 Corinthians 11:31: “The God and Father of the Lord Jesus Christ, who is blessed forever, knows that I am not lying.”
Hebrews 7:28: “For the law appoints men as high priests who have weakness, but the word of the oath, which came after the law, appoints a Son who has been perfected forever.”
Revelation 1:18: “I am He who lives, and became dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. And I have the keys of Death and of Hades.”
- The word “never” was used in the KJV. See these passages for its use in the EMTV.
Mark 3:29: “but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is under sentence of eternal condemnation’--”
This verse was seemingly more accurately translated in Gran’s old Bible, which puts it this way: “But whosoever shall blaspheme against the Holy Spirit hath never forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin:” Vincent’s Word Study dates the mistranslation of “eternal condemnation [damnation]” back beyond Tyndale to Erasmus.
John 4:14: “but whoever drinks of the water which I shall give him will by no means ever thirst again. But the water which I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into eternal life.”
John 6:35: “And Jesus said to them, ‘I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst.’”
John 8:51-52: “Most assuredly I say to you, if anyone keeps My word he shall by no means experience death. Then the Jews said to Him, ‘Now we know that You have a demon! Abraham and the prophets died, and You say, If anyone keeps My word he shall by no means experience death.’”
John 10:28: “And I give to them eternal [Greek #166] life, and they shall never perish; and no one will snatch them out of My hand.”
John 11:26: “And everyone who lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?”
John 13:8: “Peter said to Him, ‘You shall never wash my feet!’ Jesus answered him, ‘Unless I wash you, you have no part with Me.’”
- The word “world” was used in the KJV. See the following verses for its use in the EMTV.
Matthew 12:32: “And whoever says a word against the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, either in this age, or in the coming one.”
Matthew 13:22, 39-40, 49 (&50): “But the seed sown in the thorns is he who hears the word, and the anxiety of this age, and the deceitfulness of riches chokes out the word, and it becomes fruitless. ...The enemy who sowed them is the devil, the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are the angels. Therefore just as the tares are gathered and burned with fire, thus it will be at the end of this age. ... Thus it shall be at the end of the age: the angels shall go forth and separate the evil from among the righteous, and cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
Matthew 24:3: “And as He was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, ‘Tell us, when shall these things be? And what shall be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?’”
Matthew 28: (19&)20: “‘Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe everything that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.’ Amen.”
Mark 4: (18&)19: “And these are the seeds being sown in the thorns; they are the ones who are hearing the word, and the anxieties of this age, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires for other things coming in choke out the word, and it becomes fruitless.”
Mark 10: (29&)30: “Assuredly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields, for My sake and for the sake of the gospel, who shall not receive a hundredfold now in this time--houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and fields, along with persecutions--and in the age to come, eternal life.”
Luke 1:70: “as He spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets, who have been since the world began,”
Luke 16:8: “So the master praised the unrighteous manager because he had dealt shrewdly. For the sons of this age are shrewder in their own generation than the sons of light.”
Luke 18: (29&)30: “So He said to them, ‘Assuredly I say to you, there is no one who has left house or parents or brothers or wife or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God, who shall not receive many times more in this present time, and in the age to come eternal life.’”
Luke 20:34-35(&36): “And Jesus answered and said to them, "The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage. But those who have been counted worthy to attain that age, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry nor are given in marriage; nor can they die anymore, for they are equal to the angels and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.”
John 9:32: “Since eternity past it was unheard of that anyone opened the eyes of one having been born blind.”
Acts 3: (19-20&)21: “Repent therefore and turn back, that your sins may be wiped away, in order that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that He may send He who had been ordained to be your Messiah, Jesus, whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, which God has spoken by the mouth of all His holy prophets since the world began.”
Acts 15:18: “Known from everlasting to God are all His works.”
Romans 12:2: “And do not fashion yourselves after this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and well pleasing and perfect will of God.”
1 Corinthians 1:20: “Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the disputer of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world [Greek #2889]?”
1 Corinthians 2:6-8: “However, we speak wisdom among those that are perfect, but not the wisdom of this age, nor of the rulers of this age, who are being destroyed. But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, the wisdom having been hidden, which God foreordained before the ages for our glory, which none of the rulers of this age knew (for had they known, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory).”
1 Corinthians 3:18: “Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you seems to be wise in this age, let him become a fool, that he may become wise.”
1 Corinthians 8:13: “Wherefore, if food causes my brother to stumble, I will by no means eat meat, lest I cause my brother to stumble.”
1 Corinthians 10:11: “Now all these things happened to those people as examples, and they were written for our instruction, to whom the ends of the ages have come.”
2 Corinthians 4: (3&)4: “But even if our gospel is hidden, it is hidden among those who are perishing, among whom the god of this age has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, so that the illumination of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should not shine on them.”
Galatians 1:4: “who gave Himself for our sins, so that He might deliver us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,”
Ephesians 1:21: “above every ruler and authority and power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the coming age.”
Ephesians 3: (8&)9 (&10), 21: “To me, the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, to preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, and to enlighten all as to what is the administration of the mystery, which had been hidden from the ages in God, who created all things through Jesus Christ; that the manifold wisdom of God might be made known by the church to the rulers and authorities in the heavenlies, ...to Him be glory in the church in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.”
Ephesians 6:12: “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual forces of evil in the heavenlies.”
1 Timothy 6:17(&18-19): “Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to put their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but in the living God, who provides all things richly for us to enjoy, to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous, sharing, storing up for yourselves a good foundation for the future, that they may lay hold of eternal life.”
2 Timothy 4:10: “For Demas has forsaken me, having loved this present world, and traveled to Thessalonica--Crescens to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia.”
Titus 2:12: “teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age,”
Hebrews 6: (4&)5 (&6): “For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and became partakers of the Holy Spirit, and have tasted the good word of God and the powerful deeds of the age to come, and having fallen away, to renew them again to repentance, since they crucify again for themselves the Son of God, and hold Him up to contempt.”
Hebrews 9:26: “since it would have been necessary for Him to suffer often from the foundation of the world [Greek #2889]; but now, once at the consummation of the ages, He has been revealed for the removal of sin through the sacrifice of Himself.”
Hebrews 11: 3: “By faith we understand that time itself was framed by a command of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible.”
8. Greek #1857
exōteros (ex-o'-ter-os)
Definition: “exterior”
Translated: “outer”
- The word “outer” was used in the KJV. See below for its use in the EMTV.
Matthew 22: (12&)13: “So he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you come in here not having wedding clothes?’ And he was speechless. Then the king said to the servants, ‘Tie him up hands and feet, take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’”
Matthew 25:30: “And cast the useless servant into the darkness outside. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
9. Greek #4653
skotia (skot-ee'-ah) From Greek #4655
Definition: "dimness, obscurity (literally or figuratively)"
Translated: "dark (-ness)"
- The word “dark” was used in the KJV. See below for its use in the EMTV.
John 6: (16&)17: “Now when evening came, His disciples went down to the sea, and having entered into the boat, they were going across the sea to Capernaum. And darkness had already come, and Jesus had not come to them.”
John 20:1: “On the first day of the week Mary Magdalene went to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb.”
- The word “darkness” was used in the KJV. See the following verses for its use in the EMTV.
Matthew 10:27: “What I say to you in the dark, say in the light; and what you hear in the ear, proclaim on the housetops.”
John 1: (4&)5: “In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not apprehend it.”
John 8:12: “Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, ‘I am the light of the world. He that follows Me shall by no means walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.’”
John 12:35, 46: “Then Jesus said to them, ‘For yet a little while longer the light is with you. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you; he who walks in darkness does not know where he is going. ... I have come as a light into the world, so that whoever believes in Me may not abide in darkness.”
1 John 1:5: “And this is the message which we have heard from Him and we announce to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all.”
1 John 2:8-9(&10),11: “Again, a new commandment I am writing to you, which thing is true in Him and in you, because the darkness is passing away, and the true light already shines. He who says that he is in the light, and hates his brother, is in darkness until now. He who loves his brother abides in the light, and there is no cause for stumbling in him. But he who hates his brother is in darkness and walks in darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.”
10. Greek #4655
skotos (skot'-os)
Definition: “shadiness, that is, obscurity (literally or figuratively)”
Translated: “darkness”
- The word “darkness” was used in the KJV. See the following verses for its use in the EMTV.
Matthew 4:16: “the people sitting in darkness have seen a great light, and to those who sat in the land and the shadow of death, light sprang up on them.”
Matthew 6:23: “But if your eye is evil, your whole body will be dark. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is that darkness!”
Matthew 22:13: “Then the king said to the servants, ‘Tie him up hands and feet, take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’”
Matthew 25:30: “And cast the useless servant into the darkness outside. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
Matthew 27:45: “Now from the sixth hour until the ninth hour, darkness came upon all the land.”
Mark 15:33: “Now when the sixth hour had come, darkness came upon the whole land until the ninth hour.”
Luke 1:79: “to give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.”
Luke 11:35: “Therefore take heed that the light which is in you is not darkness.”
Luke 12:3: “Therefore whatever you have spoken in the dark shall be heard in the light, and what you have spoken in the ear in behind closed doors shall be proclaimed on the housetops.”
Luke 22:53: “When I was with you daily in the temple, you did not try to seize Me. But this is your hour, and the power of darkness.”
Luke 23:44: “Now it was about the sixth hour, and darkness came upon the whole land until the ninth hour.”
Acts 2:19-20: “The sun shall be changed into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the Lord.”
Acts 13:11: “And now behold, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you shall be blind, not seeing the sun for a season." And immediately a mistiness and darkness fell upon him, and going about, he sought someone to lead him by the hand.”
Romans 2: (17-18&)19 (&20): “Behold, you are called a Jew, and rest on the law, and boast in God, and know His will, and approve the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law, and are persuaded that you are a guide to the blind, a light to those in darkness, an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, having the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law.”
Romans 13:12: “The night is advanced, the day is at hand. Therefore let us put off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.”
1 Corinthians 4:5: “So then judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who also will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make clear the purposes of the hearts. Then each one's praise shall come from God.”
2 Corinthians 4:6: “Because it is God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who shined in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.”
2 Corinthians 6:14: “Do not become unequally yoked with unbelievers; for what participation is there for righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion is there for light with darkness?”
Ephesians 5:8(&9-10): “For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light--for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth, proving what is well-pleasing to the Lord.”
Colossians 1:13: “He has delivered us from the dominion of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son of His love,”
1 Thessalonians 5:4-5: “But you, brothers, are not in darkness, so that this Day should overtake you as a thief. You are all sons of light and sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of darkness.”
Hebrews 12:18(&19): “For you have not come to the mountain that may be touched and that burned with fire, and to blackness and darkness and to a whirlwind, and to a sound of a trumpet and to a voice of words, which those who heard begged that no further word be spoken to them.”
1 Peter 2:9: “But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own possession, that you may proclaim the excellent virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;”
2 Peter 2:17: “These are waterless wells, clouds being driven by a storm, for whom the darkness of the netherworld has been reserved forever.”
1 John 1: (5&)6: “And this is the message which we have heard from Him and we announce to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness [Greek #4653 ‘obscurity’] at all. If we claim that we have fellowship with Him, and we are walking in the darkness, we are lying, and are not practicing the truth.”
Jude 1: (12&)13: “These are stains in your love feasts, while they feast with you without fear, caring for themselves, they are waterless clouds being carried along by winds; late autumn trees unfruitful, twice having died, having been uprooted, raging waves on the sea, casting up the foam of their own shame; wandering stars for whom the darkness of the netherworld has been reserved forever.”
11. Greek #1030
brugmos (broog-mos') From G1031
Definition: “a grating (of the teeth)”
Translated: “gnashing”
- The word “gnashing” was use in both KJV and EMTV in the following verses.
Matthew 8:12: “but the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
Matthew 13: (41&)42, (49&)50: “The Son of Man will send forth His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and those who work iniquity, and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. ... Thus it shall be at the end of the age: the angels shall go forth and separate the evil from among the righteous, and cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
Matthew 22:13: “Then the king said to the servants, ‘Tie him up hands and feet, take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’”
Matthew 24:51: “and he will cut him in two, and will appoint his share with the hypocrites. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
Matthew 25:30: “And cast the useless servant into the darkness outside. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
Luke 13:28: “There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but yourselves being cast out.”
12. Greek #1031
bruchō (broo'-kho)
Definition: “to grate the teeth (in pain or rage)”
Translated: “gnash”
- The word “gnashed” was used in the KJV and “gnashing” in the EMTV.
Acts 7:54: “Now hearing these things they were infuriated in their hearts, and were gnashing their teeth against him.”
13. Greek #86
hadēs (hah'-dace) From G1 (as a negative particle) and G1492
Definition: “properly unseen, that is, ‘Hades’ or the place (state) of departed souls”
Translated: “grave, hell”
- The word “grave” was used in the KJV, but the EMTV uses “Hades.”
1 Corinthians 15:55: “O Death, where is your sting? O Hades, where is your victory?”
- The word “hell” was used in the KJV. See below for its use in the EMTV.
Matthew 11:23: “And you, Capernaum, the one having been exalted to heaven, you will be brought down to Hades; because if the miracles which were done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained to this day.”
Matthew 16:18: “And I also say to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I shall build My church, and the gates of Hell shall not prevail against it.”
Luke 10:15: “And you, Capernaum, who are exalted to heaven, will be brought down to Hades.”
Luke 16:23: “And being in torments in Hades, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham from afar, and Lazarus in his bosom.”
Acts 2:27, (30&)31: “Because You will not abandon my soul in Hades, nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption. ...Therefore, being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, He would raise up the Christ to seat Him on his throne, foreseeing this, he spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, ‘that His soul was not left in Hades, nor did His flesh see corruption.’”
Revelation 1:18: “I am He who lives, and became dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. And I have the keys of Death and of Hades.”
Revelation 6:8: “And behold, a pale horse, and he who sat on it was named Death, and Hades was following him. And authority was given to him over a fourth of the earth, to kill with the sword, and with famine, and with death, and by the wild beasts of the earth.”
Revelation 20:13-14: “And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, and Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them. And they were judged, each one according to their works. Then Death and Hades were thrown into the Lake of Fire. This is the second death, the Lake of Fire.”
14. Greek #1067
geenna (gheh'-en-nah) Of Hebrew origin ([H1516] and [H2011]); valley of (the son of) Hinnom; gehenna (or Ge-Hinnom), a valley of Jerusalem
Definition: “used (figuratively) as a name for the place (or state) of everlasting punishment”
Translated: “hell”
- The word “hell” was used in the KJV as well as the EMTV.
Matthew 5:22, 29-30: “But I say to you that whoever gets angry with his brother without cause will be liable to the judgment. And whoever says to his brother, ‘Empty-head!’ will be liable to the council. But whoever says, ‘fool!’ will be liable to the fiery hell. ... If your right eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and cast it from you; for it is better for you that one of your members be lost, than for your whole body to be cast into hell. And if your right hand causes you to stumble, cut it off and cast it from you; for it is better for you that one of your members be lost, than for your whole body to be cast into hell.”
Matthew 10:28: “And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both the soul and the body in hell.”
Matthew 18:9: “And if your eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life with one eye, than having two eyes, to be thrown into the fiery hell.”
Matthew 23:15, 33: “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you travel around land and sea to make one proselyte, and whenever he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you. ...Serpents! Brood of vipers! How shall you escape from the condemnation of hell?”
Mark 9:43(&44)45(&46)47: “If your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off. It would be better for you to enter into life maimed, than to enter having two hands, to go into hell, into the fire that shall never be quenched-- where ‘Their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched.’ And if your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off. It would be better for you to enter into life lame, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that shall never be quenched-- where ‘Their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched.’ And if your eye causes you to stumble, cast it out. It would be better for you to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into the fiery hell, where ‘Their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched.’”
James 3: (5&)6: “Even so the tongue is a small member and it boasts great things. See how great a forest a little fire kindles! And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. Thus the tongue is set among our members, as that which defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire by hell.”
15. Greek #5020
tartaroō (tar-tar-o'-o) From Tartaros̄ (the deepest abyss of Hades)
Definition: “to incarcerate in eternal torment”
Translated: “cast down to hell”
- The phrase “cast down to hell” was used in the KJV, while the EMTV used the actual name for the “deepest abyss of Hades.”
2 Peter 2:4: “For if God did not spare the angels when they sinned, but rather confined them to Tartarus, and delivered them into chains of darkness, reserved for judgment;”
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