Matthew 25:46

Matthew 25:46 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
• New International Version (NIV)“Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

Context of Matthew 25:46

44Then shall they also answer saying, Lord, when saw we thee hungering, or thirsting, or a stranger, or naked, or ill, or in prison, and have not ministered to thee? 45Then shall he answer them saying, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye have not done it to one of these least, neither have ye done it to me. And these shall go away into eternal punishment, and the righteous into life eternal.

Matthew 25:46 word by word

καὶ ἀπελεύσονται οὗτοι εἰς κόλασιν αἰώνιον, οἱ δὲ δίκαιοι εἰς ζωὴν αἰώνιον.¶Read the interlinear

• goἀπέρχομαιaperchomai · to go awayG565
• eternalαἰώνιοςaiōnios · eternalG166
• punishmentκόλασιςkolasis · punishmentG2851
• righteousδίκαιοςdikaios · justG1342
• lifeζωήzōē · lifeG2222

Cross-references for Matthew 25:46

• Matthew 25:41Then shall he say also to those on the left, Go from me, cursed, into eternal fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
• Daniel 12:2And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame, to everlasting contempt.
• Mark 9:44[where their worm dies not, and the fire is not quenched].
• Luke 16:26And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm is fixed, so that those who desire to pass hence to you cannot, nor do they who [desire to cross] from there pass over unto us.
• John 5:29and shall go forth; those that have practised good, to resurrection of life, and those that have done evil, to resurrection of judgment.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:9who shall pay the penalty [of] everlasting destruction from [the] presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his might,
• Revelation 14:10he also shall drink of the wine of the fury of God prepared unmixed in the cup of his wrath, and he shall be tormented in fire and brimstone before the holy angels and before the Lamb.
• Revelation 20:10And the devil who deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where [are] both the beast and the false prophet; and they shall be tormented day and night for the ages of ages.
• Revelation 21:8But to the fearful and unbelieving, [and sinners], and those who make themselves abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, their part [is] in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone; which is the second death.
• Matthew 13:43Then the righteous shall shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He that has ears, let him hear.
• Psalms 16:10For thou wilt not leave my soul to Sheol, neither wilt thou allow thy Holy One to see corruption.
• John 3:15that every one who believes on him may [not perish, but] have life eternal.
• John 10:27My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me;
• Romans 2:7to them who, in patient continuance of good works, seek for glory and honour and incorruptibility, life eternal.
• Romans 5:21in order that, even as sin has reigned in [the power of] death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
• Romans 6:23For the wages of sin [is] death; but the act of favour of God, eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Commentaries on Matthew 25:46

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 46And these shall go away into everlasting punishment - No appeal, no remedy, to all eternity! No end to the punishment of those whose final impenitence manifests in them an eternal will and desire to sin. By dying in a settled opposition to God, they cast themselves into a necessity of continuing in an eternal aversion from him. But some are of opinion that this punishment shall have an end: this is as likely as that the glory of the righteous shall have…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 46And these shall go away - These “persons.” Many, holding the doctrine of universal salvation have contended that God would punish sin only. Christ says that “those on his left hand,” shall go away - not “sins,” but “sinners.” Besides, sin, as an abstract thing, cannot be punished. Sin is nothing but an “act” - the act of a transgressor, and, to be reached at all, it must be reached by punishing the offender himself. Into everlasting punishment - The…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 31-46Verses 31-46 This is a description of the last judgment. It is as an explanation of the former parables. There is a judgment to come, in which every man shall be sentenced to a state of everlasting happiness, or misery. Christ shall come, not only in the glory of his Father, but in his own glory, as Mediator. The wicked and godly here dwell together, in the same cities, churches, families, and are not always to be known the one from the other; such are…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 46The Greek word for eternal can mean "lasting forever" or "lasting for an age." It refers to "the age to come" (Matthew 13:39–40, 49; 24:3; John 17:3; 2 Thessalonians 1:9; Philemon 1:15; 1 John 5:11, 13). Some hope that the punishment of the damned will end after "an age." God will either destroy or forgive them. Yet, the comparison between eternal life and eternal punishment strongly suggests it means "lasting forever." This is because eternal life does…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4646. And these shall go away--these "cursed" ones. Sentence, it should seem, was first pronounced--in the hearing of the wicked--upon the righteous, who thereupon sit as assessors in the judgment upon the wicked (1Co 6:2); but sentence is first executed, it should seem, upon the wicked, in the sight of the righteous--whose glory will thus not be beheld by the wicked, while their descent into "their own place" will be witnessed by the righteous, as Bengel…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 25:46

• Commandments
• Death
• Duty
• Falsehood
• Heaven
• Hell
• Hospitality
• Immortality
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Judgment
• Life
• Neighbor
• Opportunity
• Prisoners
• Punishment
• Reward
• Righteous
• Unfaithfulness
• Wicked (People)
• Works

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Commentaries on Matthew 25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings