English Standard Version
Matthew 25:41
41"Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
Matthew 25:41 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
- New International Version (NIV)“Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Then He will also say to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels:
- New Living Translation (NLT)“Then the King will turn to those on the left and say, ‘Away with you, you cursed ones, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his demons.
Context of Matthew 25:41
39And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?' 40And the King will answer them, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.' "Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42For I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, 43I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.'
Read all of Matthew 25Matthew 25:41 word by word
Τότε ἐρεῖ καὶ τοῖς ἐξ εὐωνύμων· πορεύεσθε ἀπ᾽ ἐμοῦ οἱ κατηραμένοι εἰς τὸ πῦρ τὸ αἰώνιον τὸ ἡτοιμασμένον τῷ διαβόλῳ καὶ τοῖς ἀγγέλοις αὐτοῦ.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Thenτότεtote · thenG5119
- shall he sayἐρῶereō · to sayG2046
- alsoκαίkai · andG2532
- unto themὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- onἐκek ex · out fromG1537
- the left handεὐώνυμοςeuōnumos · left/southG2176
- Departπορεύωporeuomai · to travelG4198
- fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
- meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- ye cursedκαταράομαιkataraomai · to curseG2672
- intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
- everlastingαἰώνιοςaiōnios · eternalG166
- fireπῦρpur · fireG4442
- preparedἑτοιμάζωhetoimazō · to make readyG2090
- for the devilδιάβολοςdiabolos · devilish/the DevilG1228
- hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- angelsἄγγελοςaggelos · angelG32
Cross-references for Matthew 25:41
- Matthew 25:33And he will place the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left.
- Matthew 7:23And then will I declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.'
- Psalms 6:8Depart from me, all you workers of evil, for the Lord has heard the sound of my weeping.
- Psalms 119:115Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may keep the commandments of my God.
- Psalms 139:19Oh that you would slay the wicked, O God! O men of blood, depart from me!
- Luke 13:27But he will say, 'I tell you, I do not know where you come from. Depart from me, all you workers of evil!'
- Deuteronomy 27:15"'Cursed be the man who makes a carved or cast metal image, an abomination to the Lord, a thing made by the hands of a craftsman, and sets it up in secret.' And all the people shall answer and say, 'Amen.'
- Deuteronomy 28:16Cursed shall you be in the city, and cursed shall you be in the field.
- Psalms 119:21You rebuke the insolent, accursed ones, who wander from your commandments.
- Jeremiah 17:5Thus says the Lord: "Cursed is the man who trusts in man and makes flesh his strength, whose heart turns away from the Lord.
- Galatians 3:10For all who rely on works of the law are under a curse; for it is written, "Cursed be everyone who does not abide by all things written in the Book of the Law, and do them."
- Hebrews 6:8But if it bears thorns and thistles, it is worthless and near to being cursed, and its end is to be burned.
- Matthew 25:46And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."
- Matthew 3:12His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor and gather his wheat into the barn, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire."
- Matthew 13:40Just as the weeds are gathered and burned with fire, so will it be at the end of the age.
- Mark 9:43And if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than with two hands to go to hell, to the unquenchable fire.
Commentaries on Matthew 25:41
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 41Depart from me, ye cursed - Or, Ye cursed! depart. - These words are the address of the king to the sinners; and contain the reason why they are to be separated from blessedness: Ye are cursed, because ye have sinned, and would not come unto me that ye might have life. - No work of piety has proceeded from your hand, because the carnal mind, which is enmity against me, reigned in your heart; and ye would not have me to reign over you. Depart! this…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 41On the left hand - The wicked. Ye cursed - That is, you who are devoted to destruction, whose characters deserve everlasting punishment, and who are about to enter into it. “To curse” is the opposite of “to bless.” It implies a negation of all the blessings of heaven, and a positive infliction of eternal sufferings. Everlasting fire - “Fire,” here, is used to denote punishment. The image is employed to express extreme suffering, as a death by burning is…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. 31-46This describes the final judgment of which Jesus had been warning (see Matthew 7:13–27; 8:10–12; 11:20–24; 12:38–42; 13:24–30, 36–43; 16:24–28; 24:37–25:30).Read the comment
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- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
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- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
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- 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
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