God’s Word Translation
Matthew 25:41
41“Then the king will say to those on his left, ‘Get away from me! God has cursed you! Go into everlasting fire that was 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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"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.
- 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:
Context of Matthew 25:41
39When did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?’ 40“The king will answer them, ‘I can guarantee this truth: Whatever you did for one of my brothers or sisters, no matter how unimportant ⌞they seemed⌟, you did for me.’ “Then the king will say to those on his left, ‘Get away from me! God has cursed you! Go into everlasting fire that was prepared for the devil and his angels! 42I was hungry, and you gave me nothing to eat. I was thirsty, and you gave me nothing to drink. 43I was a stranger, and you didn’t take me into your homes. I needed clothes, and you didn’t give me anything to wear. I was sick and in prison, and you didn’t take care of 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 25:33He will put the sheep on his right but the goats on his left.
- Matthew 7:23Then I will tell them publicly, ‘I’ve never known you. Get away from me, you evil people.’
- Psalms 6:8Get away from me, all you troublemakers, because the Lord has heard the sound of my crying.
- Psalms 119:115Get away from me, you evildoers, so that I can obey the commandments of my God.
- Psalms 139:19I wish that you would kill wicked people, O God, and that bloodthirsty people would leave me alone.
- Luke 13:27But he will tell you, ‘I don’t know who you are. Get away from me, all you evil people.’
- Deuteronomy 27:15“Whoever has a carved or metal statue, anything disgusting to the Lord that was made by a craftsman, and sets it up in secret will be cursed.” Then all the people will say amen.
- Deuteronomy 28:16You will be cursed in the city and cursed in the country.
- Psalms 119:21You threaten arrogant people, who are condemned and wander away from your commandments.
- Jeremiah 17:5“This is what the Lord says: Cursed is the person who trusts humans, who makes flesh and blood his strength and whose heart turns away from the Lord.
- Galatians 3:10Certainly, there is a curse on all who rely on their own efforts because Scripture says, “Whoever doesn’t obey everything that is written in Moses’ Teachings is cursed.”
- Hebrews 6:8However, if the earth produces thorns and thistles, it is worthless and in danger of being cursed. In the end it will be burned.
- Matthew 25:46“These people will go away into eternal punishment, but those with God’s approval will go into eternal life.”
- Matthew 3:12His winnowing shovel is in his hand, and he will clean up his threshing floor. He will gather his wheat into a barn, but he will burn the husks in a fire that can never be put out.”
- Matthew 13:40Just as weeds are gathered and burned, so it will be at the end of time.
- Mark 9:43“So if your hand causes you to lose your faith, cut it off! It is better for you to enter life disabled than to have two hands and go to hell, to the fire that cannot be put out.
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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- 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
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