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 they themselves also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not take care of You?’ 45Then He will answer them, ‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.’ These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

Matthew 25:46 word by word

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

• Theseοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• will goἀπέρχομαιaperchomai · to go awayG565
• eternalαἰώνιοςaiōnios · eternalG166
• punishmentκόλασιςkolasis · punishmentG2851
• but the righteousδίκαιοςdikaios · justG1342
• lifeζωήzōē · lifeG2222

Cross-references for Matthew 25:46

• Matthew 25:41“Then He will also say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels;
• Daniel 12:2Many of those who sleep in the dust of the ground will awake, these to everlasting life, but the others to disgrace and everlasting contempt.
• Mark 9:44[where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched.]
• Luke 16:26And besides all this, between us and you there is a great chasm fixed, so that those who wish to come over from here to you will not be able, and that none may cross over from there to us.’
• John 5:29and will come forth; those who did the good deeds to a resurrection of life, those who committed the evil deeds to a resurrection of judgment.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:9These will pay the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power,
• Revelation 14:10he also will drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is mixed in full strength in the cup of His anger; and he will be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb.
• Revelation 20:10And the devil who deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are also; and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
• Revelation 21:8But for the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and immoral persons and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their part will be in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”
• Matthew 13:43Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.
• Psalms 16:10For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol; Nor will You allow Your Holy One to undergo decay.
• John 3:15so that whoever believes will in Him have eternal life.
• John 10:27My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me;
• Romans 2:7to those who by perseverance in doing good seek for glory and honor and immortality, eternal life;
• Romans 5:21so that, as sin reigned in death, even so grace would reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
• Romans 6:23For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is 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

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