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Matthew 25:41
41“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.
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:
- 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:
- 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
39When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’ 40“The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’ “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. 42For I 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 did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after 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 and the goats on his left.
- Matthew 7:23Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’
- Psalms 6:8Away from me, all you who do evil, for the Lord has heard my weeping.
- Psalms 119:115Away from me, you evildoers, that I may keep the commands of my God!
- Psalms 139:19If only you, God, would slay the wicked! Away from me, you who are bloodthirsty!
- Luke 13:27“But he will reply, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from. Away from me, all you evildoers!’
- Deuteronomy 27:15“Cursed is anyone who makes an idol—a thing detestable to the Lord, the work of skilled hands—and sets it up in secret.” Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
- Deuteronomy 28:16You will be cursed in the city and cursed in the country.
- Psalms 119:21You rebuke the arrogant, who are accursed, those who stray from your commands.
- Jeremiah 17:5This is what the Lord says: “Cursed is the one who trusts in man, who draws strength from mere flesh and whose heart turns away from the Lord.
- Galatians 3:10For all who rely on the works of the law are under a curse, as it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.”
- Hebrews 6:8But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless and is in danger of being cursed. In the end it will be burned.
- Matthew 25:46“Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.”
- Matthew 3:12His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor, gathering his wheat into the barn and burning up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
- Matthew 13:40“As the weeds are pulled up and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of the age.
- Mark 9:43If your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life maimed than with two hands to go into hell, where the fire never goes 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
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- Tyndale Open Study Notes
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- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
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- 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
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