Matthew 25:41

39 When did we see You sick or in prison and visit You?’

40 And the King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers 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.

42 For I was hungry and you gave Me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me nothing to drink,

43 I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, I was naked and you did not clothe Me, I was sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.’

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
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.
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:
WEB
Then he will say also to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire which is prepared for the devil and his angels;
ASV
Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into the eternal fire which is prepared for the devil and his angels:
DARBY
Then shall he say also to those on the left, Go from me, cursed, into eternal fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
BLB
Then also He will say to those on [His] left, ‘Depart from Me, the cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
ÅB
«Da skal han også si til dem på venstre side: ‘Gå bort fra meg, dere som er forbannet, til den evige ilden som er beredt for djevelen og hans engler!
OTB
Da skal han si til dem på sin venstre side: 'Gå bort fra meg, dere som er forbannet, og gå inn i den evige ild som er beredt for djevelen og hans engler.
B1930
Da skal han også si til dem ved den venstre side: Gå bort fra mig, I forbannede, i den evige ild, som er beredt djevelen og hans engler!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 2 Peter 2:4

    For if God did not spare the angels when they sinned, but cast them deep into hell, placing them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment;

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  • Jude 1:6–7

    And the angels who did not stay within their own domain but abandoned their proper dwelling—these He has kept in eternal chains under darkness, bound for judgment on that great day.

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  • Matthew 13:42

    And they will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

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  • 2 Thessalonians 1:9

    They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might,

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  • Matthew 7:23

    Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’

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  • John 8:44

    You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies.

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  • Galatians 3:10–13

    All who rely on works of the law are under a curse. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.”

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  • Revelation 20:10–15

    And the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, into which the beast and the false prophet had already been thrown. There they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.

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