35 Bible Verses about Punishment
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"And these will go away into eternal punishment; but the righteous into eternal life."
in flaming fire. Then shall he take vengeance on those who know not God, even on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
They shall suffer punishment, even an eternal destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the brightness of his glorious majesty,
Fear does not exist in love; but love, when it is perfect, drives out fear. For fear has always torment, and he who has fear is not yet perfected in love.
For he who wrongs another will be paid back for his wrong-doing, and there will be no favoritism.
FOR THE POOR WAGES OF SIN IS DEATH, BUT THE FREE GIFT OF GOD IS ETERNAL LIFE IN CHRIST JESUS, OUR MASTER.
For it is those whom he loves that he disciplines, And he scourges every son whom he acknowledges.
How much surer, think you, will be the punishment of one who has trodden under foot the Son of God, and has profaned that covenant blood with which he was sanctified, and has done despite to the spirit of grace?
then be sure that the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptation, and to keep the wicked (who are even now enduring punishment) for the "Day of Judgment";
Then they will deliver you up to suffer affliction, and will put you to death, and you will be hated by all nations for my name's sake.
For the ruler is God's minister appointed for your good. But if you are a wrong-doer, be afraid; he does not carry the sword to no purpose; he is God's servant, appointed to vengeance upon the guilty.
"Do not judge, and you shall not be judged; Do not condemn, and you shall not be condemned;
Never revenge yourself, beloved, but leave the field clear for God's wrath; for it is written, "Vengeance is mine, I will repay," says the Lord.
I testify to every man who hears the words of the prophecy of this book. If any man shall add to them, God will add to him the plagues which are written in this book;
Now no discipline seems for the present to be joyous, but grievous; but afterward it yields the peaceable fruits of righteousness to those who have been trained under it.
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Banishment » Punishment
Here he found a certain Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife, Priscilla, because Claudius had ordered all Jews to leave Rome.
Eternal » Punishment » Future
then be sure that the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptation, and to keep the wicked (who are even now enduring punishment) for the "Day of Judgment";
And the smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever; And they have no rest day or night, Who worship the beast and his image, And all who receive the brand of his name."
And if any one was found who was not written in the Book of Life, he was hurled into the lake of fire.
"And these will go away into eternal punishment; but the righteous into eternal life."
Everlasting » Conditions of receiving » Punishment
then be sure that the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptation, and to keep the wicked (who are even now enduring punishment) for the "Day of Judgment";
And the smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever; And they have no rest day or night, Who worship the beast and his image, And all who receive the brand of his name."
And if any one was found who was not written in the Book of Life, he was hurled into the lake of fire.
"And these will go away into eternal punishment; but the righteous into eternal life."
Prisons » Punishment » Confinement
Punishment » Future punishment
then be sure that the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptation, and to keep the wicked (who are even now enduring punishment) for the "Day of Judgment";
And the smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever; And they have no rest day or night, Who worship the beast and his image, And all who receive the brand of his name."
And if any one was found who was not written in the Book of Life, he was hurled into the lake of fire.
"And these will go away into eternal punishment; but the righteous into eternal life."
Punishment » Capital Punishment » For capital offences
Punishment » According to deeds
For the Son of man is about to come in the glory of his Father, and his angels with him, and then will he reward each one in accordance with his actions.
but I say to you that he who becomes angry with his brother shall be liable to condemnation by the court; and he who says to his brother 'Raca,' shall be liable to condemnation by the Sanhedrin, while he who curses his brother shall be liable to the Gehenna of Fire.
Punishment » Capital Punishment » Delayed
who in old times had been disobedient, when God's longsuffering was waiting in the days of Noah, while an ark was building, in which a few persons??ight in number??ere saved by water.)
Punishment » Capital Punishment » Examples of the infliction of
Instantly an angel of the Lord smote him, because he had not given God the glory, and being eaten up by worms, he died.
Punishment » Eternal
and the devil who had been deceiving them was hurled into the lake of fire and brimstone, where lie also the beast and the false prophet. And they will be tortured day and night, forever and ever.
His winnowing-fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse the threshing-floor. He will store his wheat in the granary, but will burn up the chaff in unquenchable fire."
"Then he will say to those also at his left hand. 'Depart from me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels;
"Do not be afraid of those who kill the body, but cannot kill the soul; but fear rather him who can destroy both soul and body in Gehenna.
"And these will go away into eternal punishment; but the righteous into eternal life."
Punishment » Of the wicked
but anger and wrath upon those who are self-willed and disobey the truth, but obey unrighteousness.
"The slave who knew his Lord's will, and made not ready, nor did according to his will, will be beaten with many lashes,
How much surer, think you, will be the punishment of one who has trodden under foot the Son of God, and has profaned that covenant blood with which he was sanctified, and has done despite to the spirit of grace?
Punishment » Minor offenses » Punishable by » Scourging
So Pilate, who wished to make himself strong with the crowd, released Barabbas to them, and gave Jesus over for crucifixion, after he had scourged him.
the tribune ordered him to be brought into the barracks, and examined under the lash, to learn for what reason the people were thus crying out against him.
Then those who were about to scourge him, immediately left him. And the tribune too, was afraid, when he learned that Paul was a Roman citizen, for he had had him bound.
Punishment » Future state of the wicked words of Christ concerning » Compares the suffering of, to fire
"Then he will say to those also at his left hand. 'Depart from me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels;
but I say to you that he who becomes angry with his brother shall be liable to condemnation by the court; and he who says to his brother 'Raca,' shall be liable to condemnation by the Sanhedrin, while he who curses his brother shall be liable to the Gehenna of Fire.
"If your hand cause you to stumble, cut it off! It is better to be maimed and to enter into life than to have two hands and go away into hell, into the fire that cannot be put out.
"The son of man will send forth his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all hindrances, and whoever practices iniquity, "and will throw them into the fiery furnace. There will be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.
If your foot cause you to stumble, cut it off! It is better to enter into the life a cripple, than to have two feet and be cast into hell.
Punishment » Death penalty » Modes of execution » Stoning
Punishment » Design of » To secure obedience
Punishment » Future state of the wicked words of Christ concerning » Other allusions to
His winnowing-fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse the threshing-floor. He will store his wheat in the granary, but will burn up the chaff in unquenchable fire."
Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but he who disobeys the Son shall not see life, but he who disobeys the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides upon him."
Punishment » Capital Punishment » Of children
Punishment » Death penalty » Modes of execution » Burning
Punishment » Future state of the wicked words of Christ concerning » Other references of Christ to
"Do not be afraid of those who kill the body, but cannot kill the soul; but fear rather him who can destroy both soul and body in Gehenna.
"Do not wonder at this, because an hour is coming in which all who are in their graves shall hear his voice and shall come forth again; "those who have done good into a resurrection of life, and those who have practised evil to a resurrection of condemnation.
and will scourge him severely, and allot him a place among hypocrites, where will be weeping and gnashing of teeth."
Punishment » Future state of the wicked words of Christ concerning » Described as banishment from God
"Then I will tell them plainly, "'I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of iniquity.'
"but the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into the outer darkness; there will be the wailing and the gnashing of teeth."
"'Bind him hand and foot, 'said the king to his officers, 'and cast him into the outer darkness; there will be the wailing and the gnashing of teeth.'
"And these will go away into eternal punishment; but the righteous into eternal life."
Punishment » Delayed
Punishment » Entailed » Upon children
Punishment » Death penalty » Modes of execution » Sword
Punishment » Death penalty » Mosaic law » For murder
Punishment » Death penalty » Modes of execution » Crucifixion
When they came to the place called "The Skull," there they crucified him and the criminals also, one upon his right hand, and one upon his left.
At that time two robbers, also, were crucified with him; one on his right hand, the other on his left.
Then they crucified him, and divided his garments among them, casting lots upon them to see what each should take.
Punishment » Death penalty » Modes of execution » Hanging
Punishment » Death penalty » Not done » Less than » Two witnesses
Punishment » The lord punishing the world
Punishment » Death penalty » Modes of execution » Beheading
He sent and beheaded John in prison;
But when Herod heard, he said, "That John whom I beheaded has come back to life."
So he sent at once a soldier of the guard with orders to bring his head. And he went and beheaded John in prison, brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the young girl, and she gave it to her mother.
Punishment » Death penalty » Modes of execution » Executed » By witness
dragged him outside the city, and stoned him, the witnesses throwing off their outer garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.
Punishment » Death penalty » Mosaic law » Bestiality
Punishment » Death penalty » Modes of execution » Executed » By congregatoin
Punishment » Death penalty » Mosaic law » Death penalty » Cursing » Parents
Punishment » Death penalty » Mosaic law » Desecrating » Sabbath day
Punishment » Death penalty » Mosaic law » Adultery
Punishment » Death penalty » Mosaic law » Treason
Punishment » Death penalty » Mosaic law » Kidnapping
Punishment » Death penalty » Mosaic law » Blasphemy
Punishment » Death penalty » Mosaic law » Sodomy
Punishment » Death penalty » Mosaic law » Incest
Punishment » Minor offenses » Confinement » Within limits
Punishment » Punishing the just
Punishment » The time when a scorner is punished
Punishment » Minor offenses » Punishable by » Imprisonment
Punishment » Death penalty » Mosaic law » Disobedience » Partents
Punishment » Death penalty » Mosaic law » Sexual immorality
Punishment » According to deeds » See the parable of the farmers
"Listen to another parable: "A man who was a householder planted a vineyard, fenced it about, dug a wine vat in it, built a tower, then rented it to vine-dressers and went abroad. When the time of fruit drew near, he sent his slaves to the vine-dressers to get his fruit. And the vine-dressers seized his slaves, flogged one, killed another, and stoned a third. read more.
Again he sent other slaves, a larger number than at first, and they treated them in the same way. And last he sent his son to them; 'Surely they will respect my son,' he said. But when the vine-dressers saw his son, they said to themselves: "'This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and take his inheritance.' "So they took him and cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. When therefore the lord of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those vine-dressers?" "He will utterly destroy those wretches," they answered, "and will entrust his vineyard to other vine-dressers, who will pay back the fruits to him in their season."
Punishment » According to deeds » See the parable of the talents
"For it is like a man going into another country, who summoned his slaves, and committed his property to their care. "To one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another, one??o each according to his individual ability??nd then set out on his travels. "At once the man who had received the five talents went out and traded with them, and made five talents more. read more.
"In the same way the one who got two talents made another two. "But he who had received the one talent went off, and dug a hole in the ground, and hid his master's money. "After a long time the master of those slaves came, and demanded a reckoning with them. "The man who had received the five talents came, bringing five more, and said: "'Master, five talents you entrusted to me; see, I have gained five more.' "'Well done, good and faithful slave,' replied his master; 'You have been faithful over many things. Enter into your master's joy.' "The second, who had received the two talents, came up and said: "'Master, it was two talents that you entrusted to me; see, I have gained two more.' "'Well done, good and faithful slave,' his master replied, 'You have been faithful over many things; enter into your master's joy.' "Then the man who had received the one talent came up and said: "'Master, I knew you were a hard man, reaping where you had not sown, and gathering where you had not scattered; "so I was afraid; I went away and buried your talent in the earth. There, you have what belongs to you!' "'You wicked and lazy slave,' said his master. 'You say you knew that I reap where I have not sowed, and gather where I have not scattered?' Then you ought to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming I should have received back my property with interest. So take away the talent from him, and give it to the man who has ten talents. (For to every one who has, it shall be given, and he shall have abundance; but from him who has not shall be taken away even what he has.) But cast out the worthless slave into the outer darkness; there will be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.'
Punishment » Hell
For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them down to Tartarus, and committed them to chains of darkness, and reserved them for judgment;
Punishment » Death penalty » Mosaic law » Sedition
"Years ago Theudas arose, claiming to be somebody, and was joined by about four hundred men. He was killed, and all of his followers dispersed and annihilated. "After him Judas of Galilee rose up in the days of the enrollment, and drew away some of the people after him. He also perished, and all his followers were scattered.
Punishment » Death penalty » Mosaic law » Death penalty » False prophecy
Punishment » Death penalty » Mosaic law » Offering » Huma sacrifice
Punishment » Death penalty » Mosaic law » Stealing
Punishment » According to deeds » See the parable of the vineyard
Punishment » Death penalty » Mosaic law » Death penalty » Refusing » Court
Punishment » Death penalty » Mosaic law » Death penalty » Rape
Punishment » Death penalty » Mosaic law » Witchcraft
Punishment » Death penalty » Mosaic law » Sacrificing » False gods
Punishment » Death penalty » Not done
Punishment » Death penalty » Mosaic law » Death penalty » Promiscuity
Punishment » Death penalty » Mosaic law » Perjury
the future » Punishment » Future state of the wicked » Hell » Greek, gehenna), the place of punishment
but I say to you that he who becomes angry with his brother shall be liable to condemnation by the court; and he who says to his brother 'Raca,' shall be liable to condemnation by the Sanhedrin, while he who curses his brother shall be liable to the Gehenna of Fire.
"Do not be afraid of those who kill the body, but cannot kill the soul; but fear rather him who can destroy both soul and body in Gehenna.
And if your eye, your right eye, entices you to sin, pluck it out and cast it from you. It is better for you to lose one of your bodily organs, than to have your whole body go down into the pit.
And the tongue is a fire; it is a very world of iniquity among our members, defiling the whole body, and setting on fire the wheel of nature, and is itself set on fire by hell.
The Nation » Punishment » Hanging
Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the Law by becoming a curse for us (for it is written, Cursed is every one who is hanged upon a tree),
The Nation » Punishment » Beating
At once he took soldiers and centurions, and rushed down upon them. When they saw the tribune and the troops, they left off beating Paul.
"You yourselves must be on your guard. They will hand you over to the courts, and you will be flogged on the synagogues; and you will stand before rulers and kings for my sake, to witness to them for me.
They gave in to him; and called the apostles in, and after flogging them, released them, with instructions not to speak about the name of Jesus.
The crowd, too, rose up together against them, and the praetors, after having them stripped, and after ordering them to be flogged,
The Nation » Punishment » Confiscation of property
The Nation » Punishment » Burning
The Nation » Punishment » Scourging
So Pilate, who wished to make himself strong with the crowd, released Barabbas to them, and gave Jesus over for crucifixion, after he had scourged him.
the tribune ordered him to be brought into the barracks, and examined under the lash, to learn for what reason the people were thus crying out against him.
Then he released Barabbas to them, but Jesus he scourged, and delivered to be crucified.
The Nation » Punishment » Hard labour
The Nation » Punishment » Beheading
And I saw thrones, and those who sat on them, and they were permitted to judge; and I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus, and for the Word of God, those who did not worship the beast nor his image, and who did not receive his brand upon their brow, or hands. And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.
He sent and beheaded John in prison;
The Nation » Punishment » Banishment
Here he found a certain Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife, Priscilla, because Claudius had ordered all Jews to leave Rome.
The Nation » Punishment » Exposure to wild beasts
If after the manner of men I have fought with wild beasts at Ephesus, what good does it do me? If the dead do not rise, Let us eat and drink, For we shall be dead tomorrow.
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Apostates, Punishment
2 Thessalonians 2:11-12For this reason God is sending on them an energy of delusion, that they should put faith in a falsehood;
Death As Punishment
John 19:7The Jews answered him, "We have a law, and by that law he ought to die, because he made himself out to be God's Son,"
Degrees Of Punishment In Hell
Revelation 20:12-13And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne; and books were opened, and another book??he Book of Life??as opened; and the dead were judged according to their deeds, by what was written in the books.
Demons, Punishment Of
Revelation 20:10and the devil who had been deceiving them was hurled into the lake of fire and brimstone, where lie also the beast and the false prophet. And they will be tortured day and night, forever and ever.
Equality Of Punishment
Matthew 5:38"You have heard that it was said, "An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.
Eternal Punishment
Revelation 20:10and the devil who had been deceiving them was hurled into the lake of fire and brimstone, where lie also the beast and the false prophet. And they will be tortured day and night, forever and ever.
Hell, Punishment Of
Revelation 20:10and the devil who had been deceiving them was hurled into the lake of fire and brimstone, where lie also the beast and the false prophet. And they will be tortured day and night, forever and ever.
Judicial Punishment
1 Peter 2:14or to governors as sent by him for the punishment of evil-doers and for the encouragement of well-doers.
Punishment of the The Wicked
Matthew 25:46"And these will go away into eternal punishment; but the righteous into eternal life."
Punishment Of the Wicked
Philippians 3:19Their end is destruction, their belly is their god, their glory is in their shame, and their minds are set on earthly things.
Punishment, According To Deeds
Revelation 20:11-15And I saw a great white throne, and One who sat thereon; from his presence fled earth and sky, and no place was found for them.
Punishment, By God
Hebrews 12:5-7and have you forgotten the exhortation which reasons with you as sons? My son, do not despise the training of the Lord, Nor faint when he corrects you;
Punishment, Delayed
1 Peter 3:20who in old times had been disobedient, when God's longsuffering was waiting in the days of Noah, while an ark was building, in which a few persons??ight in number??ere saved by water.)
Punishment, Legal Aspects Of
Matthew 27:5And flinging down the silver into the Sanctuary, he rushed out, and went and hanged himself.
Punishment, Nature Of
Colossians 2:15Principalities and powers he disarmed, and openly displayed them as his trophies, when he triumphed over them in the cross.
Punishments
Matthew 25:46"And these will go away into eternal punishment; but the righteous into eternal life."
Sexual Immorality Brings Punishment
Hebrews 13:4Let marriage be held in honor by all, and the marriage bed be undefiled; for fornicators and adulterers will God judge.
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