34 Bible Verses about Purgatory
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Beyond all this, between you and us there is a great space set, so that they which would go from hence to you, cannot: neither may come from thence to us.'
If any man's work burn; he shall suffer loss. But he shall be safe himself, nevertheless yet as it were through fire.
Then flew one of the Seraphims unto me, having a hot coal in his hand, which he had taken from the altar with the tongs,
every man's work shall appear. For the day shall declare it, and it shall be showed in fire, and the fire shall try every man's work what it is.
While thou goest with thine adversary to the ruler: as thou art in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him, lest he bring thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the jailer, and the jailer cast thee into prison.
tribulation and anguish, upon the soul of every man that doth evil. Of the Jew first: And also of the gentile.
and unto the congregation of the first born sons, which are written in heaven, and to God, the judge of all, and to the spirits of just and perfect men:
And being in hell, in torments, he lift up his eyes and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom;
But Saul gave Michal his daughter David's wife to Palti the son of Laish of Gallim.
And this is the tidings which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
"The ungodly is very swift: O that his portion also upon earth were swifter than the running water, which suffereth not the shipman to behold the fair and pleasant vineyards.
The Lord grant unto him that he may find mercy with the Lord at that day. And in how many things he ministered unto me at Ephesus thou knowest very well.
O that all compassion upon them were forgotten: that their dainties were worms, that they were clean put out of remembrance, and utterly hewn down like an unfruitful tree.
In which spirit, he also went and preached unto the spirits that were in prison,
So that when the showers in the mountains have rained upon them, and they be all wet, they have none other succour, but to embrace the rock for want of a covering.
And the four beasts had, each one of them, six wings about him, and they were full of eyes within. And they had no rest day neither night saying, "Holy, holy, holy, Lord God almighty, which was, and is, and is to come."
to whom God would make known the glorious riches of this mystery among the gentiles, which riches is Christ in you, the hope of glory,
and am alive, and was dead. And behold I am alive for evermore, and have the keys of hell and of death.
O that they, for the wickedness which they have done, were drawn to the hell, sooner than snow melteth at the heat.
For some men there be, that remove other men's landmarks; that rob them of their cattle, and keep the same for their own;
which saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according to our deeds, but according to his own purpose and grace, which grace was given us through Christ Jesus before the world was,
when I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and in thy mother Eunice: and am assured that it dwelleth in thee also.
I thank God, whom I serve from mine elders with pure conscience, that without ceasing I make mention of thee in my prayers night and day,
Therefore when thou offerest thy gift at the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;
Be not ashamed to testify our Lord, neither be ashamed of me, which am bound for his sake: but suffer adversity with the gospel also through the power of God,
See thou have the example of the wholesome words which thou heardest of me, in faith and love which is in Jesus Christ.
whereas they, notwithstanding, are rebellious and disobedient enemies: which seek not his light and way, nor turn again in to his path.
All things are created by him, and in him, and he is before all things, and in him all things have their being.
"The whole city crieth unto the LORD with sighing, the souls of the slain make their complaint: But God destroyeth them not for all this,
Considering then that there is no time hid from the Almighty, how happeneth it, that they which know him, will not regard his days?
The eye of the ungodly is like the adulterer, that waiteth for the darkness, and sayeth thus in himself, 'Tush, there shall no man see me,' and so he disguiseth his face.
After this I looked, and behold a door was open in heaven, and the first voice which I heard, was as it were of a trumpet talking with me, which said, "Come up hither, and I will show thee things which must be fulfilled hereafter.
