22 Bible Verses about Purgatory

And besides all this, between us and you there is placed a great gulf, so that those who wish to cross from hence to you may not be able, and that those on that side cannot cross over to us.

if any ones work shall be burned up, he will lose the reward; but he will be saved himself, yet as one escaping through fire.

the work of every one will be made manifest; for the day will show it; because it is revealed in fire; and the fire itself will prove what every ones work is.

When thou art going with thine adversary at law to the magistrate, take pains, while on the way, to be released by him; lest he drag thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.

Tribulation and distress will be upon every soul of man whose works are evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Greek;

and their sins and iniquities will I remember no more."

and to the church of the firstborn, who are enrolled in heaven; and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of righteous men made perfect;

And in the underworld he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.

And this is the message which we have heard from him, and announce to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

The Lord grant to him that he may find mercy from the Lord in that day: and what services he rendered me at Ephesus, thou knowest very well.

in which also he went and preached to the spirits in prison,

And the four living creatures, having each of them six wings, around and within are full of eyes; and they have no rest day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, who was, and who is, and who is to come.

to whom it was the will of God to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory;

and he that liveth; and I was dead, and behold, I am alive for evermore; and I have the keys of death and the underworld.

who saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and the grace which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,

when I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that it dwelleth in thee also.

I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience, as without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day,

Therefore, if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there remember that thy brother hath aught against thee,

Be not then ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner; but endure hardship with me for the gospel through the power of God,

Hold the pattern of sound words, which thou heardest from me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus;

and he is before all things, and in him all things subsist.

After this I saw, and lo! an open door in heaven; and the former voice, which I heard as of a trumpet speaking with me, said, Come up hither, and I will show thee what things must take place after these.