'Punishment' in the Bible

"You have heard that it was told those who lived long ago, "You are not to commit murder,' and, "Whoever murders will be subject to punishment.'

But I say to you, anyone who is angry with his brother without a cause will be subject to punishment. And whoever says to his brother "Raka!' will be subject to the Council. And whoever says, "You fool!' will be subject to hell fire.

These people will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous will go into eternal life."

And David says, "Let their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a punishment for them.

But if you do what is wrong, you should be afraid, for it is not without reason that they bear the sword. Indeed, they are God's servants to administer punishment to anyone who does wrong. Therefore, it is necessary for you to be acquiescent to the authorities, not only for the sake of God's punishment, but also for the sake of your own conscience.

This punishment by the majority is severe enough for such a man.

Such people will suffer the punishment of eternal destruction by being separated from the Lord's presence and from his glorious power

because if the message spoken by angels was reliable, and every violation and act of disobedience received its just punishment,

How much more severe a punishment do you think that person deserves who tramples on God's Son, treats as common the blood of the covenant by which it was sanctified, and insults the Spirit of grace?

What good does it do if, when you sin, you patiently receive punishment for it? But if you suffer for doing good and receive it patiently, you have God's approval.

then the Lord knows how to rescue godly people from their trials and to hold unrighteous people for punishment on the day of judgment,

suffering harm as punishment for their wrongdoing. They take pleasure in wild parties in broad daylight. They are stains and blemishes, reveling in their deceitful pleasures while they eat with you.

There is no fear where love exists. Rather, perfect love banishes fear, for fear involves punishment, and the person who lives in fear has not been perfected in love.

Likewise, Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities near them, which like them committed sexual sins and pursued homosexual activities, serve as an example of the punishment of eternal fire.

Frightened by the severity of her punishment, businesses that had become rich because of her will stand at a distance, crying and mourning: