Here are 100 Bible verses about Hades, curated from both the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, King James Version, arranged from most to least relevant.
Luke 16:23 KJV
23 And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
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Revelation 1:18 KJV
18 I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
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Acts 2:27 KJV
27 Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
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Matthew 16:18 KJV
18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
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Revelation 6:8 KJV
8 And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.
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Matthew 11:23 KJV
23 And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.
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Acts 2:31 KJV
31 He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption.
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Revelation 20:13-14 KJV
13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. 14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
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Luke 10:15 KJV
15 And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to heaven, shalt be thrust down to hell.
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1 Corinthians 15:55 KJV
55 O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?
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Revelation 20:13 KJV
13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.
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Psalm 16:10 KJV
10 For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
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Luke 16:19-31 KJV
19 There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: 20 And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores, 21 And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. 22 And it came to pass, that the beggar …
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Revelation 20:14 KJV
14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
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Matthew 10:28 KJV
28 And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
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2 Peter 2:4 KJV
4 For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;
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Revelation 19:20 KJV
20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
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Revelation 20:10 KJV
10 And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
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Matthew 25:41 KJV
41 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:
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Luke 23:43 KJV
43 And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with me in paradise.
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Isaiah 14:9 KJV
9 Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations.
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Matthew 25:46 KJV
46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
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Matthew 5:22 KJV
22 But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
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Revelation 21:8 KJV
8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
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Romans 6:23 KJV
23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
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Revelation 20:6 KJV
6 Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.
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James 3:6 KJV
6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
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Hebrews 9:27 KJV
27 And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
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Matthew 12:40 KJV
40 For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
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Matthew 23:15 KJV
15 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.
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Hosea 13:14 KJV
14 I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues; O grave, I will be thy destruction: repentance shall be hid from mine eyes.
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Mark 9:43 KJV
43 And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:
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1 Peter 3:19 KJV
19 By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;
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Ecclesiastes 9:10 KJV
10 Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.
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Matthew 23:33 KJV
33 Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?
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Matthew 18:9 KJV
9 And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire.
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Daniel 12:2 KJV
2 And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
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Jude 1:7 KJV
7 Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.
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Genesis 37:35 KJV
35 And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him.
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Revelation 20:11-15 KJV
11 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. 12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. …
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Luke 12:5 KJV
5 But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.
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Ecclesiastes 9:5 KJV
5 For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.
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Psalm 86:13 KJV
13 For great is thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell.
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Mark 9:45 KJV
45 And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:
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Ezekiel 31:16 KJV
16 I made the nations to shake at the sound of his fall, when I cast him down to hell with them that descend into the pit: and all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that drink water, shall be comforted in the nether parts of the earth.
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Psalm 49:15 KJV
15 But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.
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Luke 16:22 KJV
22 And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;
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1 Peter 4:6 KJV
6 For for this cause was the gospel preached also to them that are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.
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Hebrews 2:14 KJV
14 Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;
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Luke 16:1-31 KJV
1 And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods. 2 And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward. 3 Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the …
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Ezekiel 18:4 KJV
4 Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.
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Proverbs 15:24 KJV
24 The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.
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Jude 1:6 KJV
6 And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.
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Matthew 5:29 KJV
29 And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
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Psalm 6:5 KJV
5 For in death there is no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks?
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Ezekiel 18:20 KJV
20 The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.
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Proverbs 9:18 KJV
18 But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell.
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Psalm 88:10-12 KJV
10 Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise and praise thee? Selah. 11 Shall thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave? or thy faithfulness in destruction? 12 Shall thy wonders be known in the dark? and thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?
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Psalm 55:15 KJV
15 Let death seize upon them, and let them go down quick into hell: for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them.
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Revelation 20:15 KJV
15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
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Isaiah 38:18 KJV
18 For the grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth.
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Acts 2:24 KJV
24 Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.
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Jonah 2:2 KJV
2 And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the Lord, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice.
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Psalm 89:48 KJV
48 What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah.
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2 Corinthians 5:8 KJV
8 We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.
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Ecclesiastes 12:7 KJV
7 Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.
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Luke 16:24 KJV
24 And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.
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Mark 9:47 KJV
47 And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire:
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Matthew 13:42 KJV
42 And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
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Psalm 9:17 KJV
17 The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.
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1 Samuel 2:6 KJV
6 The Lord killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.
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2 Thessalonians 1:9 KJV
9 Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;
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2 Corinthians 5:21 KJV
21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
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Matthew 5:29-30 KJV
29 And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. 30 And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
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Amos 9:2 KJV
2 Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down:
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Revelation 20:1-15 KJV
1 And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. 2 And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, 3 And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: …
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Revelation 14:10 KJV
10 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:
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John 5:28-29 KJV
28 Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, 29 And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.
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Ezekiel 31:17 KJV
17 They also went down into hell with him unto them that be slain with the sword; and they that were his arm, that dwelt under his shadow in the midst of the heathen.
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Isaiah 14:15 KJV
15 Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.
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Ephesians 4:8 KJV
8 Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.
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John 8:44 KJV
44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
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John 3:13 KJV
13 And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.
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Leviticus 18:21 KJV
21 And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through the fire to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the Lord.
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Genesis 2:7 KJV
7 And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
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Revelation 14:3 KJV
3 And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth.
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2 Peter 2:9 KJV
9 The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:
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1 Corinthians 15:1-58 KJV
1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; 2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. 3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; …
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John 3:16 KJV
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
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Matthew 25:30 KJV
30 And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
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Matthew 22:13 KJV
13 Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness, there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
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Matthew 18:8 KJV
8 Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire.
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Psalm 139:8 KJV
8 If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.
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1 Corinthians 15:53 KJV
53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
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John 5:28 KJV
28 Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,
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Isaiah 14:10 KJV
10 All they shall speak and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak as we? art thou become like unto us?
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Psalm 55:23 KJV
23 But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee.
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Deuteronomy 32:22 KJV
22 For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn unto the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains.
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Revelation 20:13-15 KJV
13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. 14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. 15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
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Revelation 14:10-11 KJV
10 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: 11 And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.