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<a href="/nasb/matthew/25.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Then He will also say to those on His left, &#8216Depart from Me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels; <a href="/nasb77/matthew/25.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Then He will also say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels; <a href="/lsb/matthew/25.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “Then He will also say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels; <a href="/amp/matthew/25.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “Then He will say to those on His left, ‘Leave Me, you cursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels (demons); <a href="/csb/matthew/25.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “Then he will also say to those on the left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels! <a href="/hcsb/matthew/25.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Then He will also say to those on the left, Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the Devil and his angels! <a href="/asv/matthew/25.htm">American Standard Version</a> Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into the eternal fire which is prepared for the devil and his angels: <a href="/cev/matthew/25.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Then the king will say to those on his left, "Get away from me! You are under God's curse. Go into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels! <a href="/erv/matthew/25.htm">English Revised Version</a> Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into the eternal fire which is prepared for the devil and his angels: <a href="/gwt/matthew/25.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "Then the king will say to those on his left, 'Get away from me! God has cursed you! Go into everlasting fire that was prepared for the devil and his angels! <a href="/gnt/matthew/25.htm">Good News Translation</a> "Then he will say to those on his left, 'Away from me, you that are under God's curse! Away to the eternal fire which has been prepared for the Devil and his angels! <a href="/isv/matthew/25.htm">International Standard Version</a> "Then he will say to those on his left, 'Get away from me, you who are accursed, into the eternal fire that has been prepared for the devil and his angels! <a href="/msb/matthew/25.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Then He will say to those on His left, ?Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. <a href="/net/matthew/25.htm">NET Bible</a> "Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you accursed, into the eternal fire that has been prepared for the devil and his angels! <a href="/nheb/matthew/25.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Then he will say also to those on the left hand, 'Depart from me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire which is prepared for the devil and his angels; <a href="/wbt/matthew/25.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Then will he say also to them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: <a href="/wey/matthew/25.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "Then will He say to those at His left, "'Begone from me, with the curse resting upon you, into the Fire of the Ages, which has been prepared for the Devil and his angels. <a href="/web/matthew/25.htm">World English Bible</a> Then he will say also to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire which is prepared for the devil and his angels; <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/matthew/25.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Then will He say also to those on the left hand, Go from Me, the cursed, into the continuous fire that has been prepared for the Devil and his messengers; <a href="/blb/matthew/25.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Then also He will say to those on the left, 'Depart from Me, those being cursed, into the eternal fire, having been prepared for the devil and his angels. <a href="/ylt/matthew/25.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Then shall he say also to those on the left hand, Go ye from me, the cursed, to the fire, the age-during, that hath been prepared for the Devil and his messengers; <a href="/slt/matthew/25.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Then shall he say to them from the left, Go away from me, the cursed, into eternal fire, prepared for the devil and his messengers:<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/matthew/25.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Then he shall say to them also that shall be on his left hand: Depart from me, you cursed, into everlasting fire which was prepared for the devil and his angels. <a href="/cpdv/matthew/25.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Then he shall also say, to those who will be on his left: ‘Depart from me, you accursed ones, into the eternal fire, which was prepared for the devil and his angels. <a href="/nabre/matthew/25.htm">New American Bible</a> Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you accursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. <a href="/nrsvce/matthew/25.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Then he will say to those at his left hand, ‘You that are accursed, depart from me into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels;<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/matthew/25.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Then he will also say to those at his left, Go away from me, you cursed, to the everlasting fire, which is prepared for the adversary and his angels. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/25.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> Then he will say also to those who are at his left, 'Depart from me, you cursed ones, into eternal fire, that which was prepared for The Devil and for his Angels.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/matthew/25.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> Then will he say to those on his left hand: Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire, prepared for the devil and his angels. <a href="/godbey/matthew/25.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <FR>Then will He also say unto those on the left, Depart from me, ye cursed, into eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels.<Fr> <a href="/haweis/matthew/25.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> Then shall he say also to those on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: <a href="/mace/matthew/25.htm">Mace New Testament</a> then will he say to those on the left, depart from me ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels. <a href="/wey/matthew/25.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "Then will He say to those at His left, "'Begone from me, with the curse resting upon you, into the Fire of the Ages, which has been prepared for the Devil and his angels. <a href="/worrell/matthew/25.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>Then will He say also to those on the left hand, 'Depart from Me, ye accursed! into the eternal fire which was prepared for the Devil and his angels;<Fr> <a href="/worsley/matthew/25.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> <FR>Then will He say also to those on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:<Fr> <a href="/parallel/matthew/25-41.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=7814" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/matthew/25.htm">The Sheep and the Goats</a> …40And the King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for Me.’ 41<a href="/greek/5119.htm" title="5119: Tote (Adv) -- Then, at that time. From ho and hote; the when, i.e. At the time that.">Then</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/2046.htm" title="2046: erei (V-FIA-3S) -- Probably a fuller form of rheo; an alternate for epo in certain tenses; to utter, i.e. Speak or say.">He will say</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tois (Art-DMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">to those</a> <a href="/greek/1537.htm" title="1537: ex (Prep) -- From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.">on</a> <a href="/greek/2176.htm" title="2176: euōnymōn (Adj-GNP) -- From eu and onoma; properly, well-named, i.e. The left; neuter as adverbial, at the left hand.">His left,</a> <a href="/greek/4198.htm" title="4198: Poreuesthe (V-PMM/P-2P) -- To travel, journey, go, die. ">‘Depart</a> <a href="/greek/575.htm" title="575: ap’ (Prep) -- From, away from. A primary particle; off, i.e. Away, in various senses.">from</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: emou (PPro-G1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">Me,</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hoi (Art-VMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">you who</a> <a href="/greek/2672.htm" title="2672: katēramenoi (V-RPM/P-VMP) -- To curse. Middle voice from katara; to execrate; by analogy, to doom.">are cursed,</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">into</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-ANS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-ANS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/166.htm" title="166: aiōnion (Adj-ANS) -- From aion; perpetual.">eternal</a> <a href="/greek/4442.htm" title="4442: pyr (N-ANS) -- Fire; the heat of the sun, lightning; fig: strife, trials; the eternal fire. A primary word; fire.">fire</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-ANS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2090.htm" title="2090: hētoimasmenon (V-RPM/P-ANS) -- To make ready, prepare. From hetoimos; to prepare.">prepared</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tō (Art-DMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">for the</a> <a href="/greek/1228.htm" title="1228: diabolō (Adj-DMS) -- From diaballo; a traducer; specially, Satan.">devil</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">his</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tois (Art-DMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/32.htm" title="32: angelois (N-DMP) -- From aggello; a messenger; especially an angel; by implication, a pastor.">angels.</a> 42For I was hungry and you gave Me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me nothing to drink,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/revelation/20-10.htm">Revelation 20:10</a> And the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, into which the beast and the false prophet had already been thrown. There they will be tormented day and night forever and ever. <a href="/revelation/20-15.htm">Revelation 20:15</a> And if anyone was found whose name was not written in the Book of Life, he was thrown into the lake of fire. <a href="/revelation/21-8.htm">Revelation 21:8</a> But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.” <a href="/2_thessalonians/1-9.htm">2 Thessalonians 1:9</a> They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might, <a href="/jude/1-7.htm">Jude 1:7</a> In like manner, Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, who indulged in sexual immorality and pursued strange flesh, are on display as an example of those who sustain the punishment of eternal fire. <a href="/matthew/13-41.htm">Matthew 13:41-42</a> The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will weed out of His kingdom every cause of sin and all who practice lawlessness. / And they will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. <a href="/matthew/7-23.htm">Matthew 7:23</a> Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’ <a href="/luke/13-27.htm">Luke 13:27</a> And he will answer, ‘I tell you, I do not know where you are from. Depart from me, all you evildoers.’ <a href="/revelation/14-10.htm">Revelation 14:10-11</a> he too will drink the wine of God’s anger, poured undiluted into the cup of His wrath. And he will be tormented in fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb. / And the smoke of their torment rises forever and ever. Day and night there is no rest for those who worship the beast and its image, or for anyone who receives the mark of its name.” <a href="/revelation/19-20.htm">Revelation 19:20</a> But the beast was captured along with the false prophet, who on its behalf had performed signs deceiving those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. Both the beast and the false prophet were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur. <a href="/daniel/12-2.htm">Daniel 12:2</a> And many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting contempt. <a href="/isaiah/66-24.htm">Isaiah 66:24</a> “As they go forth, they will see the corpses of the men who have rebelled against Me; for their worm will never die, their fire will never be quenched, and they will be a horror to all mankind.” <a href="/ezekiel/18-30.htm">Ezekiel 18:30-32</a> Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, so that your iniquity will not become your downfall. / Cast away from yourselves all the transgressions you have committed, and fashion for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, O house of Israel? / For I take no pleasure in anyone’s death, declares the Lord GOD. So repent and live! <a href="/psalms/9-17.htm">Psalm 9:17</a> The wicked will return to Sheol—all the nations who forget God. <a href="/isaiah/30-33.htm">Isaiah 30:33</a> For Topheth has long been prepared; it has been made ready for the king. Its funeral pyre is deep and wide, with plenty of fire and wood. The breath of the LORD, like a torrent of burning sulfur, sets it ablaze.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Then shall he say also to them on the left hand, Depart from me, you cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:them.<a href="/matthew/25-33.htm">Matthew 25:33</a> And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.Depart.<a href="/matthew/7-23.htm">Matthew 7:23</a> And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.<a href="/psalms/6-8.htm">Psalm 6:8</a> Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity; for the LORD hath heard the voice of my weeping.<a href="/psalms/119-115.htm">Psalm 119:115</a> Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my God.ye cursed.<a href="/deuteronomy/27-15.htm">Deuteronomy 27:15-26</a> Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an abomination unto the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth it in a secret place. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen… <a href="/deuteronomy/28-16.htm">Deuteronomy 28:16</a> Cursed shalt thou be in the city, and cursed shalt thou be in the field.<a href="/psalms/119-21.htm">Psalm 119:21</a> Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, which do err from thy commandments.everlasting.<a href="/matthew/25-46.htm">Matthew 25:46</a> And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.<a href="/matthew/3-12.htm">Matthew 3:12</a> Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.<a href="/matthew/13-40.htm">Matthew 13:40,42,50</a> As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world… prepared.<a href="/john/8-44.htm">John 8:44</a> 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.<a href="/romans/9-22.htm">Romans 9:22,23</a> What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction: … <a href="/2_peter/2-4.htm">2 Peter 2:4</a> 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;<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/micah/6-10.htm">Accursed</a> <a href="/matthew/19-16.htm">Age-During</a> <a href="/matthew/19-16.htm">Ages</a> <a href="/matthew/25-31.htm">Angels</a> <a href="/matthew/7-23.htm">Begone</a> <a href="/matthew/23-29.htm">Curse</a> <a href="/malachi/3-9.htm">Cursed</a> <a href="/matthew/20-14.htm">Depart</a> <a href="/matthew/17-18.htm">Devil</a> <a href="/matthew/19-29.htm">Eternal</a> <a href="/matthew/19-29.htm">Everlasting</a> <a href="/matthew/25-26.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/matthew/22-7.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/matthew/25-34.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/matthew/25-31.htm">Messengers</a> <a href="/matthew/25-34.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/matthew/25-34.htm">Prepared</a> <a href="/matthew/25-34.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/matthew/24-2.htm">Resting</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/7-49.htm">Accursed</a> <a href="/matthew/25-46.htm">Age-During</a> <a href="/matthew/25-46.htm">Ages</a> <a href="/matthew/26-53.htm">Angels</a> <a href="/luke/13-27.htm">Begone</a> <a href="/matthew/26-24.htm">Curse</a> <a href="/mark/11-21.htm">Cursed</a> <a href="/matthew/28-10.htm">Depart</a> <a href="/mark/5-15.htm">Devil</a> <a href="/matthew/25-46.htm">Eternal</a> <a href="/matthew/25-46.htm">Everlasting</a> <a href="/matthew/26-65.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/mark/9-22.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/matthew/26-15.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/matthew/26-53.htm">Messengers</a> <a href="/mark/4-15.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/matthew/26-19.htm">Prepared</a> <a href="/matthew/26-12.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/matthew/26-45.htm">Resting</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 25</div>1. <a href="/matthew/25-1.htm">The parable of the ten virgins,</a> 14. <a href="/matthew/25-14.htm">and of the talents.</a> 31. <a href="/matthew/25-31.htm">Also the description of the last judgment.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/25.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/matthew/25.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Then He will say to those on His left In biblical symbolism, the right side often represents favor and honor, while the left side signifies disfavor or judgment. In the context of <a href="/matthew/25.htm">Matthew 25</a>, Jesus is describing the final judgment, where the sheep (righteous) are placed on His right and the goats (unrighteous) on His left. This separation reflects the ancient Near Eastern practice of distinguishing between those who are accepted and those who are rejected. The imagery of sheep and goats would have been familiar to Jesus' audience, as shepherds often separated these animals for different purposes.‘Depart from Me, This phrase indicates a final and irreversible separation from the presence of God. In biblical terms, to be in God's presence is to experience His blessing and favor, while to be cast away signifies judgment and exclusion from His kingdom. This echoes the language of <a href="/psalms/6-8.htm">Psalm 6:8</a>, where the psalmist calls for evildoers to depart, and it aligns with the theme of separation found throughout Scripture, such as in the parable of the wheat and the tares (<a href="/matthew/13-24.htm">Matthew 13:24-30</a>).you who are cursed, The concept of being cursed is deeply rooted in the biblical narrative, beginning with the curse pronounced upon the serpent, the ground, and Cain in Genesis. In this context, those who are cursed are those who have rejected God's ways and are thus subject to His judgment. This contrasts with the blessings promised to the righteous, as seen in the Beatitudes (<a href="/matthew/5-3.htm">Matthew 5:3-12</a>). The curse here is not arbitrary but a result of one's actions and choices, reflecting the principle of sowing and reaping found in <a href="/galatians/6-7.htm">Galatians 6:7-8</a>.into the eternal fire The imagery of fire is frequently used in Scripture to symbolize judgment and purification. In this passage, the fire is described as eternal, indicating the permanence and severity of the judgment. This aligns with other biblical references to eternal punishment, such as in <a href="/revelation/20-10.htm">Revelation 20:10</a>, where the devil, the beast, and the false prophet are thrown into the lake of fire. The concept of eternal fire serves as a stark warning of the consequences of rejecting God's salvation.prepared for the devil and his angels. This phrase highlights that the eternal fire was originally intended for the devil and his angels, not for humanity. It underscores the biblical teaching that God desires all people to be saved (<a href="/1_timothy/2-4.htm">1 Timothy 2:4</a>) and that hell was not created for humans. However, those who align themselves with the devil through unbelief and disobedience share in his fate. This reflects the cosmic battle between good and evil, as seen in passages like <a href="/revelation/12-7.htm">Revelation 12:7-9</a>, where Michael and his angels fight against the dragon and his angels. The ultimate defeat of the devil and his forces is a recurring theme in prophetic literature, affirming God's ultimate victory over evil.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> The speaker of this verse, Jesus is delivering a parable about the final judgment, emphasizing the separation of the righteous from the unrighteous. 2. <a href="/topical/t/those_on_his_left.htm">Those on His Left</a> Represents the unrighteous or those who have not lived according to God's will. In the parable, they are symbolically placed on the left side, indicating disfavor. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_devil_and_his_angels.htm">The Devil and His Angels</a> Refers to Satan and the fallen angels who rebelled against God. The eternal fire is prepared for them as a place of punishment. 4. <a href="/topical/e/eternal_fire.htm">Eternal Fire</a> A metaphorical representation of hell, a place of eternal separation from God, prepared for the devil and his angels. 5. <a href="/topical/f/final_judgment.htm">Final Judgment</a> The event where Jesus will separate the righteous from the unrighteous, determining their eternal destinies.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_judgment.htm">The Reality of Judgment</a> This verse underscores the reality of a final judgment where individuals are held accountable for their lives. It serves as a sobering reminder of the consequences of rejecting God's ways. <a href="/topical/t/the_nature_of_hell.htm">The Nature of Hell</a> Hell is described as a place of eternal separation from God, originally intended for the devil and his angels. It highlights the seriousness of sin and rebellion against God. <a href="/topical/c/call_to_righteous_living.htm">Call to Righteous Living</a> Believers are encouraged to live righteously, showing love and compassion, as these are the criteria Jesus uses to separate the sheep from the goats in the broader context of <a href="/bsb/matthew/25.htm">Matthew 25</a>. <a href="/topical/u/urgency_of_the_gospel.htm">Urgency of the Gospel</a> The eternal consequences depicted in this verse emphasize the urgency of sharing the Gospel with others, so they may come to know Christ and avoid eternal separation from God. <a href="/topical/g/god's_justice_and_mercy.htm">God’s Justice and Mercy</a> While God is just in His judgment, He is also merciful, providing a way of salvation through Jesus Christ. This balance should inspire gratitude and reverence in believers.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_matthew_25.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Matthew 25</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_spirits.htm">What does the Bible say about seeing spirits and demons?</a> <a href="/q/why_don't_non-religious_kids_fear_hell.htm">Why do children raised without religion often have no fear of Hell?</a> <a href="/q/is_there_a_hell.htm">Is there a hell?</a> <a href="/q/why_create_hell_if_billions_suffer.htm">If Hell is real, why did God create it knowing that billions of people would suffer eternally?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/25.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(41) Ye cursed.--The omission of the words "of My Father," which might have seemed necessary to complete the parallelism with <a href="/matthew/25-34.htm" title="Then shall the King say to them on his right hand, Come, you blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:">Matthew 25:34</a>, is every way significant. He is not the author of the curse. Those who have brought themselves under the curse by their own evil deeds He no longer acknowledges as His.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/25.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 41. - Unto them on the left hand. The sentence on these is comprised in vers. 41-45. It is conveyed in terms parallel to that on the righteous; but how infinite the difference! Depart from me! Not "Come!" (ver. 34). What a world of misery is contained in this word, "Depart"! As the light of God's countenance is happiness, so banishment from his presence is utter woe. What it implies we know not; we will not attempt to imagine. God preserve us from ever knowing! Ye cursed. He had called the righteous, "blessed of my Father;" he does not term these, "cursed of my Father," because God willeth not the death of a sinner. "Not he laid the curse upon them, but their own works" (St. Chrysostom, in loc.). It was no part of God's design that any of his creatures should suffer this misery. "God made not death, neither hath he pleasure in the destruction of the living. For he created all things, that they might have their being...but ungodly men with their words and works called death unto them" (Wisd. 1:13, etc.). Into everlasting fire (τὸ πῦρ τὸ αἰώνιον, the fire which is even lasting). To the poignant regret for the loss of happiness and of the presence of God there is added physical anguish, expressed metaphorically by the term "fire." This is called everlasting, and however in these days of compromise we may seek to minimize or modify the attribute, it was so understood by our Lord's hearers (see below on ver. 46). Prepared for the devil and his angels. This region or sphere of torment was not, as the kingdom of the righteous, prepared for man originally; it was particularly designed (τὸ ἡτοιμασμένον) for Satan and his myrmidons (see <a href="/2_peter/2-4.htm">2 Peter 2:4, 9</a>), and will not be perfected till the last judgment (<a href="/revelation/20-10.htm">Revelation 20:10</a>). There is no hint of its being remedial or corrective; and what it is to the devil it must be to those who share it with him. It is man's own doing that he is unfit for the company of saints and angels, and, having made himself like unto the evil spirits by rebellion and hatred of good, he must consort with them and share their doom. It seems as though there were no proper place for man's punishment; there is no book of death corresponding to the book of life (<a href="/revelation/20-12.htm">Revelation 20:12</a>, etc.); the wicked are in an anomalous state, and, shut out by their own action from their proper inheritance, fall into the society of demons. How to reconcile this destiny, which seems inconceivably terrible, with God's mercy, love, and justice, has always proved a stumbling block to free thinkers. It is, indeed, a mystery which we cannot understand, and which Christ has purposely left unexplained. We can only bow the head and say, "Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?" (<a href="/genesis/18-25.htm">Genesis 18:25</a>). <a href="/commentaries/matthew/25-41.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Then Τότε (Tote) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_5119.htm">Strong's 5119: </a> Then, at that time. From ho and hote; the when, i.e. At the time that. He will say ἐρεῖ (erei) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2046.htm">Strong's 2046: </a> Probably a fuller form of rheo; an alternate for epo in certain tenses; to utter, i.e. Speak or say. to those τοῖς (tois) Article - Dative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. on ἐξ (ex) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1537.htm">Strong's 1537: </a> From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out. [His] left, εὐωνύμων (euōnymōn) Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2176.htm">Strong's 2176: </a> From eu and onoma; properly, well-named, i.e. The left; neuter as adverbial, at the left hand. ‘Depart Πορεύεσθε (Poreuesthe) Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4198.htm">Strong's 4198: </a> To travel, journey, go, die. from ἀπ’ (ap’) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_575.htm">Strong's 575: </a> From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses. Me, ἐμοῦ (emou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. [you] who οἱ (hoi) Article - Vocative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. are cursed, κατηραμένοι (katēramenoi) Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Vocative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2672.htm">Strong's 2672: </a> To curse. Middle voice from katara; to execrate; by analogy, to doom. into εἰς (eis) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. the τὸ (to) Article - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. eternal αἰώνιον (aiōnion) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_166.htm">Strong's 166: </a> From aion; perpetual. fire πῦρ (pyr) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4442.htm">Strong's 4442: </a> Fire; the heat of the sun, lightning; fig: strife, trials; the eternal fire. A primary word; 'fire'. prepared ἡτοιμασμένον (hētoimasmenon) Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2090.htm">Strong's 2090: </a> To make ready, prepare. From hetoimos; to prepare. for the τῷ (tō) Article - Dative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. devil διαβόλῳ (diabolō) Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1228.htm">Strong's 1228: </a> From diaballo; a traducer; specially, Satan. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. his αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. angels. ἀγγέλοις (angelois) Noun - Dative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_32.htm">Strong's 32: </a> From aggello; a messenger; especially an 'angel'; by implication, a pastor. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/matthew/25-41.htm">Matthew 25:41 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/matthew/25-41.htm">Matthew 25:41 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/matthew/25-41.htm">Matthew 25:41 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/matthew/25-41.htm">Matthew 25:41 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/matthew/25-41.htm">Matthew 25:41 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/matthew/25-41.htm">Matthew 25:41 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/matthew/25-41.htm">Matthew 25:41 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/matthew/25-41.htm">Matthew 25:41 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/matthew/25-41.htm">Matthew 25:41 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/matthew/25-41.htm">Matthew 25:41 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/matthew/25-41.htm">NT Gospels: Matthew 25:41 Then he will say also to those (Matt. 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