Matthew 25:46

46 “Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.”

Matthew 25:46 in Other Translations

KJV
46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
ESV
46 And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."
NLT
46 “And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous will go into eternal life.”
MSG
46 "Then those 'goats' will be herded to their eternal doom, but the 'sheep' to their eternal reward."
CSB
46 "And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."

Matthew 25:46 In-Context

44 “They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’
45 “He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’
46 “Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.”

Cross References 2

  • 1. Matthew 19:29; John 3:15,16,36; John 17:2,3; Romans 2:7; Galatians 6:8; 1 John 1:2; 1 John 5:11,13,20
  • 2. Daniel 12:2; John 5:29; Acts 24:15; Romans 2:7,8; Galatians 6:8
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