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What Does the Bible Say About Gates of Hell?

Here are 9 Bible verses about Gates of Hell, ordered by how relevant readers found them, with the King James Version and the modern Berean Standard Bible side by side.

  1. #1Matthew 16:18

    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.

    BSBAnd I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.

  2. #2Revelation 1:18

    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.

    BSBthe Living One. I was dead, and behold, now I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of Death and of Hades.

  3. #3Isaiah 38:10

    I said in the cutting off of my days, I shall go to the gates of the grave: I am deprived of the residue of my years.

    BSBI said, “In the prime of my life I must go through the gates of Sheol and be deprived of the remainder of my years.”

  4. #4Job 38:17

    Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death?

    BSBHave the gates of death been revealed to you? Have you seen the gates of the shadow of death?

  5. #5Psalms 107:18

    Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; and they draw near unto the gates of death.

    BSBThey loathed all food and drew near to the gates of death.

  6. #6Revelation 20:14

    And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.

    BSBThen Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death—the lake of fire.

  7. #7Psalms 9:13

    Have mercy upon me, O Lord; consider my trouble which I suffer of them that hate me, thou that liftest me up from the gates of death:

    BSBBe merciful to me, O LORD; see how my enemies afflict me! Lift me up from the gates of death,

  8. #8Matthew 25:46

    And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.

    BSBAnd they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

  9. #9Luke 16:19-26

    There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores, And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. 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; And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. 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. …

    BSBNow there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous splendor. And a beggar named Lazarus lay at his gate, covered with sores and longing to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores. One day the beggar died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. And the rich man also died and was buried. In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham from afar, with Lazarus by his side. So he cried out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue. For I am in agony in this fire.’ …

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