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What Does the Bible Say About Punishment of Sin?

Here are 11 Bible verses about Punishment of Sin, ordered by how relevant readers found them, with the King James Version and the modern Berean Standard Bible side by side.

  1. #1Romans 6:23

    For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

    BSBFor the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

  2. #2Psalms 145:20

    The Lord preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy.

    BSBThe LORD preserves all who love Him, but all the wicked He will destroy.

  3. #3Matthew 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.”

  4. #4Ezekiel 18:20

    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.

    BSBThe soul who sins is the one who will die. A son will not bear the iniquity of his father, and a father will not bear the iniquity of his son. The righteousness of the righteous man will fall upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked man will fall upon him.

  5. #5Galatians 6:7

    Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

    BSBDo not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return.

  6. #6James 1:15

    Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.

    BSBThen after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.

  7. #7Romans 5:12

    Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:

    BSBTherefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, so also death was passed on to all men, because all sinned.

  8. #82 Corinthians 5:10

    For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.

    BSBFor we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad.

  9. #9Ezekiel 18:4

    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.

    BSBBehold, every soul belongs to Me; both father and son are Mine. The soul who sins is the one who will die.

  10. #10Acts 3:19

    Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;

    BSBRepent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away,

  11. #11John 3:36

    He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.

    BSBWhoever believes in the Son has eternal life. Whoever rejects the Son will not see life. Instead, the wrath of God remains on him.”

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