Wednesday, December 11, 2013

New Testament Passages on Hades and Gehenna

Passages which the King James Version translate the Greek word Hades into hell, followed by the New International Version's translation:

Matthew 11:23
"And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell."
”And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to the skies? No, you will go down to the depths.

Matthew 16:18
"Upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it."
on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.”

Luke 10:15
"And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to heaven, shall be thrust down to hell."
”And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to the skies? No, you will go down to the depths.

Luke 16:23
"In hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments."
In hell, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side.”

Acts 2:31
”He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption.”
Seeing what was ahead, he spoke of the resurrection of the Christ, that he was not abandoned to the grave, nor did his body see decay.”

Rev. 1:18
”I am he that liveth and was dead, and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell [hades] and of death.”
”I am the Living One; I was dead, and behold I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades.”

Revelation 6:8
"And behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him."
I looked, and there before me was a pale horse! Its rider was named Death, and Hades was following close behind him.”

Revelation 20:13, 14
"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. And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire; this is the second death."
“The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each person was judged according to what he had done. Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death.”

 
The King James verson also translates this usage of the word Hades to grave.

1 Corinthians 15:55
"O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?"
Where, O death (hades) , is your victory?
Where, O death, is your sting?"


Here are the passages which the King James Version translates the Greek word Gehenna into Hell, followed by the New International Version:

Hebrews 10:26-27
“For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.”
If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is left, 27but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume the enemies of God.”

Matthew 5:21, 22
"Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be amenable to the judges; but I say unto you, that whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be amenable to the judges; and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the high council; but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire."
You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, 'Do not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.' But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, 'Raca,' is answerable to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, 'You fool!' will be in danger of the fire of hell.”

Matthew 5:29-30
“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. 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.”
If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell.”

Matthew 10:28
“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.
Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.|

Matthew 18:9
It is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire."
“…It is better for you to enter life with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell.”

Matthew 23:15
”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.”
Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You travel over land and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are.”

Mat 23:33
“Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?”
You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape being condemned to hell?”

Mark 9:43-44
"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. 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. 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, where the worm dies not and the fire is not quenched."
If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life maimed than with two hands to go into hell, where the fire never goes out.”
(NIV Footnote:
Mark 9:43 Some manuscripts … 44 where / " 'their worm does not die, / and the fire is not quenched.')

Luke 12:5
"Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell.”
”But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear him who, after the killing of the body, has power to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him.”

James 3:6
"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."
The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole person, sets the whole course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.”

It is important to distinguish between these two Greek words, Hades and Gehenna. Hades has always meant a temporary state of the dead before resurrection. In the eschatological plot of the New Testament, resurrection is followed by a final state either the Kingdom of God which comes out of heaven or Gehenna (the lake of fire).