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Matthew 10:28 -- "And 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." What does this verse teach about the fate of the wicked? Same-author usage analysis of psyche (G5590), apollymi (G622), gehenna (G1067), and phobeo (G5399) in Matthew's Gospel.

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PUNISHMENT

DEATH PENALTY - Will not be commuted NUM 35:31 - In the Mosaic law the death penalty was inflicted for: - Murder GEN 9:5,6; NUM 35:16-21,30-33; DEU 17:6 - Adultery LEV 20:10; DEU 22:24 - Incest LEV 20:11,12,14 - Bestiality EXO 22:19; LEV 20:15,16 - Sodomy LEV 18:22; 20:13 - Sexual immorality DEU 22:21-24 - Rape of a betrothed virgin DEU 22:25 - Perjury ZEC 5:4 - Kidnapping EXO 21:16; DEU 24:7 - Promiscuousness of a priest's daughter LEV 21:9 - Witchcraft EXO 22:18 - Offering human sacrifice LEV 20:2-5 - Striking or cursing parents EXO 21:15,17; LEV 20:9 - Disobedience to parents DEU 21:18-21 - Stealing ZEC 5:3,4 - Blasphemy LEV 24:11-14,16,23 - Desecrating the Sabbath EXO 35:2; NUM 15:32-36 - False prophecy DEU 13:1-10 - Sacrificing to false gods EXO 22:20 - Refusing to abide by court decisions DEU 17:12 - Treason 1KI 2:25; EST 2:23 - Sedition ACT 5:36,37

ACCORDING TO DEEDS: JOB 34:11; PSA 62:12; PRO 12:14; 24:12; ISA 59:18; JER 17:10; EZK 7:3,27; 16:59; 39:24; ZEC 1:6; MAT 5:22; 16:27; 23:14; LUK 12:47,48; 20:47

DIVINE (No Escape From): JOB 11:20; PRO 1:24-31; 11:21; 16:5; 29:1; JER 11:11; 15:1; 25:28,29; EZK 7:19; AMO 2:14-16; ZEP 1:18; MAT 10:28; 23:33; ROM 2:3; COL 3:25; HEB 2:3; 12:25

ETERNAL: ISA 34:8-10; DAN 12:2; MAT 3:12; 10:28; 18:8; 25:41,46; MRK 3:29; LUK 3:17; JHN 5:29; HEB 6:2; 10:28-31; REV 14:10,11; 19:3; 20:10

HELL

  • In the A.V. "hell" translates Hebrew "sheol" (the unseen state) in the O.T.
  • In the R.V., "sheol" appears as: ISA 5:14; 14:9,15; 28:15,18; 57:9; EZK 31:16,17; 32:21,27; AMO 9:2; JON 2:2; HAB 2:5
  • In the R.V., translated "lowest pit": DEU 32:22; PSA 86:13
  • "Sheol" itself occurs: 2SA 22:6; JOB 11:8; 26:6; PSA 9:17; 16:10; 18:5; 116:3; 139:8; PRO 5:5; 7:27; 9:18; 15:11,24; 23:14; 27:20

GEHENNA (R.V. "hell"): MAT 5:22,29,30; 10:28; 18:9; 23:15,33; MRK 9:43,45,47; LUK 12:5; JAS 3:6

HADES (R.V.): MAT 11:23; 16:18; LUK 10:15; 16:23; ACT 2:27,31; REV 1:18; 6:8; 20:13,14

THE FUTURE HOME OF THE WICKED: PSA 9:17; PRO 5:5; 9:13,15-18; 15:24; 23:13,14; ISA 30:33; 33:14; MAT 3:12; 5:29,30; 7:13,14; 8:11,12; 10:28; 13:30,38-42,49,50; 16:18; 18:8,9,34,35; 22:13; 25:28-30,41,46; MRK 9:43-48; LUK 3:17; 16:23-26,28; ACT 1:25; 2TH 1:9; 2PE 2:4; Jude 1:6-23; REV 2:11; 9:1,2; 11:7; 14:10,11; 19:20; 20:10,15; 21:8

SOUL

  • See SPIRIT
  • See IMMORTALITY
  • See MAN, A SPIRIT
  • See RIGHTEOUS, FUTURE STATE OF
  • See WICKED, PUNISHMENT OF

Note: Nave's SOUL entry is a cross-reference hub, pointing to SPIRIT, IMMORTALITY, MAN A SPIRIT, and WICKED PUNISHMENT OF. The entry itself does not contain verse listings.

FEAR (including FEAR OF GOD)

REVERENCE (Fear of God): GEN 35:5; EXO 18:21; 20:18-20; LEV 22:32; DEU 4:10; 5:29; 6:2,13; 10:12,20,21; 13:4; 14:23; 28:49,58; JOS 4:24; 24:14; 1SA 2:30; 12:14,24; 2SA 23:3; 1KI 8:40; 2KI 17:28,36,39; 1CH 16:30; 2CH 19:7,9; EZR 10:3; NEH 5:9; JOB 28:28; 37:24; PSA 2:11; 4:4; 15:4; 19:9; 22:23,25; 25:12-14; 31:19; 33:8,18; 34:7,9; 46:10; 52:6; 60:4; 64:9; 66:16; 67:7; 72:5; 76:7; 85:9; 86:11; 89:7; 90:11; 96:4,9; 99:1; 102:15; 103:11,17; 111:5,10; 112:1; 115:11,13; 118:4; 119:63,74,79; 128:1,4; 130:4; 135:20; 145:19; 147:11; PRO 1:7; 2:5; 3:7; 8:13; 9:10; 10:27; 13:13; 14:2,16,26,27; 15:16,33; 16:6; 19:23; 22:4; 23:17; 24:21; 28:14; 31:30; ECC 3:14; 5:7; 7:18; 8:12; 12:13; ISA 2:10,19-21; 8:13; 25:3; 29:13,23; 33:6,13; 50:10; 59:19; 60:5; JER 5:22; 10:7; 32:39,40; 33:9; MIC 7:16,17; ZEP 1:7; 3:7; ZEC 2:13; MAL 1:6; 3:16; 4:2; MAT 10:28; LUK 1:50; 12:5; 23:40; ACT 10:35; 13:16,26; ROM 11:20; 2CO 7:1; EPH 5:21; 6:5; PHP 2:12; COL 3:22; HEB 5:5,7; 12:28,29; JAS 2:19; 1PE 1:17; 2:17,18; 3:2,15; 1JN 4:16-18; REV 11:18; 14:7; 19:5

A MOTIVE OF OBEDIENCE: LEV 19:14,32; 25:17,36,43; NUM 32:15; DEU 6:13-15; 7:4; 8:5,6; 10:12,13,20; 13:4,6-11; 14:23; 15:9; 17:11-13; 19:16-20; 21:18-21; 28:14-68; 31:11-13; JOS 23:11-16; 1SA 12:14,15,24,25; JOB 13:21; 31:1-4,13-15,23; PRO 16:6; ISA 1:20; JER 4:4; 22:5; MAT 10:28; LUK 12:4,5; 2CO 5:10,11; 2TI 4:1,2; 2PE 3:10-12; REV 14:9,10

GUILTY FEAR: JOB 5:20-25; 18:11; PRO 1:24-27; 10:24; DAN 5:6; JAS 2:19 - Instances: Adam and Eve (GEN 3:8-13), Guards at Jesus' tomb (MAT 28:4), Judas (MAT 27:3-5), Demons (JAS 2:19)

WICKED (PEOPLE)

DESCRIBED: GEN 13:13; 18:20; LEV 18:25; DEU 9:13,24; 32:10,32,33; 1SA 24:13; 1KI 21:20; 2CH 28:10,22; EZR 9:11; JOB 14:4; 15:16,20-35; 20:12,13; 22:5; 24:2-24; PSA 5:9; 7:14-16; 10:4-11; 36:1-4; 37:12; 49:20; 50:17-20; 52:1-4; 53:1-5; 58:3-5; 59:6,7; 64:3-6; 73:4-12; 94:3-8; 119:155; PRO 1:29,30; 2:12-19; 4:16; 6:12-15; 10:23; 13:19; 14:9; 15:9,10; 27:22; 28:4; ECC 3:18; 8:11; ISA 1:4-6; 3:9; 5:11,12,18-25; 26:10,11; 30:1,9-11; 32:6,7; 57:20,21; 59:2-8; 63:19; JER 2:22-25; 3:5; 4:22; 5:4,5,26-28; 6:7,15; 8:6,12; 9:3-6; 11:8,15; 13:10; 14:10; 17:1; 30:12-15; EZK 3:7; 11:12; 16:47; 20:16; HOS 4:8; 7:3,9; 9:10; 13:12; AMO 5:10; MIC 3:1,2; 7:2-4; ZEP 3:5,7; HAG 2:14; MAT 4:16; 6:23; 18:11; MRK 4:11; LUK 1:79; 19:10; JHN 3:18-20; 5:42; 8:34,44; ACT 8:21,23; 13:10; ROM 1:20-32; 2:8; 3:10-18; 8:5,7,8; 9:8; EPH 2:1-3,12; 4:17-19; 5:11,12; PHP 2:15; COL 1:21; 1TH 5:7; 2TH 1:8; 1TI 1:9,10; 2TI 3:2-13; TIT 1:15,16; 3:3; 2PE 2:10,12-19; 1JN 3:8,10,14,15; Jude 1:12,13; REV 3:17,18

PUNISHMENT OF (Matthew references highlighted): GEN 2:17; 3:16-19; 4:7; 6:3,7,12,13; EXO 20:5; 32:33-35; 34:7; LEV 26:14,16-39; NUM 15:31; 32:23; DEU 7:9,10; 11:26,28; 28:15-68; 30:15,19; 31:29; ... MAT 3:7,10,12; 5:19-30; 7:13,19,23,26,27; 8:12; 10:28,33; 11:23; 12:34; 13:12-15,30,38-42,49,50; 15:13; 16:26; 18:7-9,34,35; 21:19,41,44; 22:13; 23:14,33; 24:50,51; 25:30,32,33,41,46; 26:24 ... REV 20:10,15; 21:8,27; 22:19

COMPARED WITH: - Chaff: JOB 21:18; PSA 1:4; MAT 3:12 - Stubble: JOB 21:18; MAL 4:1 - Ashes under the feet: MAL 4:3 - Bad fish: MAT 13:48 - Tares: MAT 13:38 - Corrupt trees: LUK 6:43 - Serpents: PSA 58:4; MAT 23:33

CONTRASTED WITH RIGHTEOUS: PSA 1:1-6; 11:5; 17:14,15; 32:10; 37:17-22,37,38; 68:6; 73:1-28; 75:10; 91:7,8; 107:33-38; 125:5; PRO 10:6,9,21,23-25,28-30,32; 11:3,5,6,8,10,11,18-21,23,31; 12:3,5-7,13,21,26; 13:6,13,17,21; 14:19,22,32; 15:6; 21:18,26; 22:5; 28:1,4,5,13,14,18; ISA 32:1-8; 65:13,14; MAL 3:18; ROM 2:7-9; EPH 2:12-14; PHP 2:15; 1TH 5:5-8; TIT 1:15; 1JN 1:6,7; 3:3-17