Verse of the Day
Author Spotlight
Loading featured author...
Report Issue
See a formatting issue or error?
Let us know →
`where their worm doesn`t die, and the fire is not quenched.`
Verse Takeaways
1
A Repeated Warning
Several scholars note that this verse is absent from the oldest and most reliable manuscripts. It appears to be a repetition of verse 48, likely added by a later scribe for emphasis. While the teaching itself is authentic to Jesus, its specific inclusion as verse 44 is textually uncertain.
See 3 Verse Takeaways
Book Overview
Mark
Author
Audience
Composition
Teaching Highlights
Outline
+ 5 more
See Overview
7
18th Century
Presbyterian
Their worm. This figure is clearly taken from Isaiah 66:24. In describing the great prosperity of the kingdom of the Messiah, Isaiah says …
The oldest and best manuscripts do not give these two verses. They came in from the Western and Syrian (Byzantine) classes. They are a mere repetit…
19th Century
Anglican
Whosoever shall offend. See Notes on Matthew 18:6-9. The verbal, or nearly verbal, reproduction of these verses indicates the impr…
Go ad-free and create your own bookmark library
Baptist
That is the second time he said these words. Our Lord was not fond of dreadful metaphors and terrible language, but he knew that they must be used,…
The main point of these verses is that it is so important to enter into eternal life that radical means must be taken to remove whatever can preven…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched . The passage referred to, is in (Isaiah 66:24)…
Get curated content & updates
It is repeatedly said of the wicked, Their worm dieth not, as well as, The fire is never quenched. Undoubtedly, remorse of consci…
