Gehenna — Hell
Named after Jerusalem's Valley of Hinnom, where children were once burned to idols — Jesus' chosen image for final judgment, used by Him in 11 of its 12 occurrences.
Greek · Strong's G1067 · 12 occurrences in the New Testament (KJV)
valley of (the son of) Hinnom; ge-henna (or Ge-Hinnom), a valley of Jerusalem, used (figuratively) as a name for the place (or state) of everlasting punishment
KJV translations: hell
Gehenna in the Bible — example verses
“But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.”Matthew 5:22 (KJV)
“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.”Matthew 5:29 (KJV)
“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.”Matthew 5:30 (KJV)
“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.”Matthew 10:28 (KJV)
“And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire.”Matthew 18:9 (KJV)
“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.”Matthew 23:15 (KJV)
“Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?”Matthew 23:33 (KJV)
“And 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:”Mark 9:43 (KJV)
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