Luke 10:15
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15 And you people of Capernaum, will you be honored in heaven? No, you will go down to the place of the dead.[a]”
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- 10:15 Greek to Hades.
Isaiah 14:13-15
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13 For you said to yourself,
‘I will ascend to heaven and set my throne above God’s stars.
I will preside on the mountain of the gods
far away in the north.[a]
14 I will climb to the highest heavens
and be like the Most High.’
15 Instead, you will be brought down to the place of the dead,
down to its lowest depths.
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- 14:13 Or on the heights of Zaphon.
Matthew 4:13
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13 He went first to Nazareth, then left there and moved to Capernaum, beside the Sea of Galilee, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali.
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2 Peter 2:4
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4 For God did not spare even the angels who sinned. He threw them into hell,[a] in gloomy pits of darkness,[b] where they are being held until the day of judgment.
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Luke 13:28
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28 “There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, for you will see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in the Kingdom of God, but you will be thrown out.
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Matthew 11:23
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23 “And you people of Capernaum, will you be honored in heaven? No, you will go down to the place of the dead.[a] For if the miracles I did for you had been done in wicked Sodom, it would still be here today.
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- 11:23 Greek to Hades.
Luke 7:1-2
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The Faith of a Roman Officer
7 When Jesus had finished saying all this to the people, he returned to Capernaum. 2 At that time the highly valued slave of a Roman officer[a] was sick and near death.
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Matthew 10:28
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28 “Don’t be afraid of those who want to kill your body; they cannot touch your soul. Fear only God, who can destroy both soul and body in hell.[a]
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- 10:28 Greek Gehenna.
Obadiah 4
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4 But even if you soar as high as eagles
and build your nest among the stars,
I will bring you crashing down,”
says the Lord.
Amos 9:2-3
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2 “Even if they dig down to the place of the dead,[a]
I will reach down and pull them up.
Even if they climb up into the heavens,
I will bring them down.
3 Even if they hide at the very top of Mount Carmel,
I will search them out and capture them.
Even if they hide at the bottom of the ocean,
I will send the sea serpent after them to bite them.
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- 9:2 Hebrew to Sheol.
Ezekiel 32:27
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27 They are not buried in honor like their fallen heroes, who went down to the grave[a] with their weapons—their shields covering their bodies[b] and their swords beneath their heads. Their guilt rests upon them because they brought terror to everyone while they were still alive.
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Ezekiel 32:20
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20 The Egyptians will fall with the many who have died by the sword, for the sword is drawn against them. Egypt and its hordes will be dragged away to their judgment.
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Ezekiel 32:18
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18 “Son of man, weep for the hordes of Egypt and for the other mighty nations.[a] For I will send them down to the world below in company with those who descend to the pit.
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- 32:18 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.
Ezekiel 31:18
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18 “O Egypt, to which of the trees of Eden will you compare your strength and glory? You, too, will be brought down to the depths with all these other nations. You will lie there among the outcasts[a] who have died by the sword. This will be the fate of Pharaoh and all his hordes. I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken!”
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- 31:18 Hebrew among the uncircumcised.
Ezekiel 28:12-14
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12 “Son of man, sing this funeral song for the king of Tyre. Give him this message from the Sovereign Lord:
“You were the model of perfection,
full of wisdom and exquisite in beauty.
13 You were in Eden,
the garden of God.
Your clothing was adorned with every precious stone[a]—
red carnelian, pale-green peridot, white moonstone,
blue-green beryl, onyx, green jasper,
blue lapis lazuli, turquoise, and emerald—
all beautifully crafted for you
and set in the finest gold.
They were given to you
on the day you were created.
14 I ordained and anointed you
as the mighty angelic guardian.[b]
You had access to the holy mountain of God
and walked among the stones of fire.
Ezekiel 26:20
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20 I will send you to the pit to join those who descended there long ago. Your city will lie in ruins, buried beneath the earth, like those in the pit who have entered the world of the dead. You will have no place of respect here in the land of the living.
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Jeremiah 51:53
New Living Translation
53 Though Babylon reaches as high as the heavens
and makes her fortifications incredibly strong,
I will still send enemies to plunder her.
I, the Lord, have spoken!
Isaiah 5:14
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14 The grave[a] is licking its lips in anticipation,
opening its mouth wide.
The great and the lowly
and all the drunken mob will be swallowed up.
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- 5:14 Hebrew Sheol.
Deuteronomy 1:28
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28 Where can we go? Our brothers have demoralized us with their report. They tell us, “The people of the land are taller and more powerful than we are, and their towns are large, with walls rising high into the sky! We even saw giants there—the descendants of Anak!”’
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Genesis 11:4
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4 Then they said, “Come, let’s build a great city for ourselves with a tower that reaches into the sky. This will make us famous and keep us from being scattered all over the world.”
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Luke 16:23
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23 and he went to the place of the dead.[a] There, in torment, he saw Abraham in the far distance with Lazarus at his side.
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- 16:23 Greek to Hades.
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