Matthew 11:23
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23 You, Capernaum, who are exalted to heaven, you will go down to Hades. [a] For if the mighty works had been done in Sodom which were done in you, it would have remained until today.
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Matthew 11:23
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23 And you, Capernaum, are you to be lifted up to heaven? You shall be brought down to Hades [the region of the dead]! For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have continued until today.
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Matthew 16:18
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18 I also tell you that you are Peter,[a] and on this rock [b] I will build my assembly, and the gates of Hades[c] will not prevail against it.
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Matthew 16:18
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18 And I tell you, you are [a]Peter [Greek, Petros—a large piece of rock], and on this rock [Greek, petra—a [b]huge rock like Gibraltar] I will build My church, and the gates of Hades (the powers of the [c]infernal region) shall [d]not overpower it [or be strong to its detriment or hold out against it].
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- Matthew 16:18 The rock on which the church is built is traditionally interpreted as either Peter’s inspired confession of faith in Jesus as the Messiah, or it may be Peter himself (see Eph. 2:20).
- Matthew 16:18 Kenneth Wuest, Word Studies.
- Matthew 16:18 Kenneth Wuest, Word Studies.
- Matthew 16:18 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
Luke 10:15
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15 You, Capernaum, who are exalted to heaven, will be brought down to Hades. [a]
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- 10:15 Hades is the lower realm of the dead, or Hell.
Luke 10:15
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15 And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted unto heaven? You shall be brought down to Hades (the regions of the dead).
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Luke 16:22
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22 The beggar died, and he was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s bosom. The rich man also died, and was buried.
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Luke 16:22
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22 And it occurred that the man [reduced to] begging died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s bosom. The rich man also died and was buried.
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Luke 16:23
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23 In Hades,[a] he lifted up his eyes, being in torment, and saw Abraham far off, and Lazarus at his bosom.
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Luke 16:23
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23 And in Hades (the realm of the dead), being in torment, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham far away, and Lazarus in his bosom.
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Acts 2:27
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27 because you will not leave my soul in Hades,[a]
neither will you allow your Holy One to see decay.
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Acts 2:27
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27 For You will not abandon my soul, leaving it helpless in Hades (the state of departed spirits), nor let Your Holy One know decay or see destruction [of the body after death].
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Acts 2:31
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31 he foreseeing this spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that his soul wasn’t left in Hades,[a] and his flesh didn’t see decay.
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Acts 2:31
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31 He, foreseeing this, spoke [by foreknowledge] of the resurrection of the Christ (the Messiah) that He was not deserted [in death] and left in Hades (the state of departed spirits), nor did His body know decay or see destruction.(A)
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Revelation 1:18
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18 and the Living one. I was dead, and behold, I am alive forever and ever. Amen. I have the keys of Death and of Hades.[a]
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Revelation 1:18
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18 And the Ever-living One [I am living in the eternity of the eternities]. I died, but see, I am alive forevermore; and I possess the keys of death and Hades (the realm of the dead).
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Revelation 6:8
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8 And behold, a pale horse, and the name of he who sat on it was Death. Hades[a] followed with him. Authority over one fourth of the earth, to kill with the sword, with famine, with death, and by the wild animals of the earth was given to him.
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Revelation 6:8
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8 So I looked, and behold, an ashy pale horse [[a]black and blue as if made so by bruising], and its rider’s name was Death, and Hades (the realm of the dead) followed him closely. And they were given authority and power over a fourth part of the earth to kill with the sword and with famine and with plague (pestilence, disease) and with wild beasts of the earth.(A)
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- Revelation 6:8 A description of the livid, ashen, discolored appearance of the dead; it symbolizes death and pestilence.
Revelation 20:13
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13 The sea gave up the dead who were in it. Death and Hades[a] gave up the dead who were in them. They were judged, each one according to his works.
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Revelation 20:13
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13 And the sea delivered up the dead who were in it, death and Hades ([a]the state of death or disembodied existence) surrendered the dead in them, and all were tried and their cases determined by what they had done [according to their motives, aims, and works].
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- Revelation 20:13 James Orr et al., eds., The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia.
Revelation 20:14
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14 Death and Hades[a] were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire.
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Revelation 20:14
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14 Then death and Hades ([a]the state of death or disembodied existence) were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire.
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- Revelation 20:14 James Orr et al., eds., The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia.
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