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Bible Verses About purgatory

16 key scriptures

Explore what the Bible says about purgatory. This collection of 16 key Scripture passages reveals God's wisdom and guidance on this important theme.

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TranslationKey Verse: 2 Corinthians 5:10
King James (KJV)For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.

16 Key Scriptures

For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.
And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life.
For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.
But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
For for this cause was the gospel preached also to them that are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.
Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is. it shall be: Gr. it is
By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;
Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:

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