Reference

Mark 9:45

And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:
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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:

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Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.

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And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:

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Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.

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And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire:

Why This Verse Was Tagged

Hell Terminology (Sheol/Hades/Gehenna/Lake of Fire)
Keyword Match
100% relevance

This verse contains specific terms directly associated with this theme.

Sheol / The Grave
Keyword Match
60% relevance

This verse contains specific terms directly associated with this theme.

Eternal Conscious Torment
Keyword Match
80% relevance

This verse contains specific terms directly associated with this theme.

Fire Imagery
Multi-Signal Classification
65% relevance

This verse was identified by multiple independent signals: structural patterns, prophetic context, and vocabulary — then validated by a probability model (Snorkel).

Counter-Arguments

The strongest case that this verse does not belong in this theme.

Hell Terminology (Sheol/Hades/Gehenna/Lake of Fire)

The verse explicitly uses the term "hell" in a context of eternal punishment ("fire that never shall be quenched"), which aligns directly with the theme's definition of "hell" in a judgment context distinct from Sheol/Hades as a general grave.

Sheol / The Grave

The verse explicitly refers to "hell" and "fire that never shall be quenched" as the destination, which are distinct concepts from "Sheol / The Grave" as defined, which refers to the destination or state of the dead as Sheol, the grave, the pit, or the dust.

Eternal Conscious Torment

The verse describes "fire that never shall be quenched," which could be interpreted as a fire that completely consumes and destroys, rather than one that perpetually torments.