Reference

Matthew 13:42

And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
40

As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.

41

The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;

42

And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

43

Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

44

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.

Why This Verse Was Tagged

Eternal Conscious Torment
Semantic Discovery
70% relevance

This verse was identified through meaning similarity — its content is mathematically close to known verses in this theme, even without sharing the same vocabulary.

Fire Imagery
Keyword Match
100% relevance

This verse contains specific terms directly associated with this theme.

Hell Terminology (Sheol/Hades/Gehenna/Lake of Fire)
Semantic Discovery
90% relevance

This verse was identified through meaning similarity — its content is mathematically close to known verses in this theme, even without sharing the same vocabulary.

Counter-Arguments

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

Eternal Conscious Torment

The verse describes a place of suffering ("furnace of fire," "wailing and gnashing of teeth") but does not explicitly state that this suffering is eternal or that the individuals remain conscious indefinitely.

Fire Imagery

This verse explicitly mentions a "furnace of fire" in a context of judgment, directly aligning with the theme's definition. There is no plausible argument that it does not support the theme.

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

The verse describes a "furnace of fire" and "wailing and gnashing of teeth," which are descriptive elements of a place of punishment, but it does not explicitly use any of the specific terms listed in the theme definition (Gehenna, Tartarus, Lake of Fire, or 'hell').