Reference

Matthew 13:50

And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
48

Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away.

49

So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just,

50

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

51

Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea, Lord.

52

Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.

Why This Verse Was Tagged

Eternal Conscious Torment
Semantic Discovery
80% 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 consequence of judgment ("cast them into the furnace of fire") and the reaction to it ("wailing and gnashing of teeth"), but it does not explicitly state that this suffering is eternal or without end.

Fire Imagery

There is no argument that this verse does not support the theme "Fire Imagery," as it explicitly mentions a "furnace of fire" in a context of judgment.

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

The verse describes a "furnace of fire" and suffering, but it does not explicitly use any of the specific terms listed in the theme definition (Gehenna, Tartarus, Lake of Fire, Sheol, Hades), nor does it use the word "hell." Therefore, while it describes a place of punishment, it doesn't directly reference the *terminology* specified.