Bible Verses About Gates of Hell
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These are the Bible verses most often cited for gates of hell, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 4,060 votes, led by Matthew 16:18. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Gates of Hell
Matthew 16:18387 votes
And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
Revelation 1:18248 votes
I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
Isaiah 38:10187 votes
I said in the cutting off of my days, I shall go to the gates of the grave: I am deprived of the residue of my years.
Job 38:17155 votes
Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death?
Psalms 107:18122 votes
Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; and they draw near unto the gates of death.
Revelation 20:14108 votes
And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
Psalms 9:13107 votes
Have mercy upon me, O Lord; consider my trouble which I suffer of them that hate me, thou that liftest me up from the gates of death:
Matthew 25:4677 votes
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
Luke 16:19-2675 votes
There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
Ephesians 6:1263 votes
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
Revelation 20:10-1561 votes
And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
Matthew 25:4159 votes
Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
Revelation 20:13-1458 votes
And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.
Psalms 9:1755 votes
The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.
Revelation 20:1-352 votes
And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.
Psalms 116:351 votes
The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.
Proverbs 15:2449 votes
The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.
Revelation 20:1-245 votes
And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.
Revelation 4:1144 votes
Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.
Numbers 16:3043 votes
But if the Lord make a new thing, and the earth open her mouth, and swallow them up, with all that appertain unto them, and they go down quick into the pit; then ye shall understand that these men have provoked the Lord.
Matthew 16:1-2843 votes
The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven.
John 8:31-3243 votes
Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;
Matthew 23:3342 votes
Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?
Psalms 18:541 votes
The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me.
Psalms 55:1541 votes
Let death seize upon them, and let them go down quick into hell: for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them.
What does the Bible say about gates of hell?
Readers most often cite Matthew 16:18 on the subject of gates of hell. Across 4,060 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Revelation 1:18, Isaiah 38:10, Job 38:17. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.