Bible Verses About Hades
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for hades, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 5,424 votes, led by Luke 16:23. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Hades
Luke 16:23325 votes
And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
Acts 2:27272 votes
Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
Revelation 1:18272 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.
Matthew 16:18239 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 6:8224 votes
And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.
Matthew 11:23223 votes
And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.
Acts 2:31220 votes
He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption.
Revelation 20:13-14189 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.
Luke 10:15186 votes
And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to heaven, shalt be thrust down to hell.
1 Corinthians 15:55176 votes
O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?
Revelation 20:13107 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 16:10106 votes
For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
Luke 16:19-3195 votes
There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
Matthew 10:2884 votes
And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
Revelation 20:1484 votes
And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
2 Peter 2:466 votes
For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;
Revelation 19:2064 votes
And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
Revelation 20:1056 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 25:4155 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:
Luke 23:4349 votes
And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.
Isaiah 14:946 votes
Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations.
Matthew 5:2244 votes
But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
Matthew 25:4644 votes
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
Revelation 21:843 votes
But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
Romans 6:2342 votes
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
What does the Bible say about hades?
Readers most often cite Luke 16:23 on the subject of hades. Across 5,424 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Acts 2:27, Revelation 1:18, Matthew 16:18. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.