Bible Verses About Punishment of Sin
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for punishment of sin, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 4,844 votes, led by Romans 6:23. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Punishment of Sin
Romans 6:23307 votes
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Psalms 145:20224 votes
The Lord preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy.
Matthew 25:46210 votes
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
Galatians 6:7184 votes
Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
Ezekiel 18:20183 votes
The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.
James 1:15154 votes
Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.
Romans 5:12140 votes
Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:
2 Corinthians 5:10117 votes
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
Ezekiel 18:4111 votes
Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.
Acts 3:19104 votes
Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;
John 3:3692 votes
He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.
2 Corinthians 5:2186 votes
For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
Romans 2:6-1083 votes
Who will render to every man according to his deeds:
1 John 3:480 votes
Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.
Genesis 2:1774 votes
But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
2 Thessalonians 1:966 votes
Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;
1 John 1:863 votes
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
Mark 7:21-2361 votes
For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
Romans 3:2359 votes
For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
Matthew 10:2856 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.
Acts 17:3051 votes
And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:
2 Corinthians 7:1051 votes
For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.
Revelation 20:1550 votes
And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
Revelation 21:849 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.
Luke 12:47-4846 votes
And that servant, which knew his lord’s will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.
What does the Bible say about punishment of sin?
Readers most often cite Romans 6:23 on the subject of punishment of sin. Across 4,844 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Psalms 145:20, Matthew 25:46, Galatians 6:7. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.