Bible Verses About Purgatory
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These are the Bible verses most often cited for purgatory, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 637 votes, led by 2 Corinthians 5:10. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Purgatory
2 Corinthians 5:1094 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.
Matthew 5:2668 votes
Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.
1 John 1:958 votes
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
1 Corinthians 3:1546 votes
If any man’s work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.
Hebrews 9:2746 votes
And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
Revelation 21:2736 votes
And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb’s book of life.
Hebrews 9:27-2830 votes
And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
1 Corinthians 3:11-1524 votes
For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
Revelation 20:1222 votes
And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
Luke 12:4721 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.
1 Peter 4:621 votes
For for this cause was the gospel preached also to them that are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.
1 Corinthians 3:1319 votes
Every man’s work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man’s work of what sort it is.
1 Peter 3:1919 votes
By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;
Matthew 12:36-3718 votes
But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
Matthew 5:4817 votes
Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
Hebrews 12:1415 votes
Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
Revelation 21:1-2715 votes
And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
Zechariah 9:1113 votes
As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water.
Matthew 18:34-3512 votes
And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him.
Revelation 20:13-1412 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.
Hebrews 12:2311 votes
To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,
Matthew 10:2810 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.
1 John 5:16-1710 votes
If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it.
What does the Bible say about purgatory?
Readers most often cite 2 Corinthians 5:10 on the subject of purgatory. Across 637 votes, 23 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Matthew 5:26, 1 John 1:9, 1 Corinthians 3:15. This page lists all 23 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.