Bible Verses about “purgatory”

“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us [our] sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”

“‹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.›”

“And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.”

“And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:”

“‹Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.›”

“‹But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.›”

“By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;”

“‹For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.›”

“‹Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.›”

“And he that sat upon the throne said, ‹Behold, I make all things new.› And he said unto me, ‹Write: for these words are true and faithful.›”

“Having the glory of God: and her light [was] like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;”

“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.”

“¶ 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.”

“¶ And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb's wife.”

“And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city [was] pure gold, as it were transparent glass.”

“And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.”

“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.”

“And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God [is] with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, [and be] their God.”

“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.”

“And the foundations of the wall of the city [were] garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation [was] jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;”

“The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.”

“Follow peace with all [men], and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:”

“And the building of the wall of it was [of] jasper: and the city [was] pure gold, like unto clear glass.”

“And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.”

“And he said unto me, ‹It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.›”

“‹He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.›”

“And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,”

“And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.”

“And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb [is] the light thereof.”

“And had a wall great and high, [and] had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are [the names] of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:”

“On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.”

“And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.”

“And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.”

“And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred [and] forty [and] four cubits, [according to] the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.”

“And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.”

“And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there.”

“¶ For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.”

“And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it.”

“If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.”

“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.”

“If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.”

“Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;”

“So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.”

“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.”

“‹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].”