Mark 9:48
where their worm does not die, and the fire is not put out.
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
In Context
49For everyone will be salted with fire.
Cross References
Isaiah 66:24They will go out and see the dead bodies of the men who have rebelled against me, 1 for the worms that eat them will not die, and the fire that consumes them will not be quenched; 1 and it will be an abhorrence to all flesh.”
Mark 9:43If your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life maimed than to have two hands and to go into hell, into the unquenchable fire.
Matthew Henry on Mark 9:42-50
Pain to Be Preferred to Sin. 41 For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward. 42 And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea. 43 And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be… Read the whole commentary →