Matthew 25:41

Then He will say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The King (Jesus) addresses those on His left at the final separation, immediately after commending the right-hand group for serving "the least of these" (v. 40).

The words — πορεύεσθε (poreuesthe), "do depart," is a present imperative: the command is continuous, not a single act of leaving but an ongoing state of separation.

The thread — The fire "prepared for the devil and his angels" echoes the angelic judgment in 2 Peter 2:4 and Jude 1:6, and the fiery furnace of Matthew 13:42.

Why it lands — The verse places humans in a destination originally prepared for rebellious angels, asking the reader to treat the neglect of "the least" as equivalent to the sin that condemned a spiritual order.

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The Greek words

King James Version

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:

Cross-references

2 Peter 2:4 For if God did not spare the angels when they sinned, but cast them deep into hell, placing them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment;
Jude 1:6 And the angels who did not stay within their own domain but abandoned their proper dwelling—these He has kept in eternal chains under darkness, bound for judgment on that great day.
Matthew 13:42 And they will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
2 Thessalonians 1:9 They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might,
Matthew 7:23 Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’
John 8:44 You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies.
Galatians 3:10 All who rely on works of the law are under a curse. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.”
Revelation 20:10 And the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, into which the beast and the false prophet had already been thrown. There they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
Matthew 3:12 His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
Matthew 13:40 As the weeds are collected and burned in the fire, so will it be at the end of the age.