And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
Those who turned away from what's right will face punishment that never ends, but the people who chose to do right? They get life that goes on forever.
Your choices have eternal consequences, choose wisely because this decision lasts forever.
📚 Historical Context
In the Gospel of Matthew, this verse concludes the Parable of the Sheep and the Goats, where Jesus describes the final judgment as He separates the righteous from the unrighteous based on their treatment of the needy. This teaching occurs during Jesus' Olivet Discourse, addressing His disciples about the end times and His second coming, drawing from Jewish expectations of divine accountability. It reflects the first-century Jewish context of eschatology, emphasizing moral actions as indicators of one's relationship with God.
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