# Is “Hell” in the Bible?

> Yes. “Hell” is in the Bible. It appears 12 times in the Lumin Translation and 54 times in the King James Bible.

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/is-it-in-the-bible/hell
By Andrew Kittridge · October 28, 2026

The King James Version says hell for several words: Sheol, Hades, and Gehenna. The Lumin Translation keeps Sheol and Hades as names, so hell appears less often there.

- Lumin Translation: 12, first in Matthew 5:22
- King James Version: 54, first in Deuteronomy 32:22

## Where it appears

12 verses in 4 books (Old Testament 0, New Testament 12).

> But I tell you that everyone who is angry with a brother or sister will face judgment. Whoever calls a brother or sister ‘Empty-head’ will answer to the council, and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will deserve the fire of hell.
>
> — [Matthew 5:22](https://www.lumin.faith/read/matthew/5#22) (Lumin Translation)

> If your right eye trips you up, tear it out and throw it away from you. You are better off losing one part of your body than having your whole body thrown into hell.
>
> — [Matthew 5:29](https://www.lumin.faith/read/matthew/5#29) (Lumin Translation)

> And if your right hand trips you up, cut it off and throw it away from you. You are better off losing one part of your body than having your whole body go into hell.
>
> — [Matthew 5:30](https://www.lumin.faith/read/matthew/5#30) (Lumin Translation)

> Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the one who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
>
> — [Matthew 10:28](https://www.lumin.faith/read/matthew/10#28) (Lumin Translation)

> And if your eye causes you to stumble, tear it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell.
>
> — [Matthew 18:9](https://www.lumin.faith/read/matthew/18#9) (Lumin Translation)

## Common questions

### Is “Hell” in the Bible?

Yes. “Hell” is in the Bible. It appears 12 times in the Lumin Translation and 54 times in the King James Bible. The King James Version says hell for several words: Sheol, Hades, and Gehenna. The Lumin Translation keeps Sheol and Hades as names, so hell appears less often there.

### How many times is “Hell” in the Bible?

Hell appears 12 times in the Lumin Translation and 54 times in the King James Bible. Counts are of exact word forms.

### Where is “Hell” first mentioned in the Bible?

In the Lumin Translation, hell first appears in Matthew 5:22: “But I tell you that everyone who is angry with a brother or sister will face judgment. Whoever calls a brother or sister ‘Empty-head’ will answer to the council, and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will deserve the fire of…”

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