Mark 9:48 (DBY)

Passage

where their worm dies not, and the fire is not quenched.

Nearby Context

Mark 9:46 [where their worm dies not, and the fire is not quenched].

Mark 9:47 And if thine eye serve as a snare to thee, cast it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the hell of fire,

Mark 9:48 where their worm dies not, and the fire is not quenched.

Mark 9:49 For every one shall be salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt.

Mark 9:50 Salt [is] good, but if the salt is become saltless, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "where", "worm", "dies", "fire", and "quenched". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "where" and "worm", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 47's "And if thine eye serve as a..." into verse 49's "For every one shall be salted with...", so "where" and "worm" belong inside that flow. In Mark context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "where" and "worm" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.