Mark 9:48 (LSB)

Passage

where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched.

Nearby Context

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

Mark 9:47 And if your eye causes you to stumble, gouge it out; it is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye, than, having two eyes, to be cast into hell,

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

Mark 9:49 “For everyone will be salted with fire.

Mark 9:50 Salt is good; but if the salt becomes unsalty, with what will you make it salty again? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another.”

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "where", "worm", "does", "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 your eye causes you to..." into verse 49's "For everyone will be salted with fire...", 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.