How many times is hell mentioned in the Bible?

13 times in the Berean Standard Bible (13 verses) and 54 times in the King James Version (54 verses).

The counts differ a lot between translations. The KJV often uses “hell” for the Hebrew Sheol and Greek Hades, which modern translations like the BSB usually leave as Sheol or Hades.

Where it appears most (BSB)

First verses (BSB)

1. Matthew 5:22

   But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to the fire of hell.

2. Matthew 5:29

   If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.

3. Matthew 5:30

   And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to depart into hell.

4. Matthew 10:28

   Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.

5. Matthew 18:9

   And if your eye causes you to sin, gouge 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.

6. Matthew 23:15

   Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You traverse land and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are.

7. Matthew 23:33

   You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape the sentence of hell?

8. Mark 9:43

   If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than to have two hands and go into hell, into the unquenchable fire.

9. Mark 9:45

   If your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame than to have two feet and be thrown into hell.

10. Mark 9:47

    And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell,

11. Luke 12:5

    But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear the One who, after you have been killed, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear Him!

12. James 3:6

    The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.

Counted by Steady across all 31,086 BSB verses and 31,102 KJV verses, matching whole words, any capitalization. Count any other word with the Bible word counter.