Damnation

Damnation in the KJV translates several Greek words — most commonly krima (judgment) and krisis (condemnation) — referring to divine judgment and its consequences. In Romans 13:2, those who resist governing authorities "receive to themselves damnation" (judgment). In 1 Corinthians 11:29, partaking of the Lord's Supper unworthily brings damnation (judgment) upon oneself. Romans 14:23 speaks of eating with a doubtful conscience as damnation. Modern translations tend to use "condemnation" or "judgment" for these passages, reserving "damnation" for its contemporary sense of eternal punishment, which is the meaning in stronger passages such as Matthew 23:33 ("the damnation of hell"). The biblical concept encompasses both present divine judgment on sin and the final, eschatological condemnation of the unrepentant.