No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.

In the following passage, the Lord Jesus Christ teaches with two examples that unless one repents of all sinfulness, great and small, the end will be an eternity of torment or torture in the lake of fire, the fire of Hell.

Notice how the Lord compared sinners to all other Galileans who lived at that time and declared them to be no worse. Meaning, a person must repent of all sinfulness great and small. A person cannot excuse their own sinfulness by comparing it to that of another, for example, by saying at least I'm not doing something worse like others do. Bottom line: unless you repent of your sinfulness, you will perish - that is, experience eternity in the firey furnace of Hell.

Holy Bible - Luke 13:1-5 (ESV)
13 There were some present at that very time who told him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. 2 And he answered them, “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered in this way? 3 No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish. 4 Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them: do you think that they were worse offenders than all the others who lived in Jerusalem? 5 No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.”

Addition:

And in this verse, the Lord Jesus Christ said that in addition to repenting, to believe the gospel.

Holy Bible - Mark 1:15 (KJB)
And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.

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No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.