Common misinterpretations of Matthew 25:46 include universalism, which claims all will eventually be saved and punishment is remedial rather than eternal; annihilationism, asserting the wicked cease to exist after a finite punishment despite the parallel 'everlasting' for both fates; or salvation by works alone, ignoring the parable's context where deeds reveal underlying faith in Christ, not earn merit independently.
Matthew 25:46
King James Version (1769)
46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
Matthew 25:46 reveals the ultimate eternal destinies in God's final judgment: the righteous, whose lives demonstrate genuine faith through acts of mercy toward others as if unto Christ, enter into life eternal, while the unrighteous, who neglected such compassion, face everlasting punishment, emphasizing the profound and irreversible consequences of one's heart and actions before God.