What does the Bible say about purgatory?A Scripture-grounded answer about purgatory in the bible

Purgatory — a state of purification after death before entering heaven — is a Roman Catholic doctrine not found explicitly in Protestant Bibles. Catholics cite 2 Maccabees 12:46 (in the Catholic canon but not Protestant), 1 Corinthians 3:15 (saved 'as through fire'), and Matthew 12:32 (sin 'not forgiven in this age or the age to come') as supporting texts. Protestants reject purgatory, arguing that Christ's sacrifice is complete and sufficient (Hebrews 10:14), that believers are immediately present with the Lord after death (2 Corinthians 5:8), and that justification is by faith, not through post-mortem purification.