Mark 9:45
43 And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:
44 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:
46 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
47 And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire:
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- 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.
- KJV
- And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:
- WEB
- If your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life lame, rather than having your two feet to be cast into Gehenna, into the fire that will never be quenched—
- ASV
- And if thy foot cause thee to stumble, cut it off: it is good for thee to enter into life halt, rather than having thy two feet to be cast into hell.
- DARBY
- And if thy foot serve as a snare to thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life lame, than having thy two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire unquenchable;
- BLB
- And if your foot may cause you to stumble, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life lame than, having the two feet, to be cast into Gehenna.
- ÅB
- Og om din fot frister deg, da hugg den av! det er bedre at du går halt inn til livet enn at du har dine to føtter og kastes i helvete,
- OTB
- Og hvis foten din fører deg til å snuble, kutt den av. Det er bedre for deg å gå inn i livet halt enn å ha to føtter og bli kastet i helvete.
- B1930
- Og om din fot frister dig, da hugg den av! det er bedre at du går halt inn til livet enn at du har dine to føtter og kastes i helvede,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 18:8
Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire.
Read in contextMatthew 5:22
But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
Read in contextMark 9:43
And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:
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