Mark 9:47
45 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.
And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell,
48 where ‘their worm never dies, and the fire is never quenched.’
49 For everyone will be salted with fire.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell,
- KJV
- 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:
- WEB
- If your eye causes you to stumble, throw it out. It is better for you to enter into God’s Kingdom with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the Gehenna of fire,
- ASV
- And if thine eye cause thee to stumble, cast it out: it is good for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell;
- DARBY
- And if thine eye serve as a snare to thee, cast it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the hell of fire,
- BLB
- And if your eye may cause you to stumble, cast it out. It is better for you to enter into the kingdom of God one-eyed than, having two eyes, to be cast into Gehenna,
- ÅB
- Og om ditt øye frister deg, da riv det ut! det er bedre at du går énøyet inn i Guds rike enn at du har to øyne og kastes i helvete,
- OTB
- Og hvis øyet ditt fører deg til å snuble, riv det ut. Det er bedre for deg å gå inn i Guds rike med ett øye enn å ha to øyne og bli kastet i helvete,
- B1930
- Og om ditt øie frister dig, da riv det ut! det er bedre at du går énøiet inn i Guds rike enn at du har to øine og kastes i helvede,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 18:9
And if your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell.
Read in contextMatthew 5:28–29
But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
Read in contextMatthew 5:22
But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to the fire of hell.
Read in contextMark 9:43
If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than to have two hands and go into hell, into the unquenchable fire.
Read in contextPsalms 119:37
Turn my eyes away from worthless things; revive me with Your word.
Read in contextPhilippians 3:7–8
But whatever was gain to me I count as loss for the sake of Christ.
Read in contextGenesis 3:6
When the woman saw that the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eyes, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom, she took the fruit and ate it. She also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate it.
Read in contextJob 31:1
“I have made a covenant with my eyes. How then could I gaze with desire at a virgin?
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