Matthew 18:8

6 But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.

7 Woe to the world for the causes of sin. These stumbling blocks must come, but woe to the man through whom they come!

If your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than to have two hands and two feet and be thrown into the eternal fire.

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.

10 See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
If your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than to have two hands and two feet and be thrown into the eternal fire.
KJV
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.
WEB
If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life maimed or crippled, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into the eternal fire.
ASV
And if thy hand or thy foot causeth thee to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from thee: it is good for thee to enter into life maimed or halt, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into the eternal fire.
DARBY
And if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut it off and cast [it] from thee; it is good for thee to enter into life lame or maimed, [rather] than having two hands or two feet to be cast into eternal fire.
BLB
Now if your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off and cast [it] from you; it is better for you to enter into life crippled or lame than, having two hands or two feet, to be cast into the eternal fire.
ÅB
Men om hånden eller foten din frister deg, så hugg den av og kast den fra deg! Det er bedre for deg å gå halt eller vanfør inn til livet enn å ha to hender eller to føtter og bli kastet i den evige ilden.
OTB
Hvis hånden din eller foten din får deg til å synde, kutt den av og kast den fra deg. Det er bedre for deg å gå inn til livet lemlestet eller krøpling enn å ha to hender eller to føtter og bli kastet i den evige ild.
B1930
Men om din hånd eller din fot frister dig, da hugg den av og kast den fra dig! det er bedre for dig å gå halt eller vanfør inn til livet enn å ha to hender eller to føtter og bli kastet i den evige ild.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Matthew 5:29–30

    If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.

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  • Philippians 3:8–9

    More than that, I count all things as loss compared to the surpassing excellence of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ

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  • Romans 13:12

    The night is nearly over; the day has drawn near. So let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.

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  • Luke 18:22–23

    On hearing this, Jesus told him, “You still lack one thing: Sell everything you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”

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  • Ezekiel 18:31

    Cast away from yourselves all the transgressions you have committed, and fashion for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, O house of Israel?

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  • Luke 14:26–27

    “If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be My disciple.

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  • Matthew 25:46

    And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

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  • Revelation 20:15

    And if anyone was found whose name was not written in the Book of Life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.

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