Matthew 5:29

27 You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’

28 But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

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.

30 And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to depart into hell.

31 It has also been said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.’

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

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BSB
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.
KJV
And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
WEB
If your right eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and throw it away from you. For it is more profitable for you that one of your members should perish than for your whole body to be cast into Gehenna.
ASV
And if thy right eye causeth thee to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not thy whole body be cast into hell.
DARBY
But if thy right eye be a snare to thee, pluck it out and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members perish, and not thy whole body be cast into hell.
BLB
Now if your right eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and cast [it] from you. For it is better for you that one of your members should perish and not [that] your whole body should be cast into Gehenna.
ÅB
Om det høyre øyet ditt frister deg, så riv det ut og kast det fra deg! for det er bedre for deg at ett av dine lemmer går tapt enn at hele kroppen blir kastet i helvete.
OTB
Hvis ditt høyre øye får deg til å synde, riv det ut og kast det fra deg. Det er bedre for deg å miste en del av kroppen enn at hele kroppen blir kastet i helvete.
B1930
Om ditt høire øie frister dig, da riv det ut og kast det fra dig! for det er bedre for dig at ett av dine lemmer går tapt enn at hele ditt legeme blir kastet i helvede.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Mark 9:43–48

    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.

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  • Romans 8:13

    For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.

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  • Colossians 3:5

    Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry.

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  • Romans 6:6

    We know that our old self was crucified with Him so that the body of sin might be rendered powerless, that we should no longer be slaves to sin.

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  • 1 Peter 4:1–3

    Therefore, since Christ suffered in His body, arm yourselves with the same resolve, because anyone who has suffered in his body is done with sin.

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  • 1 Corinthians 9:27

    No, I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified.

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  • Galatians 5:24

    Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.

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  • Luke 9:24–25

    For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it.

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