Matthew 5:29-30

Listen to Matthew 5:29-30
29 "1If your right eye makes you stumble, tear it out and throw it from you; for it is better for you to lose one of the parts of your body, than * for your whole body to be thrown into 2hell.
30 "3If your right hand makes you stumble, cut it off and throw it from you; for it is better for you to lose one of the parts of your body, than * for your whole body to go into 4hell.

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Cross References 4

  • 1. Matthew 18:9; Mark 9:47
  • 2. Matthew 5:22
  • 3. Matthew 18:8; Mark 9:43
  • 4. Matthew 5:22

Footnotes 8

  • [a] I.e. sin
  • [b] Lit "that one...be lost"
  • [c] Lit "not your whole body"
  • [d] Gr "Gehenna"
  • [e] I.e. sin
  • [f] Lit "that one...be lost"
  • [g] Lit "not your whole body"
  • [h] Gr "Gehenna"
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