KJV King James Version
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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Matthew 5:29
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.
WEB World English Bible
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 American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘But, if thy right eye doth cause thee to stumble, pluck it out and cast from thee, for it is good to thee that one of thy members may perish, and not thy whole body be cast to gehenna.
Surrounding context — Matthew 5
26 Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.
27 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:
28 But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
29 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.
30 And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, 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.
31 It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:
32 But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.
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εἰG1487 · eiifδὲG1161 · dethenὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoὀφθαλμόςG3788 · ophthalmoseyeσουG4771 · suyouὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoδεξιὸςG1188 · dexiosrightσκανδαλίζειG4624 · skandalizōto cause to stumbleσε,G4771 · suyouἔξελεG1807 · exaireōto take out/selectαὐτὸνG846 · autosit/s/heκαὶG2532 · kaiandβάλεG906 · ballōto throw: throwἀπὸG575 · apoaway fromσοῦ·G4771 · suyouσυμφέρειG4851 · sumpherōbe profitableγάρG1063 · garforσοιG4771 · suyouἵναG2443 · hinain order that/toἀπόληταιG622 · apolluōto destroyἓνG1520 · ehisoneτῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoμελῶνG3196 · melosmemberσουG4771 · suyouκαὶG2532 · kaiandμὴG3361 · mēnotὅλονG3650 · holosallτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoσῶμάG4983 · sōmabodyσουG4771 · suyouβληθῇG906 · ballōto throw: throwεἰςG1519 · eistowardγέενναν.¶G1067 · geennahell: Gehenna
Cross-references
Romans 8:13For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.Mark 9:43-48And 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:Colossians 3:5Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:Romans 6:6Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with [him], that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.1 Peter 4:1-3Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;Galatians 5:24And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.1 Corinthians 9:27But I keep under my body, and bring [it] into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.Mark 8:36For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?Matthew 18:8-9Wherefore 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.Luke 9:24-25For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.Matthew 10:28And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.Matthew 23:15Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.Matthew 19:12For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from [their] mother’s womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven’s sake. He that is able to receive [it], let him receive [it].Matthew 16:26For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?Proverbs 5:8-14Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:Matthew 5:22But 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.Matthew 23:33[Ye] serpents, [ye] generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?Luke 12:5But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.
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