Matthew 5:30
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.
Context
This verse from Matthew Chapter 5 connects to 10 cross-references. The Sermon on the Mount begins with the Beatitudes blessing the poor in spirit, mourners, meek, and peacemakers. Jesus declares he has come not to abolish the Law but to fulfill it. Six antitheses intensify the Law's demands: not just …
Other Translations
And if thy right hand causeth thee to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not thy whole body go into hell.
`And, if thy right hand doth cause thee to stumble, cut it off, 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.
And if your right hand is a cause of trouble to you, let it be cut off and put it away from you; because it is better to undergo the loss of one part, than for all your body to go into hell.
Cross References
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But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou …
But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a …
Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man …
Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into …
And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me …
Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I …
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