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Temptations to Sin

42 “If any of you cause one of these little ones who believe in me[a] to sin,[b] it would be better for you if a great millstone were hung around your neck and you were thrown into the sea.(A) 43 If your hand causes you to sin,[c] cut it off; it is better for you to enter life maimed than to have two hands and to go to hell,[d] to the unquenchable fire.[e](B)

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Footnotes

  1. 9.42 Other ancient authorities lack in me
  2. 9.42 Or stumble
  3. 9.43 Or stumble
  4. 9.43 Gk Gehenna
  5. 9.43 Other ancient authorities add 9.44 and 9.46, which are identical to 9.48