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41 I tell all of you[a] with certainty, whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because you belong to the Messiah[b] will never lose his reward.”

Causing Others to Sin(A)

42 “If anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him if a large millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea. 43 So if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It’s better for you to enter life injured than to have two hands and go to hell,[c] to the fire that cannot be put out.

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 9:41 The Gk. pronoun you is pl.
  2. Mark 9:41 Or Christ
  3. Mark 9:43 Lit. Gehenna; a Gk. transliteration of the Heb. for Valley of Hinnom

41 Truly I tell you, anyone who gives you a cup of water in my name because you belong to the Messiah will certainly not lose their reward.(A)

Causing to Stumble

42 “If anyone causes one of these little ones—those who believe in me—to stumble,(B) it would be better for them if a large millstone were hung around their neck and they were thrown into the sea.(C) 43 If your hand causes you to stumble,(D) cut it off. It is better for you to enter life maimed than with two hands to go into hell,(E) where the fire never goes out.(F)

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