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42 (A)And whoever causes one of these [a]little ones who believe to stumble, it [b]would be better for him if, with a heavy millstone hung around his neck, he [c]had been cast into the sea. 43 (B)And if your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life crippled, than, having your two hands, to go into [d](C)hell, into the (D)unquenchable fire, 44 [e][and where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched.] 45 And if your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life lame, than, having your two feet, to be cast into [f](E)hell, 46 [g][and where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched.] 47 (F)And if your eye causes you to stumble, gouge it out; it is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye, than, having two eyes, to be cast into [h](G)hell, 48 (H)where their worm does not die, and (I)the fire is not quenched.

49 “For everyone will be salted with fire. 50 Salt is good; but (J)if the salt becomes unsalty, with what will you [i]make it salty again? (K)Have salt in yourselves, and (L)be at peace with one another.”

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 9:42 Humble
  2. Mark 9:42 Lit is better for him if a millstone turned by a donkey is hung
  3. Mark 9:42 Lit has been thrown
  4. Mark 9:43 Gr Gehenna
  5. Mark 9:44 vv 44 and 46, which are identical to v 48, are not found in the early mss
  6. Mark 9:45 Gr Gehenna
  7. Mark 9:46 See v 44, note 1
  8. Mark 9:47 Gr Gehenna
  9. Mark 9:50 Lit season it

Warnings from Jesus

42 “But whoever causes the downfall of one of these little ones who believe in Me(A)—it would be better for him if a heavy millstone[a](B) were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea. 43 And if your hand causes your downfall, cut it off.(C) It is better for you to enter life maimed(D) than to have two hands and go to hell—the unquenchable fire,(E) [44 where

Their worm does not die,
and the fire is not quenched.][b](F)[c]

45 And if your foot causes your downfall,(G) cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame(H) than to have two feet and be thrown into hell— [the unquenchable fire,(I) 46 where

Their worm does not die,
and the fire is not quenched.][d](J)[e]

47 And if your eye causes your downfall, gouge it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God(K) with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown(L) into hell,(M) 48 where

Their worm does not die,
and the fire is not quenched.[f]

49 For everyone will be salted with fire.[g](N)[h] 50 Salt is good, but if the salt should lose its flavor, how can you make it salty?(O) Have salt(P) among yourselves and be at peace(Q) with one another.”

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 9:42 A millstone turned by a donkey
  2. Mark 9:44 Other mss omit bracketed text
  3. Mark 9:44 Is 66:24
  4. Mark 9:46 Other mss omit bracketed text
  5. Mark 9:46 Is 66:24
  6. Mark 9:48 Is 66:24
  7. Mark 9:49 Other mss add and every sacrifice will be salted with salt
  8. Mark 9:49 Lv 2:13; Ezk 43:24

Causing to Stumble

42 “If anyone causes one of these little ones—those who believe in me—to stumble,(A) it would be better for them if a large millstone were hung around their neck and they were thrown into the sea.(B) 43 If your hand causes you to stumble,(C) cut it off. It is better for you to enter life maimed than with two hands to go into hell,(D) where the fire never goes out.(E) [44] [a] 45 And if your foot causes you to stumble,(F) cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than to have two feet and be thrown into hell.(G) [46] [b] 47 And if your eye causes you to stumble,(H) pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell,(I) 48 where

“‘the worms that eat them do not die,
    and the fire is not quenched.’[c](J)

49 Everyone will be salted(K) with fire.

50 “Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how can you make it salty again?(L) Have salt among yourselves,(M) and be at peace with each other.”(N)

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 9:44 Some manuscripts include here the words of verse 48.
  2. Mark 9:46 Some manuscripts include here the words of verse 48.
  3. Mark 9:48 Isaiah 66:24