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Mark 9:42-50
New International Version
Mark 9:42-50
New International Version
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
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)
Mark 9:42-50
International Standard Version
Mark 9:42-50
International Standard Version
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,[a] to the fire that cannot be put out. 44 In that place, worms never die, and the fire is never put out.[b]
45 And if your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It’s better for you to enter life crippled than to have two feet and be thrown into hell.[c] 46 In that place, worms never die, and the fire is never put out.[d]
47 And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out. It’s better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell.[e] 48 In that place, worms never die, and the fire is never put out.
49 Because everyone will be salted with fire, and every sacrifice will be salted with salt.[f] 50 Salt is good. But if salt loses its taste, how can you restore its flavor? Keep on having salt among yourselves, and live in peace with one another.”
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- Mark 9:43 Lit. Gehenna; a Gk. transliteration of the Heb. for Valley of Hinnom
- Mark 9:44 Other mss. lack this verse
- Mark 9:45 Lit. Gehenna; a Gk. transliteration of the Heb. for Valley of Hinnom
- Mark 9:46 Other mss. lack this verse
- Mark 9:47 Lit. Gehenna; a Gk. transliteration of the Heb. for Valley of Hinnom
- Mark 9:49 Other mss. lack and every sacrifice will be salted with salt
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