Matthew 18:9
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9 And if your eye causes you to sin,[a] tear it out and throw it away; it is better for you to enter life with one eye than to have two eyes and to be thrown into the hell[b] of fire.(A)
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Matthew 5:22
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22 But I say to you that if you are angry with a brother or sister,[a] you will be liable to judgment, and if you insult[b] a brother or sister, you will be liable to the council, and if you say, ‘You fool,’ you will be liable to the hell[c] of fire.(A)
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Matthew 18:8
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8 “If your hand or your foot causes you to sin,[a] cut it off and throw it away; it is better for you to enter life maimed or lame than to have two hands or two feet and to be thrown into the eternal fire.(A)
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Matthew 5:29
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29 If your right eye causes you to sin,[a] tear it out and throw it away; it is better for you to lose one of your members than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.[b](A)
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Revelation 21:27
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27 But nothing unclean will enter it, nor anyone who practices abomination or falsehood, but only those who are written in the Lamb’s book of life.(A)
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Hebrews 4:11
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11 Let us therefore make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one may fall through such disobedience as theirs.
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Acts 14:22
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22 There they strengthened the souls of the disciples and encouraged them to continue in the faith, saying, “It is through many persecutions that we must enter the kingdom of God.”(A)
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Luke 9:24-25
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24 For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will save it.(A) 25 For what does it profit them if they gain the whole world but lose or forfeit themselves?(B)
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Mark 9:47
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47 And if your eye causes you to sin,[a] tear it out; it is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and to be thrown into hell,[b](A)
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Matthew 19:17
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17 And he said to him, “Why do you ask me about what is good? There is one who is good. If you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments.”
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Matthew 16:26
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26 For what will it profit them if they gain the whole world but forfeit their life? Or what will they give in return for their life?
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Matthew 19:23-24
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23 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Truly I tell you, it will be hard for a rich person to enter the kingdom of heaven.(A) 24 Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.”
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