Matthew 18:7-9
English Standard Version
Temptations to Sin
7 “Woe to the world for (A)temptations to sin![a] (B)For it is necessary that temptations come, (C)but woe to the one by whom the temptation comes! 8 (D)And if your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than with two hands or two feet to be thrown into (E)the eternal fire. 9 (F)And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into the (G)hell[b] of fire.
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- Matthew 18:7 Greek stumbling blocks
- Matthew 18:9 Greek Gehenna
Matthew 18:7-9
Holman Christian Standard Bible
7 Woe to the world because of offenses. For offenses must come, but woe to that man by whom the offense comes.(A) 8 If your hand or your foot causes your downfall, 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 be thrown into the eternal fire.(B) 9 And if your eye causes your downfall, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye, rather than to have two eyes and be thrown into hellfire
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- Matthew 18:9 Lit gehenna of fire
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