Matthew 5:29-30
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
29 [a]If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away.(A) It is better for you to lose one of your members than to have your whole body thrown into Gehenna. 30 And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one of your members than to have your whole body go into Gehenna.
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- 5:29–30 No sacrifice is too great to avoid total destruction in Gehenna.
Matthew 5:29-30
New International Version
29 If your right eye causes you to stumble,(A) gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. 30 And if your right hand causes you to stumble,(B) cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell.
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