Mark
Mark 9:47
47And if your eye causes you to sin, 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,
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| if | ἐὰν | ean | Conjunction | G1437 if |
| your | σου | sou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular | G4771 you |
| eye | ὀφθαλμός | ophthalmos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3788 the eye |
| causes you to sin | σκανδαλίζῃ | skandalizē | Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular | G4624 I cause to stumble |
| pluck it out | ἔκβαλε | ekbale | Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G1544 I throw, cast, put out, banish, bring forth, produce |
| It is | ἐστιν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| better | καλόν | kalon | Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular | G2570 beautiful, good, worthy |
| for you | σέ | se | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singular | G4771 you |
| to enter | εἰσελθεῖν | eiselthein | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G1525 I go in, come in, enter |
| the | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| kingdom | βασιλείαν | basileian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G932 kingship, sovereignty, authority, rule, kingdom |
| of God | Θεοῦ | Theou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| with one eye | μονόφθαλμον | monophthalmon | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3442 one-eyed |
| than | ἢ | ē | Conjunction | G2228 or, than |
| to have | ἔχοντα | echonta | Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2192 I have, hold, possess |
| two | δύο | dyo | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural | G1417 two |
| eyes | ὀφθαλμοὺς | ophthalmous | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G3788 the eye |
| be thrown | βληθῆναι | blēthēnai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive | G906 I cast, throw, rush, put, place, drop |
| into | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| hell | γέενναν | geennan | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G1067 Gehenna |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Matthew 18:9 · Matthew 5:28–29 · Matthew 5:22 · Job 31:1 · Psalm 119:37 · Genesis 3:6 · Mark 9:43 · Philippians 3:7–8 · Luke 14:26 · Matthew 10:37–39 · Galatians 4:15
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.