Matthew

Matthew 5:29

²⁹If your right eye causes you to sin, 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.^j

Footnotes

j 5:29 Greek Gehenna; also in verse 30

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	εἰ	ei	Conjunction	G1487 if
your	σου	sou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
right	δεξιὸς	dexios	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1188 on the right hand, right hand, right
eye	ὀφθαλμός	ophthalmos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3788 the eye
causes you to sin	σκανδαλίζει	skandalizei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G4624 I cause to stumble
gouge it out	ἔξελε	exele	Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G1807 I remove, choose, rescue
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
throw	βάλε	bale	Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G906 I cast, throw, rush, put, place, drop
away	ἀπὸ	apo	Preposition	G575 from, away from
It is better	συμφέρει	sympherei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G4851 I collect, am profitable to
for you	σοι	soi	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
to	ἵνα	hina	Conjunction	G2443 in order that, so that
lose	ἀπόληται	apolētai	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G622 I destroy, lose, am perishing
one	ἓν	hen	Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular	G1520 one
part of your body	μελῶν	melōn	Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural	G3196 a limb, member
your	σου	sou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
whole	ὅλον	holon	Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular	G3650 all, the whole, entire
body	σῶμά	sōma	Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G4983 body, flesh
to be thrown	βληθῇ	blēthē	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular	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

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Romans 8:13 · Mark 9:43–48 · Colossians 3:5 · Romans 6:6 · 1 Peter 4:1–3 · Galatians 5:24 · 1 Corinthians 9:27 · Mark 8:36 · Matthew 18:8–9 · Luke 9:24–25 · Matthew 10:28 · Matthew 23:15

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.