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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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  1. 5.29 Or stumble
  2. 5.29 Gk Gehenna

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.

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30 And if your right hand causes you to sin,[a] cut it off and throw it away; it is better for you to lose one of your members than for your whole body to go into hell.[b]

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  1. 5.30 Or stumble
  2. 5.30 Gk Gehenna

30 And if your right hand causes you to stumble,(A) 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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43 If your hand causes you to sin,[a] cut it off; it is better for you to enter life maimed than to have two hands and to go to hell,[b] to the unquenchable fire.[c](A)

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  1. 9.43 Or stumble
  2. 9.43 Gk Gehenna
  3. 9.43 Other ancient authorities add 9.44 and 9.46, which are identical to 9.48

43 If your hand causes you to stumble,(A) cut it off. It is better for you to enter life maimed than with two hands to go into hell,(B) where the fire never goes out.(C)

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45 And if your foot causes you to sin,[a] cut it off; it is better for you to enter life lame than to have two feet and to be thrown into hell.[b][c](A)

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  1. 9.45 Or stumble
  2. 9.45 Gk Gehenna
  3. 9.45 Other ancient authorities add 9.44 and 9.46, which are identical to 9.48

45 And if your foot causes you to stumble,(A) cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than to have two feet and be thrown into hell.(B)

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