Matthew 5:29

Other Translations for Matthew 5:29

BSB

If 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.

AKJV

And if your right eye offend you, pluck it out, and cast it from you: for it is profitable for you that one of your members should perish, and not that your whole body should be cast into hell.

CPDV

And if your right eye causes you to sin, root it out and cast it away from you. For it is better for you that one of your members perish, than that your whole body be cast into Hell.

ERV

And if thy right eye causeth thee to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not thy whole body be cast into hell.

NHEB

And if your right eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and throw it away from you.note: idiom meaning to stop doing a sin For it is more profitable for you that one of your members should perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell.

SMT

And if thine eye give thee cause of offence, take it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members be destroyed, and not thy whole body be cast into hell.

Word Study (Strong’s) for Matthew 5:29

AndG1161Conjunction ifG1487Conjunction thyG4675 rightG1188Adjective eyeG3788Noun Masculine offendG4624Verb theeG4571 pluckG1807Verb itG846 outG1807Verb andG2532Conjunction castG906VerbitfromG575 theeG4675 forG1063ConjunctionitisprofitableG4851VerbfortheeG4671 thatG2443Conjunction oneG1520ofthyG4675 membersG3196Noun NeutershouldperishG622Verb andG2532Conjunction notG3361thatthyG4675 wholeG3650Adjective bodyG4983Noun NeutershouldbecastG906Verb intoG1519Preposition hellG1067Noun Feminine

Commentary for Matthew 5:29

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Barnes’ Notes Classic commentary from Albert Barnes Matthew Henry Commentary Classic commentary from Matthew Henry

Overview of Matthew 5:29

Summary

Severe remedies prevent bodily and eternal destruction

Event

Jesus teaches extreme preventive measures

Estimated Time Period

c. 30 AD

And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.

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