Mark 9:47
And if your eye ensnare you, pull it out: it is better for you to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be thrown into hell-fire,
Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
46where their worm dies not, and the fire is not quenched.
48where their worm dies not, and the fire is not quenched.
Cross References
Matthew 5:22But I say to you, Whoever is angry with his brother without a cause, shall be liable to the sentence of the judges. And whoever shall say to his brother, Worthless fellow, shall be liable to the sentence of the Sanhedrin. But who ever shall say, Impious wretch, shall be in danger of hell-fire.
Matthew 10:37He that loves father or mother more than me, is not worthy of me: and he that loves son or daughter more than me, is not worthy of me:
Mark 9:43And if your hand ensnare you, cut it off: it is better for you to enter maimed into life, than having two hands to go away into hell, into the fire that is not quenched,
Galatians 4:15How great, then, was your blessedness! For I testify for you, that, if possible, you would have torn out your eyes, and have given them to me.
Matthew Henry on Mark 9:42-50
Pain to Be Preferred to Sin. 41 For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward. 42 And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea. 43 And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be… Read the whole commentary →