Mark 9:44
But if your foot causes you to sin, chop it off: it is better for you to enter into eternal life lame, than having two feet to be cast into the Hell of unquenchable fire,
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
In Context
43where their worm does not die, and the fire is not extinguished.
45where their worm does not die, and the fire is not extinguished.
Cross References
Isaiah 33:14The sinners in Zion are terrified; trembling has taken hold of the hypocrites. Who among you is able to live with a devouring fire? Who among you will live with an everlasting flame?
Matthew 3:12His winnowing fan is in his hand. And he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor. And he will gather his wheat into the barn. But the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.”
Matthew 25:46And these shall go into eternal punishment, but the just shall go into eternal life.”
Mark 9:48For all shall be salted with fire, and every victim shall be salted with salt.
Revelation 14:10he shall drink also from the wine of the wrath of God, which has been mixed with strong wine in the cup of his wrath, and he shall be tortured with fire and sulphur in the sight of the holy Angels and before the sight of the Lamb.
Revelation 20:15And whoever was not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the pool of fire.
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 →