Mark 9:47
And if thine eye offend thee, root it out: better for thee that with one eye thou enter the kingdom of Aloha, than having two eyes to fall into the gihana of fire:
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
In The King James Version
In Context
46where their worm dieth not, and their fire is not quenched.
48where their worm dieth not, and their fire is not quenched.
Cross References
Matthew 5:22But I say unto you, that he who is angry against his brother rashly, is obnoxious to the judgment; and he who shall say to his brother, Thou empty one! is liable to the council; and every one who shall say, Thou fool! is liable to the gihano of fire.
Matthew 10:37Whosoever loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy (of) me; and whosoever loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy (of) me.
Mark 9:43But if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: better for thee mutilated to go into life, than having two hands to go into gihana;
Galatians 4:15Where then is your happiness? For I testify of you, that had it been possible, your eye you would have plucked out and given 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 →