Matthew 18:9

And if thine eye cause thee to stumble, pull it out, and cast it away from thee. It is better to thee, with one eye to enter into life, (or It is better for thee to enter into (eternal) life with one eye), than having twain eyes to be sent into the fire of hell [or into hellfire].

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

In The King James Version

And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire.

In Context

8And if thine hand or thy foot cause thee to stumble, cut it off, and cast it away from thee. It is better to thee to enter [in] to life feeble, either crooked, (or It is better for thee to enter into (eternal) life maimed, or lame), than having twain hands or two feet to be sent into (the) everlasting fire.

10See ye, that ye despise not one of these little (ones). For I say to you [or Truly I say to you], that the angels of them in heavens see (for)evermore the face of my Father that is in heavens, (or For I tell you the truth, that their guardian angels in heaven always see the face of my Father who is in heaven).

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Cross References

Matthew 5:22But I say to you, that each man that is wroth to his brother, shall be guilty to (the) doom (or shall be brought to judgement); and he that saith to his brother, Fie!, [that is, a word of scorn], shall be guilty to the council; but he that saith Fool, [that is, a word of despising], shall be guilty to the fire of hell.

Matthew 16:26For what profiteth it to a man [or Soothly what profiteth to a man], if he win all the world, and suffer impairing of his soul? or what (ex)changing shall a man give for his soul?

Matthew 19:17Which saith to him, What askest thou me of good thing (s)? (or Why askest me about good things, or about what is good?) There is one good God. But if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.

Mark 9:47That if thine eye cause thee to stumble, cast it out; it is better to thee to enter goggle-eyed into the realm of God (or it is better for thee to enter into the Kingdom of God with one eye), than (to) have two eyes, and (to) be sent into hell of fire, [+or than having two eyes, to be sent into hellfire],

Acts 14:22confirming the souls of the disciples, and admonishing, that they should dwell in the faith, (or that they should remain in the faith, or that they should live in the faith), and said, That by many tribulations it behooveth us to enter into the kingdom of heavens.

Revelation 21:27Neither any man [or anything] defouled, and doing abomination and leasing, shall enter into it; [no] but they that be written in the book of life of the lamb. (And nothing defiled, and no one doing abomination and telling lies, shall enter into it; only those whose names be written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.)

Matthew Henry on Matthew 18:8-15

Cautions against Offences. 7 Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh! 8 Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire. 9 And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than… Read the whole commentary →

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