Matthew 5:29 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Matthew 5:29 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Matthew 5:29 in 6 Bible Translations
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Matthew 5:29 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“If your right eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and throw it away from you. For it is more profitable for you that one of your members should perish than for your whole body to be cast into Gehenna.”
Matthew 5:29 — World English Bible
Matthew 5:29 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Matthew 5:29 — American Standard Version
Matthew 5:29 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`But, if thy right eye doth cause thee to stumble, pluck it out and cast from thee, for it is good to thee that one of thy members may perish, and not thy whole body be cast to gehenna.”
Matthew 5:29 — Young's Literal Translation
Matthew 5:29 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“But if thy right eye be a snare to thee, pluck it out and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members perish, and not thy whole body be cast into hell. ”
Matthew 5:29 — Darby Translation
Matthew 5:29 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Wherefore if thy right eye cause thee to offend, plucke it out, and cast it from thee: for better it is for thee, that one of thy members perish, then that thy whole body should be cast into hell.”
Matthew 5:29 — Geneva Bible
Matthew 5:29 in Context — Matthew 5
27 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:
28 But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
29 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.
30 And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, 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.
31 It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:
What Does Matthew 5:29 Mean?
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