Matthew 5:30 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Matthew 5:30 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Matthew 5:30 in 6 Bible Translations
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Matthew 5:30 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“If your right hand causes you to stumble, cut it off, 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 5:30 — World English Bible
Matthew 5:30 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And if thy right hand causeth thee to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not thy whole body go into hell. ”
Matthew 5:30 — American Standard Version
Matthew 5:30 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`And, if thy right hand doth cause thee to stumble, cut it off, 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 5:30 — Young's Literal Translation
Matthew 5:30 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And if thy right hand be a snare to thee, cut it off 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 5:30 — Darby Translation
Matthew 5:30 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Also if thy right hand make thee to offend, cut it off, 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 5:30 — Geneva Bible
Matthew 5:30 in Context — Matthew 5
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:
32 But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.
What Does Matthew 5:30 Mean?
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