Mark 9:43 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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 quenched:”
Mark 9:43 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Mark 9:43 in 6 Bible Translations
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Mark 9:43 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“If your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life maimed, rather than having your two hands to go into Gehenna, into the unquenchable fire,”
Mark 9:43 — World English Bible
Mark 9:43 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And if thy hand cause thee to stumble, cut it off: it is good for thee to enter into life maimed, rather than having thy two hands to go into hell, into the unquenchable fire. ”
Mark 9:43 — American Standard Version
Mark 9:43 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`And if thy hand may cause thee to stumble, cut it off; it is better for thee maimed to enter into the life, than having the two hands, to go away to the gehenna, to the fire--the unquenchable--”
Mark 9:43 — Young's Literal Translation
Mark 9:43 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And if thy hand serve as a snare to thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having thy two hands to go away into hell, into the fire unquenchable; ”
Mark 9:43 — Darby Translation
Mark 9:43 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Wherefore, if thine hand cause thee to offend, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life, maimed, then hauing two hands, to goe into hell, into the fire that neuer shalbe quenched,”
Mark 9:43 — Geneva Bible
Mark 9:43 in Context — Mark 9
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 quenched:
44 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
45 And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:
What Does Mark 9:43 Mean?
Mark 9:43 is a verse from the Book of Mark, part of the New Testament. It appears in Mark chapter 9. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.
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