⁴³And if your hand causes your downfall, cut it off. ^cIt is better for you to enter life maimed ^dthan to have two hands and go to ^•hell—the unquenchable fire, ^e[⁴⁴where

Their worm does not die,

and the fire is not quenched.] ^f^g^h

⁴⁵And if your foot causes your downfall, ⁱcut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame ^jthan to have two feet and be thrown into hell— [the unquenchable fire, ^k⁴⁶where

Their worm does not die,

and the fire is not quenched.] ^l^mⁿ

⁴⁷And if your eye causes your downfall, gouge it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God ^owith one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown ^pinto hell, ^q⁴⁸where

Their worm does not die,

and the fire is not quenched. ^r

⁴⁹For everyone will be salted with fire. ^s^t^u⁵⁰Salt is good, but if the salt should lose its flavor, how can you make it salty? ^vHave salt ^wamong yourselves and be at peace ^xwith one another.”

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Footnotes

•The Greek word is gehenna; it is the Aramaic term for the Valley of Hinnom on the south side of Jerusalem; formerly, it was a place of human sacrifice, and in NT times, a place for the burning of garbage; it is the place of final judgment for those rejecting Christ.
f9:44 Other omit bracketed text
l9:46 Other omit bracketed text
s9:49 Other add and every sacrifice will be salted with salt

Cross references

c9:43 Mt 5:29–30
d9:43 Mt 15:30–31
e9:43 Mt 3:12; 5:22; 25:41; 2Th 1:8
g9:44 Is 66:24
h9:44 Is 66:24
i9:45 Jn 16:1
j9:45 Jn 5:3
k9:45 2Th 1:8
m9:46 Is 66:24
n9:46 Is 66:24
o9:47 Mk 1:15
p9:47 3Jn 10
q9:47 Jms 3:6
r9:48 Is 66:24
t9:49 Lv 2:13; Ezk 43:24
u9:49 Lv 2:13; Ezk 43:24
v9:50 Mt 5:13; Lk 14:34
w9:50 Ex 30:35; 2Kg 2:19–23; Col 4:6
x9:50 Mt 5:9; Rm 12:18; 14:13; 2Co 13:11; 1Th 5:13; Heb 12:14

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than with two hands to go to hell, to the unquenchable fire. And if your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame than with two feet to be thrown into hell. And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into hell, ‘where their worm does not die and the fire is not quenched.’ For everyone will be salted with fire. Salt is good, but if the salt has lost its saltiness, how will you make it salty again? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

If your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life maimed than with two hands to go into hell, where the fire never goes out. And if your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than to have two feet and be thrown into hell. And if your eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell, where

“ ‘the worms that eat them do not die,

and the fire is not quenched.’

Everyone will be salted with fire.

“Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how can you make it salty again? Have salt among yourselves, and be at peace with each other.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“And if your hand causes you to fall away, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life maimed than to have two hands and go to hell, the unquenchable fire. And if your foot causes you to fall away, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame than to have two feet and be thrown into hell. And if your eye causes you to fall away, gouge it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell, where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched. For everyone will be salted with fire. Salt is good, but if the salt should lose its flavor, how can you season it? Have salt among yourselves, and be at peace with one another.”

NLTNew Living Translation

If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It’s better to enter eternal life with only one hand than to go into the unquenchable fires of hell with two hands. If your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It’s better to enter eternal life with only one foot than to be thrown into hell with two feet. And if your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out. It’s better to enter the Kingdom of God with only one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell, ‘where the maggots never die and the fire never goes out.’

“For everyone will be tested with fire. Salt is good for seasoning. But if it loses its flavor, how do you make it salty again? You must have the qualities of salt among yourselves and live in peace with each other.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off! It is better for you to enter into life crippled than, having two hands, to go into hell—into the unquenchable fire! And if your foot causes you to sin, cut it off! It is better for you to enter into life lame than, having two feet, to be thrown into hell! And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out! It is better for you to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye than, having two eyes, to be thrown into hell, ‘where their worm does not die and the fire is not extinguished.’ For everyone will be salted with fire. Salt is good, but if the salt becomes deprived of its salt content, by what can you make it salty? Have salt among yourselves, and be at peace with one another.”

KJV 1900King James Version

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: Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. 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: Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire: Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. For every one shall be salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt. Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another.

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