⁷Woe unto the world because of ^goffences! ^hfor it must needs be that offences come; ^hⁱbut woe to that man by whom the offence cometh! ⁸^kWherefore if ^lthy hand or thy foot ^foffend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or ^mmaimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire. ⁹And if ⁿthine eye ^foffend 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 ^ohell fire.

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Footnotes

gSee ch. 13:41.
iSo ch. 26:24.
kTo ver. 9, Mark 9:43–47.
lch. 5:30.
fver. 8, 9. See ch. 5:29 marg.
mSee ch. 15:30.
nch. 5:29.
fver. 8, 9. See ch. 5:29 marg.
oSee ch. 5:22.

Cross references

h Luke 17:1.
h Luke 17:1.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

“Woe to the world for temptations to sin! For it is necessary that temptations come, but woe to the one by whom the temptation comes! And if your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than with two hands or two feet to be thrown into the eternal fire. And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into the hell of fire.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Woe to the world because of the things that cause people to stumble! Such things must come, but woe to the person through whom they come! If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life maimed or crippled than to have two hands or two feet and be thrown into eternal fire. And if your eye causes you to stumble, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Woe to the world because of offenses. For offenses will inevitably come, but woe to that person by whom the offense comes. If your hand or your foot causes you to fall away, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life maimed or lame than to have two hands or two feet and be thrown into the eternal fire. And if your eye causes you to fall away, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hellfire.

NLTNew Living Translation

“What sorrow awaits the world, because it tempts people to sin. Temptations are inevitable, but what sorrow awaits the person who does the tempting. So if your hand or foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It’s better to enter eternal life with only one hand or one foot than to be thrown into eternal fire with both of your hands and feet. And if your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It’s better to enter eternal life with only one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Woe to the world because of causes for stumbling, for it is a necessity that causes for stumbling come; nevertheless, woe to the person through whom the cause for stumbling comes. And if your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it from you! It is better for you to enter into life crippled or lame than, having two hands or two feet, to be thrown into the eternal fire! And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it from you! It is better for you to enter into life one-eyed than, having two eyes, to be thrown into fiery hell!