Verse 8

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 crippled or lame than to have two hands or two feet and be thrown into eternal fire.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Hvis din hånd eller fot forarger deg, så hugg dem av og kast dem fra deg! Det er bedre for deg å komme inn til livet halt eller lam, enn å ha to hender eller to føtter og bli kastet i evig ild.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Hvis hånden eller foten din fører deg til fall, så kutt den av og kast den bort. Det er bedre å komme inn i livet halt eller enøyd, enn å ha to hender eller to føtter og bli kastet i den evige ild.

• Norsk King James

  Derfor, hvis hånden eller foten din får deg til å synde, så kutt dem av og kast dem fra deg! Det er bedre for deg å komme inn i livet halt enn å ha to hender eller to føtter og bli kastet i evig ild.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Hvis hånden din eller foten din fører deg til synd, hogg den av og kast den fra deg. Det er bedre for deg å gå inn til livet halt eller lam enn å ha begge hender og begge føtter og bli kastet i den evige ild.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Om din hånd eller din fot frister deg, så hugg dem av og kast dem fra deg; det er bedre for deg å gå lemlestet eller halt inn til livet enn å ha to hender eller to føtter og kastes i den evige ild.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Hvis hånden eller foten din fører deg til synd, kapp den av og kast den fra deg. Det er bedre for deg å gå inn i livet halt eller vansiret enn å ha begge hender eller begge føtter og bli kastet i den evige ild.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Derfor, hvis hånden din eller foten din frister deg til synd, hugg den av og kast den fra deg: Det er bedre for deg å gå halt eller vanfør inn til livet, enn å ha to hender eller to føtter og kastes i den evige ild.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Derfor, hvis hånden eller foten din fører deg til synd, kutt den av og kast den bort. Det er bedre å komme til livet halvt eller skadet, enn å ha to hender eller to føtter og ende opp i evig ild.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Så hvis din hånd eller din fot fører deg til fall, så hogg dem av og kast dem fra deg! Det er bedre for deg å gå halt eller vanfør inn til livet enn å bli kastet med to hender eller to føtter i den evige ild.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Så hvis din hånd eller din fot fører deg til fall, så hogg dem av og kast dem fra deg! Det er bedre for deg å gå halt eller vanfør inn til livet enn å bli kastet med to hender eller to føtter i den evige ild.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Om hånden eller foten din fører deg til synd, kutt den av og kast den bort! Det er bedre for deg å gå inn i livet halt eller vansiret enn å ha to hender eller to føtter og bli kastet i den evige ilden.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Om din hånd eller fot fører deg til fall, så hogg den av og kast den fra deg. Det er bedre for deg å gå halt eller krøpling inn til livet enn å ha begge hender eller føtter og bli kastet i den evige ild.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men dersom din Haand eller din Fod forarger dig, da hug den af og kast den fra dig. Det er dig bedre at gaae som Halt eller Krøbling ind til Livet, end at have to Hænder og to Fødder, og kastes i den evige Ild.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Hvis din hånd eller fot frister deg, så kapp dem av og kast dem fra deg. Det er bedre for deg å gå halt eller vansiret inn i livet enn å ha to hender eller to føtter og bli kastet i den evige ild.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Therefore if your hand or your foot offends you, cut them off and cast them from you: it is better for you to enter into life crippled or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Hvis hånden din eller foten din får deg til å falle, hogg den av og kast den fra deg. Det er bedre for deg å gå inn i livet lemlestet eller halt, enn med to hender eller to føtter å bli kastet i den evige ilden.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Om din hånd eller fot får deg til å snuble, kutt den av og kast den fra deg. Det er bedre for deg å gå inn til livet som krøpling eller halt enn å bli kastet i den evige ild med to hender eller to føtter.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Hvis hånden eller foten din får deg til å falle, kutt den av og kast den fra deg. Det er bedre for deg å gå lemlestet eller halt inn til livet enn å ha to hender eller to føtter og bli kastet i den evige ild.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og hvis hånden eller foten din lokker deg til fall, så kutt den av og kast den fra deg; det er bedre for deg å gå halt eller krøpling inn til livet enn å ha to hender eller to føtter og bli kastet i den evige ild.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Wherfore yf thy honde or thy fote offende the cut him of and cast him from the. It ys better for the to enter into lyfe halt or maymed rather then thou shuldest havinge two hondes or two fete be cast into everlasting fyre.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But yf thy hande or thy fote offende the, cut him of, and cast him from the. It is better for ye to entre in vnto life lame or crepell, the yt thou shuldest haue two hodes or two fete, and be cast in to euerlastinge fyre.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Wherefore, if thy hand or thy foote cause thee to offend, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life, halt, or maimed, then hauing two hands, or two feete, to be cast into euerlasting fire.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  If then thy hande or thy foote offende thee, cut them of, and cast them from thee. It is better for thee to enter into lyfe, halt or maymed, rather then thou shouldest, hauyng two handes, or two feete, be cast into euerlastyng fyre.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ‹Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast› [them] ‹from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire.›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life maimed or crippled, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into the eternal fire.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `And if thy hand or thy foot doth cause thee to stumble, cut them off and cast from thee; it is good for thee to enter into the life lame or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet, to be cast to the fire the age-during.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And if thy hand or thy foot causeth thee to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from thee: it is good for thee to enter into life maimed or halt, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into the eternal fire.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And if your hand or your foot is a cause of trouble, let it be cut off and put it away from you: it is better for you to go into life with the loss of a hand or a foot than, having two hands or two feet, to go into the eternal fire.

• World English Bible (2000)

  If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life maimed or crippled, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into the eternal fire.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  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 to have two hands or two feet and be thrown into eternal fire.

Referenced Verses

• Matt 5:29-30 : 29 If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. 30 And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell.
• Matt 25:41 : 41 Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
• Matt 25:46 : 46 And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.
• Deut 13:6-8 : 6 But that prophet or dreamer must be put to death, because he encouraged rebellion against the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the house of slavery, to lead you away from the path the LORD your God commanded you to follow. You must purge the evil from among you. 7 If your brother, the son of your mother, or your son or daughter, or the wife of your embrace, or your closest friend secretly entices you, saying, 'Let us go and worship other gods'—gods that neither you nor your ancestors have known, 8 whether those gods are nearby or far away, from one end of the earth to the other—
• Isa 33:14 : 14 The sinners in Zion are terrified; trembling grips the godless. Who among us can live with the consuming fire? Who among us can live with everlasting flames?
• Rev 14:10 : 10 they too will drink the wine of God's wrath, which has been poured full strength into the cup of His anger. They will be tormented with fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and the Lamb.
• Rev 20:15 : 15 Anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire.
• Rev 21:8 : 8 But as for the cowardly, the unbelieving, the detestable, murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.
• Luke 16:24 : 24 So he called to him, 'Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.'
• Luke 18:22-23 : 22 When Jesus heard this, he said to him, 'You still lack one thing. Sell everything you have and distribute it to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.' 23 When he heard this, he became very sorrowful, for he was extremely wealthy.
• Rom 13:12 : 12 The night is far gone, and the day is near. So let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light.
• Phil 3:8-9 : 8 Indeed, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake, I have suffered the loss of all things and consider them garbage, in order that I may gain Christ, 9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ—the righteousness that comes from God on the basis of faith.
• 2 Thess 1:8-9 : 8 In flaming fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. 9 They will be punished with eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His might.
• Matt 14:3-4 : 3 For Herod had arrested John, bound him, and put him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife. 4 For John had been telling him, 'It is not lawful for you to have her.'
• Matt 15:30-31 : 30 Great crowds came to him, bringing the lame, the blind, the mute, the crippled, and many others, and laid them at his feet; and he healed them. 31 The people were amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled made whole, the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel.
• Ezek 18:31 : 31 Rid yourselves of all the offenses you have committed, and get a new heart and a new spirit. Why will you die, house of Israel?
• Isa 2:20-21 : 20 On that day, people will throw away their silver idols and their gold idols, which they made to worship, to the moles and bats. 21 They will go into the crevices of the rocks and the clefts of the crags, hiding from the terror of the Lord and the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to terrify the earth.
• Isa 30:22 : 22 Then you will defile your idols overlaid with silver and your images covered with gold; you will throw them away like a menstrual cloth and say to them, 'Away with you!'
• Mark 9:43-49 : 43 If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life maimed than to have two hands and go into hell, where the fire never goes out. 44 Where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched. 45 If your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame than to have two feet and be thrown into hell, where the fire never goes out. 46 Where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched. 47 If your eye causes you to sin, 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, 48 Where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched. 49 For everyone will be salted with fire, and every sacrifice will be seasoned with salt.
• Luke 14:26-27 : 26 If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be my disciple. 27 And whoever does not carry his own cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.
• Luke 14:33 : 33 In the same way, any one of you who does not give up all his possessions cannot be my disciple.