Mark 9:47

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And if your eye is a cause of trouble to you, take it out: it is better for you to go into the kingdom of God with one eye than, having two eyes, to go into hell,

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  • Matt 18:9 : 9 And if your eye is a cause of trouble to you, take it out, and put it away from you: it is better for you to go into life with one eye than, having two eyes, to go into the hell of fire.
  • Mark 9:43 : 43 And if your hand is a cause of trouble to you, let it be cut off; it is better for you to go into life with one hand than to have two hands and go into hell, into the eternal fire.
  • Matt 5:22 : 22 But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be in danger of being judged; and he who says to his brother, Raca, will be in danger from the Sanhedrin; and whoever says, You foolish one, will be in danger of the hell of fire.
  • Matt 5:28-29 : 28 But I say to you that everyone whose eyes are turned on a woman with desire has had connection with her in his heart. 29 And if your right eye is a cause of trouble to you, take it out and put it away from you; because it is better to undergo the loss of one part, than for all your body to go into hell.
  • Matt 10:37-39 : 37 He who has more love for his father or mother than for me is not good enough for me; he who has more love for son or daughter than for me is not good enough for me. 38 And he who does not take his cross and come after me is not good enough for me. 39 He who has the desire to keep his life will have it taken from him, and he who gives up his life because of me will have it given back to him.
  • Gen 3:6 : 6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and a delight to the eyes, and to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit, and gave it to her husband.
  • Job 31:1 : 1 I made an agreement with my eyes; how then might my eyes be looking on a virgin?
  • Ps 119:37 : 37 Let my eyes be turned away from what is false; give me life in your ways.
  • Luke 14:26 : 26 And turning round, he said to them, If any man comes to me, and has not hate for his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, and even for his life, he may not be my disciple.
  • Gal 4:15 : 15 Where then is that happy condition of yours? because I give you witness, that, if possible, you would have taken out your eyes and given them to me.
  • Phil 3:7-8 : 7 But those things which were profit to me, I gave up for Christ. 8 Yes truly, and I am ready to give up all things for the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, which is more than all: for whom I have undergone the loss of all things, and to me they are less than nothing, so that I may have Christ as my reward,

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    6 But whoever is a cause of trouble to one of these little ones who have faith in me, it would be better for him to have a great stone fixed to his neck, and to come to his end in the deep sea.

    7 A curse is on the earth because of trouble! for it is necessary for trouble to come; but unhappy is that man through whom the trouble comes.

    8 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.

    9 And if your eye is a cause of trouble to you, take it out, and put it away from you: it is better for you to go into life with one eye than, having two eyes, to go into the hell of fire.

  • Matt 5:28-30
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    28 But I say to you that everyone whose eyes are turned on a woman with desire has had connection with her in his heart.

    29 And if your right eye is a cause of trouble to you, take it out and put it away from you; because it is better to undergo the loss of one part, than for all your body to go into hell.

    30 And if your right hand is a cause of trouble to you, let it be cut off and put it away from you; because it is better to undergo the loss of one part, than for all your body to go into hell.

  • Mark 9:42-46
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    42 And whoever is a cause of trouble to one of these little ones who have faith in me, it would be better for him if a great stone was put round his neck and he was dropped into the sea.

    43 And if your hand is a cause of trouble to you, let it be cut off; it is better for you to go into life with one hand than to have two hands and go into hell, into the eternal fire.

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    45 And if your foot is a cause of trouble to you, let it be cut off: it is better for you to go into life with one foot than to have two feet and go into hell.

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  • Mark 9:48
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    48 Where their worm is ever living and the fire is not put out.

  • Matt 6:22-23
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    22 The light of the body is the eye; if then your eye is true, all your body will be full of light.

    23 But if your eye is evil, all your body will be dark. If then the light which is in you is dark, how dark it will be!

  • Luke 11:34-35
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    34 The light of the body is the eye: when your eye is true, all your body is full of light; but when it is evil, your body is dark.

    35 So take care that the light which is in you is not dark.

  • Luke 17:2-3
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    2 It would be well for him if a great stone was put round his neck and he was dropped into the sea, before he made trouble for any of these little ones.

    3 Give attention to yourselves: if your brother does wrong, say a sharp word to him; and if he has sorrow for his sin, let him have forgiveness.

  • Matt 7:3-6
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    3 And why do you take note of the grain of dust in your brother's eye, but take no note of the bit of wood which is in your eye?

    4 Or how will you say to your brother, Let me take out the grain of dust from your eye, when you yourself have a bit of wood in your eye?

    5 You false one, first take out the bit of wood from your eye, then will you see clearly to take out the grain of dust from your brother's eye.

    6 Do not give that which is holy to the dogs, or put your jewels before pigs, for fear that they will be crushed under foot by the pigs whose attack will then be made against you.

  • John 9:41
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    41 Jesus said to them, If you were blind you would have no sin: but now that you say, We see; your sin is there still.

  • Matt 13:41-42
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    41 The Son of man will send out his angels, and they will take out of his kingdom everything which is a cause of error, and all those who do wrong,

    42 And will put them into the fire; there will be weeping and cries of sorrow.

  • Luke 6:41-42
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    41 And why do you take note of the grain of dust in your brother's eye, but take no note of the bit of wood which is in your eye?

    42 How will you say to your brother, Brother, let me take the grain of dust out of your eye, when you yourself do not see the bit of wood in your eye? O false one! first take the wood out of your eye and then you will see clearly to take the dust out of your brother's eye.

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    62 But Jesus said, No man, having put his hand to the plough and looking back, is good enough for the kingdom of God.

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    12 Her hand is to be cut off; have no pity on her.

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    50 And will put them into the fire: there will be weeping and cries of sorrow.

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    25 It is simpler for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a man of wealth to come into the kingdom of God.

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    21 Have no pity; let life be given for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

  • Matt 19:24
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    24 And again I say to you, It is simpler for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a man with much money to go into the kingdom of God.

  • Matt 13:16
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    16 But a blessing be on your eyes, because they see; and on your ears, because they are open.

  • Luke 3:9
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    9 And even now the axe is put to the root of the trees; and every tree which does not have good fruit will be cut down and put into the fire.

  • Matt 7:19
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    19 Every tree which does not give good fruit is cut down and put in the fire.

  • Mark 4:12
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    12 So that seeing they may see, and it will not be clear to them; and hearing it, they will not get the sense; for fear that they may be turned again to me and have forgiveness.

  • Exod 21:26
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    26 If a man gives his man-servant or his woman-servant a blow in the eye, causing its destruction, he is to let him go free on account of the damage to his eye.

  • Matt 19:21
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    21 Jesus said to him, If you have a desire to be complete, go, get money for your property, and give it to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven: and come after me.

  • Matt 15:14
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    14 Let them be: they are blind guides. And if a blind man is guiding a blind man, the two will go falling into a hole together.

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    8 See, the eyes of the Lord are on the evil kingdom, and I will put an end to it in all the earth; but I will not send complete destruction on Jacob, says the Lord.

  • Luke 6:39
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  • Matt 22:13
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    13 Then the king said to the servants, Put cords round his hands and feet and put him out into the dark; there will be weeping and cries of sorrow.

  • Matt 25:30
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    30 And put out the servant who is of no profit into the outer dark: there will be weeping and cries of sorrow.

  • Exod 21:24
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    24 Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,

  • Prov 4:25
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    25 Keep your eyes on what is in front of you, looking straight before you.

  • Luke 13:28
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    28 There will be weeping and cries of sorrow when you see Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, but you yourselves are shut outside.

  • Luke 18:25
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    25 It is simpler for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a man who has much money to come into the kingdom of God.

  • Matt 3:10
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    10 And even now the axe is put to the root of the trees; every tree then which does not give good fruit is cut down, and put into the fire.