Matthew 5:29

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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.

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  • Mark 9:43-48 : 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. 44 [] 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. 46 [] 47 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, 48 Where their worm is ever living and the fire is not put out.
  • Rom 6:6 : 6 Being conscious that our old man was put to death on the cross with him, so that the body of sin might be put away, and we might no longer be servants to sin.
  • Rom 8:13 : 13 For if you go in the way of the flesh, death will come on you; but if by the Spirit you put to death the works of the body, you will have life.
  • Gal 5:24 : 24 And those who are Christ's have put to death on the cross the flesh with its passions and its evil desires.
  • Col 3:5 : 5 Then put to death your bodies which are of the earth; wrong use of the flesh, unclean things, passion, evil desires and envy, which is the worship of strange gods;
  • 1 Pet 4:1-3 : 1 So that as Jesus was put to death in the flesh, do you yourselves be of the same mind; for the death of the flesh puts an end to sin; 2 So that you may give the rest of your lives in the flesh, not to the desires of men, but to the purpose of God. 3 Because for long enough, in times past, we have been living after the way of the Gentiles, given up to the desires of the flesh, to drinking and feasting and loose behaviour and unclean worship of images;
  • Matt 18:8-9 : 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 5:22 : 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.
  • 1 Cor 9:27 : 27 But I give blows to my body, and keep it under control, for fear that, after having given the good news to others, I myself might not have God's approval.
  • Prov 5:8-9 : 8 Go far away from her, do not come near the door of her house; 9 For fear that you may give your honour to others, and your wealth to strange men: 10 And strange men may be full of your wealth, and the fruit of your work go to the house of others; 11 And you will be full of grief at the end of your life, when your flesh and your body are wasted; 12 And you will say, How was teaching hated by me, and my heart put no value on training; 13 I did not give attention to the voice of my teachers, my ear was not turned to those who were guiding me! 14 I was in almost all evil in the company of the people.
  • Matt 10:28 : 28 And have no fear of those who put to death the body, but are not able to put to death the soul. But have fear of him who has power to give soul and body to destruction in hell.
  • Matt 16:26 : 26 For what profit has a man, if he gets all the world with the loss of his life? or what will a man give in exchange for his life?
  • Luke 9:24-25 : 24 For whoever has a desire to keep his life will have it taken from him, but whoever gives up his life because of me, will keep it. 25 For what profit will a man have if he gets all the world, but undergoes loss or destruction himself?
  • Luke 12:5 : 5 But I will make clear to you of whom you are to be in fear: of him who after death has power to send you to hell; yes, truly I say, Have fear of him.
  • Matt 19:12 : 12 For there are men who, from birth, were without sex: and there are some who were made so by men: and there are others who have made themselves so for the kingdom of heaven. He who is able to take it, let him take it.
  • Matt 23:15 : 15 A curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! for you go about land and sea to get one disciple and, having him, you make him twice as much a son of hell as yourselves.
  • Matt 23:33 : 33 You snakes, offspring of snakes, how will you be kept from the punishment of hell?
  • Mark 8:36 : 36 What profit has a man if he gets all the world with the loss of his life?

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  • Matt 5:30-31
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    30And 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.

    31Again, it was said, Whoever puts away his wife has to give her a statement in writing for this purpose:

  • Matt 18:6-9
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    6But 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.

    7A 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.

    8And 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.

    9And 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 9:42-48
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    42And 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.

    43And 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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    45And 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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    47And 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,

    48Where their worm is ever living and the fire is not put out.

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

    23But 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!

  • Matt 5:27-28
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    27You have knowledge that it was said, You may not have connection with another man's wife:

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

  • Luke 11:34-35
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    34The 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.

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

  • Deut 25:12
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    12Her hand is to be cut off; have no pity on her.

  • Matt 7:3-6
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    3And 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?

    4Or 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?

    5You 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.

    6Do 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.

  • Luke 17:2-3
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    2It 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.

    3Give 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 5:38-39
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    38You have knowledge that it was said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:

    39But I say to you, Do not make use of force against an evil man; but to him who gives you a blow on the right side of your face let the left be turned.

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

  • Deut 19:21
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    21Have no pity; let life be given for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

  • Luke 6:41-42
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    41And 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?

    42How 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.

  • Exod 21:26
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    26If 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.

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

  • John 9:41
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    41Jesus 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 5:23
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    23If then you are making an offering at the altar and there it comes to your mind that your brother has something against you,

  • Lev 24:20
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    20Wound for wound, eye for eye, tooth for tooth; whatever damage he has done, so let it be done to him.

  • Luke 9:25
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    25For what profit will a man have if he gets all the world, but undergoes loss or destruction himself?

  • Prov 6:25
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    25Let not your heart's desire go after her fair body; let not her eyes take you prisoner.

  • Matt 19:21
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    21Jesus 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.

  • 1 Cor 12:16
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    16And if the ear says, Because I am not the eye, I am not a part of the body; it is a part of the body all the same.

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

  • Matt 16:26
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    26For what profit has a man, if he gets all the world with the loss of his life? or what will a man give in exchange for his life?

  • Deut 28:34
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    34So that the things which your eyes have to see will send you out of your minds.

  • Matt 10:28
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    28And have no fear of those who put to death the body, but are not able to put to death the soul. But have fear of him who has power to give soul and body to destruction in hell.

  • Deut 28:54
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    54That man among you who is soft and used to comfort will be hard and cruel to his brother, and to his dear wife, and to of those his children who are still living;

  • Luke 9:62
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    62But Jesus said, No man, having put his hand to the plough and looking back, is good enough for the kingdom of God.

  • Mark 8:36
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    36What profit has a man if he gets all the world with the loss of his life?

  • Col 3:5
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    5Then put to death your bodies which are of the earth; wrong use of the flesh, unclean things, passion, evil desires and envy, which is the worship of strange gods;

  • Prov 4:27
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    27Let there be no turning to the right or to the left, keep your feet from evil.