Matthew 5:30

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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.

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  • Matt 5:29 : 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Luke 17:2 : 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.
  • Rom 9:33 : 33 As it is said, See, I am putting in Zion a stone causing a fall, and a rock in the way: but he who has faith in him will not be put to shame.
  • Rom 14:20-21 : 20 Do not let the work of God come to nothing on account of food. All things are certainly clean; but it is evil for that man who by taking food makes it hard for another. 21 It is better not to take meat or wine or to do anything which might be a cause of trouble to your brother.
  • 1 Cor 8:13 : 13 For this reason, if food is a cause of trouble to my brother, I will give up taking meat for ever, so that I may not be a cause of trouble to my brother.
  • Gal 5:11 : 11 But I, brothers, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still attacked? then has the shame of the cross been taken away.
  • 1 Pet 2:8 : 8 And, A stone of falling, a rock of trouble; the word is the cause of their fall, because they go against it, and this was the purpose of God.
  • Matt 11:6 : 6 And a blessing will be on him who has no doubts about me.
  • Matt 13:21 : 21 But having no root in himself, he goes on for a time; and when trouble comes or pain, because of the word, he quickly becomes full of doubts.
  • Matt 16:23 : 23 But he, turning to Peter, said, Get out of my way, Satan: you are a danger to me because your mind is not on the things of God, but on the things of men.
  • Matt 18:6-7 : 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.
  • Matt 22:13 : 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 25:20 : 20 And he who had the five talents came with his other five talents, saying, Lord, you gave into my care five talents: see, I have got five more.
  • Matt 26:31 : 31 Then said Jesus to them, All of you will be turned away from me this night: for it is said in the Writings, I will put to death the keeper of the sheep, and the sheep of the flock will be put to flight.

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  • Matt 5:28-29
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    28But I say to you that everyone whose eyes are turned on a woman with desire has had connection with her in his heart.

    29And 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 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.

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

  • Matt 5:31
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    31Again, it was said, Whoever puts away his wife has to give her a statement in writing for this purpose:

  • Luke 17:2
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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.

  • 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 5:38-39
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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.

  • Deut 19:20-21
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    20And the rest of the people, hearing of it, will be full of fear, and never again do such evil among you.

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

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

  • 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,

  • Matt 5:21
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    21You have knowledge that it was said in old times, You may not put to death; and, Whoever puts to death will be in danger of being judged:

  • 1 Cor 12:15
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    15If the foot says, Because I am not the hand, I am not a part of the body; it is no less a part of the body.

  • 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.

  • Lev 18:29
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    29For all those who do any of these disgusting things will be cut off from among their people.

  • 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.

  • Lev 23:29
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    29For any person, whoever he may be, who takes his pleasure on that day will be cut off from his people.

  • Luke 14:33
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    33And so whoever is not ready to give up all he has may not be my disciple.

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

  • 1 Cor 5:5
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    5That this man is to be handed over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may have forgiveness in the day of the Lord Jesus.

  • John 15:6
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    6If a man does not keep himself in me, he becomes dead and is cut off like a dry branch; such branches are taken up and put in the fire and burned.

  • Deut 13:9
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    9But put him to death without question; let your hand be the first stretched out against him to put him to death, and then the hands of all the people.

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

  • Luke 11:34
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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.

  • Matt 7:5-6
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    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.

  • Matt 6:3
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    3But when you give money, let not your left hand see what your right hand does:

  • Num 15:31
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    31Because he had no respect for the word of the Lord, and did not keep his law, that man will be cut off without mercy and his sin will be on him.

  • Luke 13:9
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    9And if, after that, it has fruit, it is well; if not, let it be cut down.

  • 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?

  • Matt 15:5
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    5But you say, If a man says to his father or his mother, That by which you might have had profit from me is given to God;

  • 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;

  • Matt 3:10
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    10And 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.

  • 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.

  • Deut 23:1
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    1No man whose private parts have been wounded or cut off may come into the meeting of the Lord's people.

  • Eccl 5:6
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    6Because much talk comes from dreams and things of no purpose. But let the fear of God be in you.

  • Luke 3:9
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    9And 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.