Matthew 5:30

Geneva Bible (1560)

Also if thy right hand make thee to offend, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for better it is for thee that one of thy members perish, then that thy whole body should be cast into hell.

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  • Matt 5:29 : 29 Wherefore if thy right eye cause thee to offend, plucke it out, & cast it from thee: for better it is for thee, that one of thy members perish, then that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
  • Mark 9:43 : 43 Wherefore, if thine hand cause thee to offend, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life, maimed, then hauing two hands, to goe into hell, into the fire that neuer shalbe quenched,
  • Luke 12:5 : 5 But I wil forewarne you, who ye shal feare: feare him which after hee hath killed, hath power to cast into hell: yea, I say vnto you, him feare.
  • Luke 17:2 : 2 It is better for him that a great milstone were hanged about his necke, and that he were cast into ye sea, then that he should offende one of these litle ones.
  • Rom 9:33 : 33 As it is written, Beholde, I lay in Sion a stumbling stone, and a rocke to make men fall: and euery one that beleeueth in him, shall not be ashamed.
  • Rom 14:20-21 : 20 Destroy not the worke of God for meates sake: all things in deede are pure: but it is euill for the man which eateth with offence. 21 It is good neither to eate flesh, nor to drinke wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or made weake.
  • 1 Cor 8:13 : 13 Wherefore if meate offende my brother, I wil eate no flesh while the world standeth, that I may not offend my brother.
  • Gal 5:11 : 11 And brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why doe I yet suffer persecution? Then is the slaunder of the crosse abolished.
  • 1 Pet 2:8 : 8 And a stone to stumble at, and a rocke of offence, euen to them which stumble at the woorde, being disobedient, vnto the which thing they were euen ordeined.
  • Matt 11:6 : 6 And blessed is he that shal not be offeded in me.
  • Matt 13:21 : 21 Yet hath he no roote in himselfe, and dureth but a season: for assoone as tribulation or persecution commeth because of the woorde, by and by he is offended.
  • Matt 16:23 : 23 Then he turned backe, and said vnto Peter, Get thee behinde me, Satan: thou art an offence vnto me, because thou vnderstandest not the thinges that are of God, but the thinges that are of men.
  • Matt 18:6-7 : 6 But whosoeuer shal offend one of these litle ones which beleeue in me, it were better for him, that a milstone were hanged about his necke, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea. 7 Wo be vnto the world because of offences: for it must needes be that offences shall come, but wo be to that man by whome the offence commeth.
  • Matt 22:13 : 13 Then sayd the King to the seruants, Binde him hand and foote: take him away, and cast him into vtter darkenes: there shalbe weeping and gnashing of teeth.
  • Matt 25:20 : 20 Then came he that had receiued fiue talents, and brought other fiue talents, saying, Master, thou deliueredst vnto me fiue talents: behold, I haue gained with them other fiue talents.
  • Matt 26:31 : 31 Then saide Iesus vnto them, All yee shall be offended by me this night: for it is written, I wil smite the shepheard, and the sheepe of the flocke shalbe scattered.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Matt 5:28-29
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    28But I say vnto you, that whosoeuer looketh on a woman to lust after her, hath committed adulterie with her already in his heart.

    29Wherefore if thy right eye cause thee to offend, plucke it out, & cast it from thee: for better it is for thee, that one of thy members perish, then that thy whole body should be cast into hell.

  • Matt 18:6-9
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    89%

    6But whosoeuer shal offend one of these litle ones which beleeue in me, it were better for him, that a milstone were hanged about his necke, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.

    7Wo be vnto the world because of offences: for it must needes be that offences shall come, but wo be to that man by whome the offence commeth.

    8Wherefore, 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.

    9And if thine eye cause thee to offende, plucke it out, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, then hauing two eyes to be cast into hell fire.

  • Mark 9:42-48
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    88%

    42And whosoeuer shal offend one of these litle ones, that beleeue in me, it were better for him rather, that a milstone were hanged about his necke, and that he were cast into the sea.

    43Wherefore, if thine hand cause thee to offend, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life, maimed, then hauing two hands, to goe into hell, into the fire that neuer shalbe quenched,

    44Where their worme dyeth not, & the fire neuer goeth out.

    45Likewise, if thy foote cause thee to offend, cut it off: it is better for thee to go halt into life, then hauing two feete, to be cast into hell, into the fire that neuer shalbe quenched,

    46Where their worme dyeth not, & the fire neuer goeth out.

    47And if thine eye cause thee to offende, plucke it out: it is better for thee to goe into the kingdome of God with one eye, then hauing two eyes, to be cast into hell fire,

    48Where their worme dyeth not, and the fire neuer goeth out.

  • Deut 25:12
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    12Then thou shalt cut off her hande: thine eye shall not spare her.

  • Matt 5:31
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    31It hath bene sayd also, Whosoeuer shall put away his wife, let him giue her a bill of diuorcement.

  • Luke 17:2
    72%

    2It is better for him that a great milstone were hanged about his necke, and that he were cast into ye sea, then that he should offende one of these litle ones.

  • Matt 6:22-23
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    22The light of the body is the eye: if then thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be light.

    23But if thine eye be wicked, then all thy body shalbe darke. Wherefore if the light that is in thee, be darkenes, howe great is that darkenesse?

  • Matt 5:38-39
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    38Ye haue heard that it hath bene sayd, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.

    39But I say vnto you, Resist not euill: but whosoeuer shall smite thee on thy right cheeke, turne to him the other also.

  • Deut 19:20-21
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    70%

    20And the rest shal heare this, and feare, and shall henceforth commit no more any such wickednes among you.

    21Therefore thine eye shall have no compassion, but life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foote for foote.

  • Exod 21:24
    70%

    24Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hande for hand, foote for foote,

  • Matt 5:23
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    23If then thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there remembrest that thy brother hath ought against thee,

  • Matt 5:21
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    21Ye haue heard that it was sayd vnto them of the olde time, Thou shalt not kill: for whosoeuer killeth shalbe culpable of iudgement.

  • 1 Cor 12:15
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    15If the foote would say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body, is it therefore not of the body?

  • Matt 25:30
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    30Cast therefore that vnprofitable seruant into vtter darkenes: there shalbe weeping and gnasshing of teeth.

  • Lev 18:29
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    29For whosoeuer shall commit any of these abominations, the persons that doe so, shall bee cut off from among their people.

  • Matt 10:28
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    28And feare yee not them which kill the bodie, but are nor able to kill the soule: but rather feare him, which is able to destroy both soule and bodie in hell.

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    29For euery person that humbleth not himselfe that same day, shall euen be cut off from his people.

  • Luke 14:33
    68%

    33So likewise, whosoeuer hee be of you, that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.

  • Prov 4:27
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    27Turne not to the right hande, nor to the left, but remooue thy foote from euill.

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    5Be deliuered vnto Satan, for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saued in the day of the Lord Iesus.

  • John 15:6
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    6If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branche, and withereth: and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they burne.

  • Deut 13:9
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    9But thou shalt euen kill him: thine hand shall be first vpon him to put him to death, and then the handes of all the people.

  • Matt 7:19
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    19Euery tree that bringeth not forth good fruite, is hewen downe, and cast into the fire.

  • Luke 11:34
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    34The light of the bodie is the eye: therefore when thine eye is single, then is thy whole bodie light: but if thine eye be euill, then thy bodie is darke.

  • Matt 7:5-6
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    5Hypocrite, first cast out that beame out of thine owne eye, and then shalt thou see clearely to cast out the mote out of thy brothers eye.

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  • Matt 6:3
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    3But when thou doest thine almes, let not thy left hand knowe what thy right hand doeth,

  • Num 15:31
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    31Because he hath despised the worde of the Lord, and hath broken his commandement: that person shalbe vtterly cut off: his iniquitie shalbe vpon him.

  • Luke 13:9
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    9And if it beare fruite, well: if not, then after thou shalt cut it downe.

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    25For what auantageth it a man, if he win the whole worlde, and destroy himselfe, or lose himselfe?

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    9Nowe also is the axe layed vnto the roote of the trees: therefore euery tree which bringeth not foorth good fruite, shalbe hewen downe, and cast into the fire.