Mark 9:47

Authorized King James Version (1611)

‹And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire:›

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  • Matt 18:9 : 9 ‹And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast› [it] ‹from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire.›
  • Mark 9:43 : 43 ‹And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:›
  • Matt 5:22 : 22 ‹But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.›
  • Matt 5:28-29 : 28 ‹But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.› 29 ‹And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast› [it] ‹from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not› [that] ‹thy whole body should be cast into hell.›
  • Matt 10:37-39 : 37 ‹He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.› 38 ‹And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.› 39 ‹He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.›
  • Gen 3:6 : 6 ¶ And when the woman saw that the tree [was] good for food, and that it [was] pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make [one] wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.
  • Job 31:1 : 1 ¶ I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?
  • Ps 119:37 : 37 ¶ Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; [and] quicken thou me in thy way.
  • Luke 14:26 : 26 ‹If any› [man] ‹come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.›
  • Gal 4:15 : 15 Where is then the blessedness ye spake of? for I bear you record, that, if [it had been] possible, ye would have plucked out your own eyes, and have given them to me.
  • Phil 3:7-8 : 7 But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. 8 Yea doubtless, and I count all things [but] loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them [but] dung, that I may win Christ,

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