Matthew 5:30

KJV1611 – Modern English

And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and cast it from you: for it is better for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ εἰ ἡ δεξιά σου χεὶρ σκανδαλίζει σε, ἔκκοψον αὐτὴν, καὶ βάλε ἀπὸ σοῦ: συμφέρει γάρ σοι ἵνα ἀπόληται ἓν τῶν μελῶν σου, καὶ μὴ ὅλον τὸ σῶμά σου βληθῇ εἰς γέενναν.

Transliteration

And ei the dexia of-you cheir skandalizei you, ekkopson it, and bale from you: sympherei gar to-you that apolētai one of-the melōn of-you, and not whole the sōma of-you blēthē into geennan.

Grammar Details

• *ei*: conditional conjunction - if
• *dexia*: nominative feminine singular - right
• *cheir*: nominative feminine singular - hand
• *skandalizei*: present active indicative, 3rd person singular - causes to stumble
• *ekkopson*: aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular - cut off!
• *bale*: aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular - throw!
• *sympherei*: present active indicative, 3rd person singular - it profits/benefits
• *gar*: postpositive conjunction - for/because
• *apolētai*: aorist middle subjunctive, 3rd person singular - might perish
• *melōn*: genitive neuter plural - of members/limbs
• *sōma*: nominative neuter singular - body
• *blēthē*: aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person singular - might be thrown
• *geennan*: accusative feminine singular - Gehenna/hell

Word Meanings

• *ei*: if/whether
• *dexia*: right/right-hand
• *cheir*: hand/arm
• *skandalizei*: causes to stumble/trip/fall into sin
• *ekkopson*: cut off/sever/amputate
• *bale*: throw/cast
• *sympherei*: profits/benefits/is better
• *apolētai*: might perish/be destroyed/be lost
• *melōn*: members/limbs/parts
• *sōma*: body/physical being
• *blēthē*: might be thrown/cast
• *geennan*: Gehenna/hell (valley of Hinnom, place of burning)

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, 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.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And{G2532} if{G1487} thy{G4675} right{G1188} hand{G5495} causeth thee{G4571} to stumble,{G4624} cut{G1581} it{G846} off,{G1581} and{G2532} cast{G906} it{G846} from{G575} thee:{G4671} for{G1063} it is profitable{G4851} for{G1063} thee{G4671} that{G2443} one{G1520} of{G3196} thy{G4675} members{G3196} should perish,{G622} and{G2532} not{G3361} thy{G4675} whole{G3650} body{G4983} go{G906} into{G1519} hell.{G1067}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And{G2532} if{G1487} thy{G4675} right{G1188} hand{G5495} offend{G4624}{(G5719)} thee{G4571}, cut{G1581} it{G846} off{G1581}{(G5657)}, and{G2532} cast{G906}{(G5628)} it from{G575} thee{G4675}: for{G1063} it is profitable{G4851}{(G5719)} for thee{G4671} that{G2443} one{G1520} of thy{G4675} members{G3196} should perish{G622}{(G5643)}, and{G2532} not{G3361} that thy{G4675} whole{G3650} body{G4983} should be cast{G906}{(G5686)} into{G1519} hell{G1067}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Also if thy right honde offend ye cut hym of and caste hym from the. Better yt ys that one of thy membres perisshe then that all thy body shulde be caste in to hell.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Also yf thy right honde offende the, cut hym of, and cast him from the. Better yt is that one of thy mebres perissh, the yt all yi body shulde be cast in to hell.

• 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.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And yf thy ryght hande offende thee, cut it of, and cast it from thee. For better it is vnto thee, that one of thy members perishe, then that all thy body shoulde be cast into hell.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ‹And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, 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.›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  If your right hand causes you to stumble, cut it off, and throw it away from you: for it is profitable for you that one of your members should perish, and not your whole body be thrown into Gehenna.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `And, if thy right hand doth cause thee to stumble, cut it off, and cast from thee, for it is good to thee that one of thy members may perish, and not thy whole body be cast to gehenna.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And if thy right hand causeth thee to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not thy whole body go into hell.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And if thy right hand causeth thee to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not thy whole body go into hell.

• 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.

• World English Bible (2000)

  If your right hand causes you to stumble, cut it off, and throw it away from you. For it is more profitable for you that one of your members should perish, than for your whole body to be cast into Gehenna.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  If your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away! It is better to lose one of your members than to have your whole body go into hell.

Referenced Verses

• Matt 5:29 : 29 And if your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and cast it from you: for it is better for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell.
• Mark 9:43 : 43 And if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off; it is better for you to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go to hell, into the fire that shall never be quenched;
• Luke 12:5 : 5 But I will warn you whom you shall fear: Fear him, who after he has killed has power to cast into hell; yes, I say to you, Fear him.
• Luke 17:2 : 2 It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.
• Rom 9:33 : 33 As it is written, Behold, I lay in Zion a stumbling stone and rock of offense; and whoever believes on Him shall not be put to shame.
• Rom 14:20-21 : 20 Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All things indeed are pure, but it is evil for the man who eats with offense. 21 It is good neither to eat meat nor drink wine nor do anything by which your brother stumbles or is offended or is made weak.
• 1 Cor 8:13 : 13 Therefore, if food makes my brother stumble, I will eat no meat as long as the world stands, lest I make my brother stumble.
• Gal 5:11 : 11 And I, brethren, if I still preach circumcision, why do I still suffer persecution? Then the offense of the cross has ceased.
• 1 Pet 2:8 : 8 And a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense. They stumble, being disobedient to the word, to which they also were appointed.
• Matt 11:6 : 6 And blessed is he who does not fall away because of me.
• Matt 13:21 : 21 But they have no root and last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away.
• Matt 16:23 : 23 But He turned and said to Peter, Get behind Me, Satan! You are an offense to Me, for you are not mindful of the things of God, but the things of men.
• Matt 18:6-7 : 6 But whoever offends one of these little ones who believe in me, it would be better for him that a millstone were hung around his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea. 7 Woe to the world because of offenses! For it must be that offenses come; but woe to that man by whom the offense comes!
• Matt 22:13 : 13 Then the king said to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
• Matt 25:20 : 20 And he who had received five talents came and brought five other talents, saying, Lord, you delivered to me five talents; look, I have gained five more talents besides them.
• Matt 26:31 : 31 Then Jesus said to them, All of you shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered.