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Matthew 5:29

American Standard Version

And if thy right eye causeth thee to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not thy whole body be cast into hell.

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Matthew 5:29 in other translations

If your right eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out 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.

Matthew 5:29 · World English Bible

Matthew 5:29 in context

  1. 27Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt not commit adultery:
  2. 28but I say unto you, that every one that looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
  3. 29And if thy right eye causeth thee to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not thy whole body be cast into hell.
  4. 30And 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.
  5. 31It was said also, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement: