Matthew 18:8
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire.”
ζωή
Life, living, existence. Zoe. I am the way the truth and the life. Zoe is divine life, not biological existence. It is the life of God shared with human beings through Christ.
χωλός
lame
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χωλός
Lame, crippled, limping. Cholos. The lame walk. What could not move under its own power was healed by the power of Jesus. He still restores what has been crippled by life.
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πούς
feet
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πούς
Foot. Pous. How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news. God considers beautiful what goes out to carry the Gospel. Your willingness to go makes you beautiful.
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εἰσέρχομαι
to enter
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εἰσέρχομαι
To enter, to go in, to come in. Eiserchomai. Enter through the narrow gate. The narrow gate requires humility. Pride cannot fit through it. Only those who bow can enter.
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χείρ
hand
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χείρ
Hand. Cheir. Into Your hands I commit my spirit. The hands that made the universe were the hands that were nailed to the cross. He gave everything including His hands.
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καλός
better
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καλός
Good, beautiful, excellent. Kalos. She has done a beautiful thing. What looks like extravagance to the world looks beautiful to Jesus. He sees the love behind the act.
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πῦρ
fire
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πῦρ
Fire. Pur. Our God is a consuming fire. Fire purifies and fire destroys. What is genuine survives the fire. What is counterfeit is consumed by it. Let God refine you.
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ἔχω
having
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ἔχω
To have, to hold, to possess. I have learned in whatever state I am to be content. Contentment is not about having more but appreciating what you have.
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σκανδαλίζω
causes to sin
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σκανδαλίζω
to entrap, i.e. trip up (figuratively, stumble (transitively) or entice to sin, apostasy or displeasure)
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κυλλός
crippled
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κυλλός
rocking about, i.e. crippled (maimed, in feet or hands)
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ἐκκόπτω
do cut off
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ἐκκόπτω
to exscind; figuratively, to frustrate
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ἤ
than
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ἤ
disjunctive, or; comparative, than
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εἰμί
it is
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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εἰ
If
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εἰ
if, whether, that, etc.
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