Matthew 5:29
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“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.”
μέλος
Member, body part. Melos. You are the body of Christ and each one of you is a part of it. Every member matters. An unused body part atrophies. Use what God gave you.
γέεννα
hell.
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γέεννα
valley of (the son of) Hinnom; ge-henna (or Ge-Hinnom), a valley of Jerusalem, used (figuratively) as a name for the place (or state) of everlasting punishment
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ὀφθαλμός
eye
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ὀφθαλμός
An eye, the organ of sight. Eye has not seen nor ear heard what God has prepared for those who love Him. Heaven exceeds every imagination you have ever had.
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συμφέρω
it is better
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συμφέρω
to bear together (contribute), i.e. (literally) to collect, or (figuratively) to conduce; especially (neuter participle as a noun) advantage
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ἐξαιρέω
do pluck out
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ἐξαιρέω
To rescue, to deliver, to pluck out. He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of His beloved Son.
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σκανδαλίζω
causes to stumble
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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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σῶμα
body
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σῶμα
the body (as a sound whole), used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively
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δεξιός
right
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δεξιός
the right side or (feminine) hand (as that which usually takes)
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εἰ
If
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εἰ
if, whether, that, etc.
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