Matthew 5:29 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Matthew 5:29 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Matthew 5:29 in 6 Bible Translations
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Matthew 5:29 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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.”
Matthew 5:29 — American Standard Version
Matthew 5:29 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`But, if thy right eye doth cause thee to stumble, pluck it out 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.”
Matthew 5:29 — Young's Literal Translation
Matthew 5:29 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“But if thy right eye be a snare to thee, pluck it out and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members perish, and not thy whole body be cast into hell.”
Matthew 5:29 — Darby Translation
Matthew 5:29 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Wherefore if thy right eye cause thee to offend, plucke it out, 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.”
Matthew 5:29 — Geneva Bible
Matthew 5:29 in Context — Matthew 5
27 Oísteis que fué dicho: No adulterarás:
28 Mas yo os digo, que cualquiera que mira á una mujer para codiciarla, ya adulteró con ella en su corazón.
29 Por tanto, si tu ojo derecho te fuere ocasión de caer, sácalo, y échalo de ti: que mejor te es que se pierda uno de tus miembros, que no que todo tu cuerpo sea echado al infierno.
30 Y si tu mano derecha te fuere ocasión de caer, córtala, y échala de ti: que mejor te es que se pierda uno de tus miembros, que no que todo tu cuerpo sea echado al infierno.
31 También fué dicho: Cualquiera que repudiare á su mujer, déle carta de divorcio:
What Does Matthew 5:29 Mean?
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