Matthew 5:30 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Matthew 5:30 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Matthew 5:30 in 6 Bible Translations

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Matthew 5:30 WEB — 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.”

Matthew 5:30 — World English Bible

Matthew 5:30 ASV — 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.”

Matthew 5:30 — American Standard Version

Matthew 5:30 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`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.”

Matthew 5:30 — Young's Literal Translation

Matthew 5:30 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And if thy right hand be a snare to thee, cut it off 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 5:30 — Darby Translation

Matthew 5:30 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“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.”

Matthew 5:30 — Geneva Bible

Matthew 5:30 in Context — Matthew 5

28 Mais moi, je vous dis que quiconqueregarde une femme pour la convoiter a déjà commis un adultère avec elle dans son cœur.

29 Si ton œil droit est pour toi une occasion de chute, arrache-le et jette-le loin de toi; car il est avantageux pour toi qu’un seul de tes membres périsse, et que ton corps entier ne soit pas jeté dans la géhenne.

30 Et si ta main droite est pour toi une occasion de chute, coupe-la et jette-la loin de toi; car il est avantageux pour toi qu’un seul de tes membres périsse, et que ton corps entier n’aille pas dans la géhenne.

31 Il a été dit:Que celui qui répudie sa femme lui donne une lettre de divorce.

32 Mais moi, je vous dis que celui qui répudie sa femme, sauf pour cause d’infidélité, l’expose à devenir adultère, et que celui qui épouse une femme répudiée commet un adultère.

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