King James Version

Mark 9:43

And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “for you” (σε) before crippled here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ΚαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἐὰνeanifἐάνconjunction — “if”G1437if.ifσκανδαλίζῃskandalizēoffendσκανδαλίζω (skandalizō)verb, present active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “offend”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4624I cause to stumble, cause to sin, cause to become indignant, shock, offend.offendσεsetheeσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “thee”, the object formG4771you.theeἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.χείρcheirhandsχείρnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “hands”, the subject formG5495a hand.handsσουsouyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “you”, the of-formG4771you.ἀπόκοψονapokopsonto cut offἀποκόπτω (apokoptō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “to cut off”, a single actionG609I smite, cut off, cut loose; mid: I emasculate, castrate, mutilate myself.This verse uses “cut off”.αὐτήνautēnheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “he”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.καλόνkalongoodκαλός (kalos)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “good”, the subject formG2570beautiful, as an outward sign of the inward good, noble, honorable character; good, worthy, honorable, noble, and seen to be so.This verse uses “good”.ἐστίνestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.σεseyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “you”, the object formG4771you.κυλλὸνkulloncrippledκυλλός (kullos)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “crippled”, the object formG2948crippled, lame, especially in the hands.This verse uses “crippled”.εἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinto enterεἰσέρχομαι (eiserchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active infinitive — “to enter”, a single actionG1525I go in, come in, enter.This verse uses “enter”.εἰςeisintoεἰςpreposition — “into”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “into”.intoτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ζωὴνzōēnlifeζωή (zōē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “life”, the object formG2222life, both of physical (present) and of spiritual (particularly future) existence.ἢēorἤconjunction — “or”G2228or, than.τὰςtastheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.δύοduotwoδύοadjective, accusative, plural, feminine — “two”, the object formG1417two.χεῖραςcheirashandχείρ (cheir)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “hand”, the object formG5495a hand.ἔχονταechontato haveἔχω (echō)verb, present active participle, accusative, singular, masculine — “to have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.ἀπελθεῖνapeltheinto go awayἀπέρχομαι (aperchomai)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to go away”, a single actionG565I come or go away from, depart, return, arrive, go after, follow.εἰςeisintoεἰςpreposition — “into”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “into”.intoτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.γέεννανgeennanGehennaγέεννα (geenna)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “Gehenna”, the object formG1067Gehenna, and originally the name of a valley or cavity near Jerusalem, a place underneath the earth, a place of punishment for evil.εἰςeistowardεἰςpreposition — “toward”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πῦρpurfireπῦρnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “fire”, the object formG4442fire; the heat of the sun, lightning; fig: strife, trials; the eternal fire.This verse uses “fire”.the fireτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἄσβεστονasbestonthat never shall be quenchedἄσβεστος (asbestos)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “that never shall be quenched”, the object formG762inextinguishable, unquenchable.that never shall be quenched

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'And if thy hand may cause thee to stumble, cut it off; it is better for thee maimed to enter into the life, than having the two hands, to go away to the gehenna, to the fire — the unquenchable —

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American Standard Version (1901)

And if thy hand cause thee to stumble, cut it off: it is good for thee to enter into life maimed, rather than having thy two hands to go into hell, into the unquenchable fire.

Young’s Literal Translation

'And if thy hand may cause thee to stumble, cut it off; it is better for thee maimed to enter into the life, than having the two hands, to go away to the gehenna, to the fire — the unquenchable —

World English Bible

If your hand causes you to stumble , cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life maimed , rather than having your two hands to go into Gehenna, into the unquenchable fire ,

Darby Translation

And if thy hand serve as a snare to thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having thy two hands to go away into hell, into the fire unquenchable;

Douay-Rheims

Where there worm dieth not, and the fire is not extinguished.

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