King James Version

Mark 9:45

And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast 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 enter here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “to you” (σοι) before enter here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “into the fire the unquenchable” (εἰς τὸ πῦρ τὸ ἄσβεστον.) after hell here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἐὰνeanifἐάνconjunction — “if”G1437if.ifὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πούςpousfootπούςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “foot”, the subject formG4228the foot.footσουsouyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “you”, the of-formG4771you.σκανδαλίζῃskandalizēoffendσκανδαλίζω (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.theeἀπόκοψονapokopsoncutἀποκόπτω (apokoptō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “cut”, a single actionG609I smite, cut off, cut loose; mid: I emasculate, castrate, mutilate myself.cutαὐτόνautonitαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “it”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.itκαλόνkalonbetterκαλός (kalos)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “better”, the subject formG2570beautiful, as an outward sign of the inward good, noble, honorable character; good, worthy, honorable, noble, and seen to be so.betterἐστίνestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.σεsefor theeσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “for thee”, the object formG4771you.for theeεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinto 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”.to enterεἰςeisintoεἰςpreposition — “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.lifeχωλὸνchōlonlameχωλός (chōlos)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “lame”, the object formG5560lame, deprived of a foot, limping.This verse uses “lame”.ἢēthanἤconjunction — “than”G2228or, than.thanτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.δύοduotwoδύοadjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “two”, the object formG1417two.twoπόδαςpodasfeetπούς (pous)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “feet”, the object formG4228the foot.feetἔχονταechontato haveἔχω (echō)verb, present active participle, accusative, singular, masculine — “to have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.βληθῆναιblēthēnaito be castβάλλω (ballō)verb, aorist passive infinitive — “to be cast”, a single actionG906(a) I cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: I place, put, drop.This verse uses “cast”.to be castεἰςeisintoεἰςpreposition — “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.γέεννανgeennanhellγέεννα (geenna)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “hell”, 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.hell

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

σοιsoitheeσοίpersonal pronoun, 2nd person, accusative, singular — “thee”, the object formG4671εἰςeisintoεἰςpreposition — “into”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “into”.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”.τὸtotheὁ (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.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'And if thy foot may cause thee to stumble, cut it off; it is better for thee to enter into the life lame, than having the two feet to be cast to the gehenna, to the fire — the unquenchable —

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American Standard Version (1901)

And if thy foot cause thee to stumble, cut it off: it is good for thee to enter into life halt, rather than having thy two feet to be cast into hell.

Young’s Literal Translation

'And if thy foot may cause thee to stumble, cut it off; it is better for thee to enter into the life lame, than having the two feet to be cast to the gehenna, to the fire — the unquenchable —

World English Bible

If your foot causes you to stumble , cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life lame , rather than having your two feet to be cast into Gehenna, into the fire that will never be quenched—

Darby Translation

And if thy foot serve as a snare to thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life lame, than having thy two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire unquenchable;

Douay-Rheims

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

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