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Mark 9:47

And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire:

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “for you” (σέ) before it is here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “to you” (σοι) before it is here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “of the fire” (τοῦ πυρός) 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.ὀφθαλμόςophthalmoseyeὀφθαλμόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “eye”, the subject formG3788the eye; fig: the mind's eye.eyeσουsouyouσύ (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.theeἔκβαλεekbalepluckἐκβάλλω (ekballō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “pluck”, a single actionG1544I throw (cast, put) out; I banish; I bring forth, produce.pluckαὐτόνautonitαὐτός (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.betterσέsefor theeσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “for thee”, the object formG4771you.for theeἐστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.μονόφθαλμονmonophthalmonwith one eyeμονόφθαλμος (monophthalmos)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “with one eye”, the object formG3442one-eyed, with one eye only.with one eyeεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinto 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.βασιλείανbasileiankingdomβασιλεία (basileia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “kingdom”, the object formG932kingship, sovereignty, authority, rule, especially of God, both in the world, and in the hearts of men; hence: kingdom, in the concrete sense.This verse uses “kingdom”.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouGodθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.ἢēorἤconjunction — “or”G2228or, than.δύοduotwoδύοadjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “two”, the object formG1417two.ὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmouseyeὀφθαλμός (ophthalmos)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “eye”, the object formG3788the eye; fig: the mind's eye.ἔχονταechontato haveἔχω (echō)verb, present active participle, accusative, singular, masculine — “to have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.βληθῆναιblēthēnaito throwβάλλω (ballō)verb, aorist passive infinitive — “to throw”, a single actionG906(a) I cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: I place, put, drop.This verse uses “throw”.εἰςeistowardεἰςpreposition — “toward”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.τὴνtēntheὁ (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 formG4671τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πυρόςpurosfireπῦρ (pur)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “fire”, the of-formG4442fire; the heat of the sun, lightning; fig: strife, trials; the eternal fire.This verse uses “fire”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And if thine eye may cause thee to stumble, cast it out; it is better for thee one-eyed to enter into the reign of God, than having two eyes, to be cast to the gehenna of the fire —

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American Standard Version (1901)

And if thine eye cause thee to stumble, cast it out: it is good for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell;

Young’s Literal Translation

And if thine eye may cause thee to stumble, cast it out; it is better for thee one-eyed to enter into the reign of God, than having two eyes, to be cast to the gehenna of the fire —

World English Bible

If your eye causes you to stumble , throw it out . It is better for you to enter into God ’ s Kingdom with one eye , rather than having two eyes to be cast into the Gehenna of fire,

Darby Translation

And if thine eye serve as a snare to thee, cast it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the hell of fire,

Douay-Rheims

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

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