Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire.
The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “it” (αὐτὸν) before and here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “them” (αὐτὰ) before and here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.
Εἰeiifεἰconjunction — “if”G1487if.ifδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.χείρcheirhandχείρnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “hand”, the subject formG5495a hand.handσουsouthyσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “thy”, the of-formG4771you.thyἢēorἤconjunction — “or”G2228or, than.orὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πούςpousfeetπούςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “feet”, the subject formG4228the foot.feetσουsouyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “you”, the of-formG4771you.σκανδαλίζειskandalizeito cause to stumbleσκανδαλίζω (skandalizō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to cause to stumble”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4624I cause to stumble, cause to sin, cause to become indignant, shock, offend.σεseyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “you”, the object formG4771you.ἔκκοψονekkopsonto cut offἐκκόπτω (ekkoptō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “to cut off”, a single actionG1581I cut out (off, away), remove, prevent.This verse uses “cut off”.αὐτὸνautonheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “he”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.βάλεbaleto be castβάλλω (ballō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “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 castἀπὸapoaway fromἀπόpreposition — “away from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.σοῦsouyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “you”, the of-formG4771you.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”.σοίsoiyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.ἐστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.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.κυλλὸνkulloncrippledκυλλός (kullos)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “crippled”, the object formG2948crippled, lame, especially in the hands.This verse uses “crippled”.ἢēἤconjunctionG2228or, than.χωλόνchōlonlameχωλός (chōlos)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “lame”, the object formG5560lame, deprived of a foot, limping.This verse uses “lame”.ἢēorἤconjunction — “or”G2228or, than.ἢēorἤconjunction — “or”G2228or, than.δύοduotwoδύοadjective, accusative, plural, feminine — “two”, the object formG1417two.χεῖραςcheirashandχείρ (cheir)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “hand”, the object formG5495a hand.ἢēorἤconjunction — “or”G2228or, than.δύοduotwoδύοadjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “two”, the object formG1417two.πόδαςpodasfootπούς (pous)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “foot”, the object formG4228the foot.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.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”.fireτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.αἰώνιονaiōnioneternalαἰώνιος (aiōnios)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “eternal”, the object formG166age-long, and therefore: practically eternal, unending; partaking of the character of that which lasts for an age, as contrasted with that which is brief and fleeting.This verse uses “eternal”.
'And if thy hand or thy foot doth cause thee to stumble, cut them off and cast from thee; it is good for thee to enter into the life lame or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet, to be cast to the fire the age-during.
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American Standard Version (1901)
And if thy hand or thy foot causeth thee to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from thee: it is good for thee to enter into life maimed or halt, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into the eternal fire.
Young’s Literal Translation
'And if thy hand or thy foot doth cause thee to stumble, cut them off and cast from thee; it is good for thee to enter into the life lame or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet, to be cast to the fire the age-during.
World English Bible
If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble , cut it off and cast it from you . It is better for you to enter into life maimed or crippled , rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into the eternal fire .
Darby Translation
And if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut it off and cast [it] from thee; it is good for thee to enter into life lame or maimed, [rather] than having two hands or two feet to be cast into eternal fire.
Douay-Rheims
And if thy hand, or thy foot scandalize thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee. It is better for thee to go into life maimed or lame, than having two hands or two feet, to be cast into everlasting fire.
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