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Matthew 5:30

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.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “may depart” (ἀπέλθῃ.) after hell here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andεἰeiifεἰconjunction — “if”G1487if.ifἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δεξιάdexiarightδεξιός (dexios)adjective, nominative, singular, feminine — “right”, the subject formG1188on the right hand, right hand, right.This verse uses “right”.rightσουsoutheeσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “thee”, the of-formG4771you.theeχεὶρcheirhandχείρnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “hand”, the subject formG5495a hand.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”.αὐτὴνautēnheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “he”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andβάλεbaleshould be castβάλλω (ballō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “should be cast”, a single actionG906(a) I cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: I place, put, drop.This verse uses “cast”.should be castἀπὸapoaway fromἀπόpreposition — “away from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.σοῦsouyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “you”, the of-formG4771you.συμφέρειsumphereito be profitableσυμφέρω (sumpherō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be profitable”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4851I bring together, collect; I am profitable to.γάρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.σοιsoiyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.ἵναhinain order thatἵναconjunction — “in order that”G2443in order that, so that.This verse uses “in order that”.ἀπόληταιapolētaito destroyἀπόλλυμι (apollumi)verb, aorist middle subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “to destroy”, a single actionG622(a) I kill, destroy, (b) I lose, mid: I am perishing (the resultant death being viewed as certain).This verse uses “destroy”.ἓνhenoneεἷς (heis)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “one”, the subject formG1520one.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.μελῶνmelōnmemberμέλος (melos)noun, genitive, plural, neuter — “member”, the of-formG3196a bodily organ, limb, member.This verse uses “member”.σουsouyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “you”, the of-formG4771you.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.ὅλονholonallὅλος (holos)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “all”, the subject formG3650all, the whole, entire, complete.This verse uses “all”.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.σῶμάsōmabodyσῶμαnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “body”, the subject formG4983body, flesh; the body of the Church.This verse uses “body”.σουsouyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “you”, the of-formG4771you.εἰςeisintoεἰςpreposition — “into”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “into”.intoγέεννανgeennanhellγέεννα (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.hellἀπέλθῃapelthēto go awayἀπέρχομαι (aperchomai)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “to go away”, a single actionG565I come or go away from, depart, return, arrive, go after, follow.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'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.

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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.

Young’s Literal Translation

'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.

World English Bible

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.

Darby Translation

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.

Douay-Rheims

And if thy right hand scandalize thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is expedient for thee that one of thy members should perish, rather than that thy whole body be cast into hell.

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