45And 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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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.
But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
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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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 41-50)Here, I. Christ promiseth a reward to all those that are any way kind to his disciples (Mark 9:41); “ Whosoever shall give you a cup of water , when you need it, and will be a refreshment to you, because ye belong to Christ , and are of his family, he shall not lose his reward .” Note, 1. It is the honour and happiness of Christians, that they belong to Christ , they have joined themselves to him,…
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