Bible verse if your hand causes you sin cut off?
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Bible verse "If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off"?
Mark 9:43 Mark 9:43-46
Matthew 5:30 is the thirtieth verse of the fifth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament and is part of the Sermon on the Mount. Part of the section on adultery, it is very similar to the previous verse, but with the hand mentioned instead of the eye. For a discussion of the radicalism of these verses see . Jesus had stated that looking at a woman in lust is equal to the act of adultery itself and in this verse he recommends cutting off one's hand to prevent sinning.
Bible verse "If your right hand causes you to stumble, cut it off"?
Matthew 5:30
Matthew 5:30
Matthew 5:30
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In Jewish writings of the time it was common to have a foot, hand, eye triple structure.
Matthew 5:30 Analysis
This full triple structure is seen in the similar discussions at Mark 9:43–47, and a version much closer to that in Mark appears at Matthew 18:8-9,[1] which is talking about 'drastic corrective action', not 'literal mutilation',[2] but nonetheless underscores the seriousness of the sin.[3]
Matthew 5:30 Analysis
There are several Bible verses that mention cutting off your hand if it causes you to sin. In Jewish writings of the time it was common to have a foot, hand, eye triple structure. This full triple structure is seen in the similar discussions at Mark 9:43–47, and a version much closer to that in Mark appears at Matthew 18:8-9, which is talking about 'drastic corrective action', not 'literal mutilation', but nonetheless underscores the seriousness of the sin. In Matthew 5:30, Jesus stated that looking at a woman in lust is equal to the act of adultery itself and in this verse he recommends cutting off one's hand to prevent sinning.