Verse List for MAT 18:8

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OET (OET-RV) “If your hand or foot causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it away, because it’s better for you to enter eternal life maimed or lame than to be thrown into the eternal fire with two hands and two feet.

OET-LV And if the hand of _you or the foot of _you is _stumbling you, cut_ it _off and throw it from you, it _is better for _you to _come _in into the life maimed or lame, than to _be _thrown into the the eternal fire having two hands or two feet.

ULT Now if your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw, it away from you. It is better for you to enter into life crippled or lame than, having two hands or two feet, to be thrown into the eternal fire.

UST Suppose that you sinned because you touched something or went somewhere. You should never do that again, even if you have to chop off your hands or your feet to make sure of it! You should respond that drastically because it is better for you to truly live without hands or feet than to have both hands and feet but end up in hell.

BSB If your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than to have two hands [and] two feet [and] be thrown into the eternal fire.

MSB If your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life lame or crippled[fn] than to have two hands [and] two feet [and] be thrown into the eternal fire.

BLB Now if your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and cast it from you; it is better for you to enter into life crippled or lame, than having two hands or two feet, to be cast into the eternal fire.

AICNT If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut {it}[fn] off and throw it away from you; it is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than to have two hands or two feet and be thrown into the eternal fire.

OEB ‘If your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off, and throw it away. It would be better for you to enter life maimed or lame, than to have both hands, or both feet, and be thrown into the fire that never goes out.

WEBBE & WMBB 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.

NET If your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than to have two hands or two feet and be thrown into eternal fire.

LSV And if your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut them off and cast [them] from you; it is good for you to enter into life lame or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet, to be cast into the continuous fire.

FBV If your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It's better for you to enter eternal life crippled or lame rather than to have two hands or two feet and to be thrown into eternal fire.

TCNT If yoʋr hand or yoʋr foot causes yoʋ to stumble, cut [fn]them off and throw them away from yoʋ. It is better for yoʋ to enter life [fn]lame or crippled than to have two hands or two feet and be thrown into the eternal fire.

T4T So, if you are wanting to use one of your hands or feet to sin, stop using that hand or foot! Even if you have to cut it off to avoid sinning, do it [MET]! It is good that you not sin and go where you will live with God eternally, even though while you are still here on earth you are maimed or lame and do not have a hand or a foot. But it is not good that you continue to have your two hands and two feet and do [MTY] the sinful things you want to, and as a result, you are thrown into hell, where there is eternal fire burning.

LEB And if your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it[fn] from you! It is better for you to enter into life crippled or lame than, having two hands or two feet, to be thrown into the eternal fire!

BBE And if your hand or your foot is a cause of trouble, let it be cut off and put it away from you: it is better for you to go into life with the loss of a hand or a foot than, having two hands or two feet, to go into the eternal fire.

Moff If your hand or your foot is a hindrance to you, cut it off and throw it away; ⇔  better be maimed or crippled and get into Life, than keep both feet or hands and be thrown into the everlasting fire.

Wymth If your hand or your foot is causing you to fall into sin, cut it off and away with it. It is better for you to enter into Life crippled in hand or foot than to remain in possession of two sound hands or feet but be thrown into the fire of the Ages.

ASV 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.

DRA 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.

YLT '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.

Drby 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.

RV 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.
(And if thy/your hand or thy/your foot causeth thee/you to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from thee/you: it is good for thee/you to enter into life maimed or halt, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into the eternal fire.)

SLT And if thy hand or thy foot give thee cause of offence, cut them off, and cast from thee: it is good for thee to come into life lame or maimed, than having two hands or two feet to be cast into eternal fire.

Wbstr Wherefore, if thy hand or thy foot causeth thee to sin, 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.

KJB-1769 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.
( Wherefore if thy/your hand or thy/your foot offend thee/you, cut them off, and cast them from thee/you: it is better for thee/you to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire.)

KJB-1611 Wherefore if thy hand or thy foote offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather then hauing two hands or two feete, to be cast into euerlasting fire.
(Wherefore if thy/your hand or thy/your foot offend thee/you, cut them off, and cast them from thee/you: it is better for thee/you to enter into life halt or maimed, rather then having two hands or two feet, to be cast into everlasting fire.)

Bshps If then thy hande or thy foote offende thee, cut them of, and cast them from thee. It is better for thee to enter into lyfe, halt or maymed, rather then thou shouldest, hauyng two handes, or two feete, be cast into euerlastyng fyre.
(If then thy/your hand or thy/your foot offend thee/you, cut them of, and cast them from thee/you. It is better for thee/you to enter into life, halt or maimed, rather then thou/you shouldest/should, having two hands, or two feet, be cast into everlasting fire.)

Gnva Wherefore, if thy hand or thy foote cause thee to offend, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life, halt, or maimed, then hauing two hands, or two feete, to be cast into euerlasting fire.
(Wherefore, if thy/your hand or thy/your foot cause thee/you to offend, cut them off, and cast them from thee/you: it is better for thee/you to enter into life, halt, or maimed, then having two hands, or two feet, to be cast into everlasting fire.)

Cvdl But yf thy hande or thy fote offende the, cut him of, and cast him from the. It is better for ye to entre in vnto life lame or crepell, the yt thou shuldest haue two hodes or two fete, and be cast in to euerlastinge fyre.
(But if thy/your hand or thy/your foot offend them, cut him of, and cast him from them. It is better for ye/you_all to enter in unto life lame or crippled, the it thou/you shouldest/should have two hands or two feet, and be cast in to everlasting fire.)

TNT Wherfore yf thy honde or thy fote offende the cut him of and cast him from the. It ys better for the to enter into lyfe halt or maymed rather then thou shuldest havinge two hondes or two fete be cast into everlasting fyre.
(Wherefore if thy/your hand or thy/your foot offend the cut him of and cast him from them. It is better for the to enter into life halt or maimed rather then thou/you shouldest/should having two hands or two feet be cast into everlasting fire.)

Wycl And if thin hoond or thi foot sclaundreth thee, kitte it of, and caste awei fro thee. It is betere to thee to entre to lijf feble, ethir crokid, than hauynge tweyne hoondis or twey feet to be sent in to euerlastynge fier.
(And if thin hand or thy/your foot slanderth thee/you, cut it of, and cast/threw away from thee/you. It is better to thee/you to enter to life feeble, either crooked, than having twain/two_or_both hands or twain/two_or_both feet to be sent in to everlasting fire.)

Luth So aber deine Hand oder dein Fuß dich ärgert, so haue ihn ab und wirf ihn von dir. Es ist dir besser, daß du zum Leben lahm oder als ein Krüppel eingehest, denn daß du zwo Hände oder zwei Füße habest und werdest in das ewige Feuer geworfen.
(So but your hand or your(s) foot you/yourself annoys, so hit/spank him/it ab and throw him/it from you/to_you(sg). It is you/to_you(sg) better, that you(sg) for_the life lame or as a cripple enter, because/than that you(sg) two hands or two feet have and become in the eternal fire(n) thrown.)

ClVg Si autem manus tua, vel pes tuus scandalizat te, abscide eum, et projice abs te: bonum tibi est ad vitam ingredi debilem, vel claudum, quam duas manus vel duos pedes habentem mitti in ignem æternum.[fn]
(When/But_if however hands your, or foot/leg your(sg) scandalises you(sg), cut_off him, and throw from you(sg): good to_you it_is to life to_enter weak, or lame, how two hands or two feet having to_be_sent in/into/on fire eternal.)

SR-GNT Εἰ δὲ ἡ χείρ σου ἢ ὁ πούς σου σκανδαλίζει σε, ἔκκοψον αὐτὸν καὶ βάλε ἀπὸ σοῦ· καλόν σοί ἐστιν εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὴν ζωὴν κυλλὸν ἢ χωλόν, ἢ δύο χεῖρας ἢ δύο πόδας ἔχοντα, βληθῆναι εἰς τὸ πῦρ τὸ αἰώνιον. ‡

UGNT εἰ δὲ ἡ χείρ σου ἢ ὁ πούς σου σκανδαλίζει σε, ἔκκοψον αὐτὸν καὶ βάλε ἀπὸ σοῦ; καλόν σοί ἐστιν εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὴν ζωὴν κυλλὸν ἢ χωλόν, ἢ δύο χεῖρας ἢ δύο πόδας ἔχοντα, βληθῆναι εἰς τὸ πῦρ τὸ αἰώνιον.

SBL-GNT Εἰ δὲ ἡ χείρ σου ἢ ὁ πούς σου σκανδαλίζει σε, ἔκκοψον ⸀αὐτὸν καὶ βάλε ἀπὸ σοῦ· καλόν σοί ἐστιν εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὴν ζωὴν ⸂κυλλὸν ἢ χωλόν⸃, ἢ δύο χεῖρας ἢ δύο πόδας ἔχοντα βληθῆναι εἰς τὸ πῦρ τὸ αἰώνιον.

RP-GNT Εἰ δὲ ἡ χείρ σου ἢ ὁ πούς σου σκανδαλίζει σε, ἔκκοψον αὐτὰ καὶ βάλε ἀπὸ σοῦ· καλόν σοι ἐστὶν εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὴν ζωὴν χωλὸν ἢ κυλλόν, ἢ δύο χεῖρας ἢ δύο πόδας ἔχοντα βληθῆναι εἰς τὸ πῦρ τὸ αἰώνιον.

TC-GNT εἰ δὲ ἡ χείρ σου ἢ ὁ πούς σου σκανδαλίζει σε, ἔκκοψον [fn]αὐτὰ καὶ βάλε ἀπὸ σοῦ· καλόν σοί ἐστιν εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὴν ζωὴν [fn]χωλὸν ἢ κυλλόν, ἢ δύο χεῖρας ἢ δύο πόδας ἔχοντα βληθῆναι εἰς τὸ πῦρ τὸ αἰώνιον.