OET-RV MARK section

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Difficult teachings about disobedience

Mark 9:42–50

Mat 18:6–9

Luke 17:1–2

9:42 Difficult teachings about disobedience

(Mat. 18:6-9, Luke 17:1-2)

42 “But anyone who causes a young person to falter from their trust in me, it would be better if they were thrown into the sea with a heavy weight tied around their neck. 43 [ref]If your hand causes you to disobey God, cut it off—it’s better to enter eternal life being maimed, than to have two hands but to be thrown into the fire that never goes out. 44 ◘ 45 And if your foot causes you to disobey God, cut it off—it’s better to enter eternal life being maimed, than to have two feet but to be thrown into hell. 46 ◘ 47 [ref]And if your eye causes you to disobey God, gouge it out—it’s better to enter God’s kingdom one-eyed, than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell 48 where the worms never die and the fire never goes out.

49 “Everyone will be salted with fire.

50 [ref]“Now salt is good, but if it were to go bad, what would you season your food with then? So keep yourselves like salt, and strive to get on well with each other.”

9:43: Mat 5:30.

9:47: Mat 5:29.

9:50: Mat 5:13; Luk 14:34-35.

6 “But anyone who causes one of these small ones who believe in me to stumble, it would have been better for that person if a heavy stone had been hung around their neck and if they’d been sunk in the deep lake. 7 The world suffers due to temptations, because it’s necessary for temptations to come, but it won’t be good for the person who brings the temptation.

8 [ref]“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 feet. 9 [ref]Also if your eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and throw it away because it’s better for you to enter eternal life with only one eye than to be thrown into the pit of fire with two eyes.

18:8: Mat 5:30.

18:9: Mat 5:29.

17:1 Forgiving sin

(Mark 9:42, Mat. 18:6-7)

17 Then Yeshua told his followers, “It’s impossible that temptations will disappear, but a bad future awaits whoever brings them. 2 If would be better if that person had a heavy weight tied to them and got thrown into the sea than if they cause a younger one to stumble.

Collected OET-RV cross-references

Mat 5:30:

30 [ref]

5:30: Mat 18:8; Mrk 9:43.

Mat 5:29:

29 [ref]If your right eye is causing you to stumble, then pluck it out and throw it away

5:29: Mat 18:9; Mrk 9:47.

Mat 5:13:

5:13 Being salt and light

(Mark 9:50, Luke 14:34-35)

13 [ref]“You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt is made tasteless, what would you all use to salt your food? The salt wouldn’t be useful for anything anymore and would just get thrown out and trampled on by the people.

5:13: Mrk 9:50; Luk 14:34-35.

Luk 14:34-35:

14:34 Worthless followers likened to salt

(Mark 9:50, Mat. 5:13)

34 “Salt is good, but if it became tasteless, what could you use to make it salty again? 35 It’d be no use on the soil or for fertiliser—they’d just have to throw it away. Let any person who wants to hear, listen carefully.”