If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.Matthew 5:29
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
εἰ δὲ ὁ ὀφθαλμός σου ὁ δεξιὸς σκανδαλίζει σε, ἔξελε αὐτὸν καὶ βάλε ἀπὸ σοῦ· συμφέρει γάρ σοι ἵνα ἀπόληται ἓν τῶν μελῶν σου καὶ μὴ ὅλον τὸ σῶμά σου βληθῇ εἰς γέενναν.
- εἰei“If”Conditional · “if” · Strong's G1487G
- δὲde“now”Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
- ὁho“the”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ὀφθαλμόςophthalmos“eye”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “eye” · Strong's G3788
- σουsou“of you”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- ὁho“<the>”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- δεξιὸςdexios“right”Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · from δεξιός · “right” · Strong's G1188
- σκανδαλίζειskandalizei“causes to stumble”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from σκανδαλίζω · “to cause to stumble” · Strong's G4624
- σε,se“you,”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, accusative, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- ἔξελεexele“do pluck out”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, imperative, 2nd person singular · from ἐξαιρέω · “to take out/select” · Strong's G1807
- αὐτὸνauton“it”Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- βάλεbale“do cast [it]”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, imperative, 2nd person singular · from βάλλω · “to throw” · Strong's G0906G
- ἀπὸapo“from”Preposition · from ἀπό · “away from” · Strong's G0575
- σοῦ·sou“you;”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- συμφέρειsumpherei“it is better”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from συμφέρω · “to be profitable” · Strong's G4851
- γάρgar“indeed”Conjunction · “for” · Strong's G1063
- σοιsoi“for you”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- ἵναina“that”Conjunction · “in order that/to” · Strong's G2443
- ἀπόληταιapolētai“may perish”Verb, 2nd aorist, middle, subjunctive, 3rd person singular · from ἀπολλύω · “to destroy” · Strong's G0622
- ἓνhen“one”Adjective, nominative, singular, neuter · from εἷς · “one” · Strong's G1520
- τῶνtōn“of the”Article, genitive, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- μελῶνmelōn“members”Noun, genitive, plural, neuter · from μέλος · “member” · Strong's G3196
- σουsou“of you”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- μὴmē“not”Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
- ὅλονholon“all”Adjective, nominative, singular, neuter · from ὅλος · “all” · Strong's G3650
- τὸto“the”Article, nominative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- σῶμάsōma“body”Noun, nominative, singular, neuter · from σῶμα · “body” · Strong's G4983
- σουsou“of you”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- βληθῇblēthēa“may be cast”Verb, aorist, passive, subjunctive, 3rd person singular · from βάλλω · “to throw” · Strong's G0906G
- εἰςeis“into”Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
- γέενναν.geennan“hell.”Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from γέεννα · “Gehenna” · Strong's G1067
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)