Matthew 5:29

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
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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.

  1. εἰei“If”
    Conditional · “if” · Strong's G1487G
  2. δὲde“now”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. ὁho“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  4. ὀφθαλμόςophthalmos“eye”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “eye” · Strong's G3788
  5. σουsou“of you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  6. ὁho“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  7. δεξιὸςdexios“right”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · from δεξιός · “right” · Strong's G1188
  8. σκανδαλίζειskandalizei“causes to stumble”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from σκανδαλίζω · “to cause to stumble” · Strong's G4624
  9. σε,se“you,”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, accusative, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  10. ἔξελεexele“do pluck out”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, imperative, 2nd person singular · from ἐξαιρέω · “to take out/select” · Strong's G1807
  11. αὐτὸνauton“it”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  12. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  13. βάλεbale“do cast [it]”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, imperative, 2nd person singular · from βάλλω · “to throw” · Strong's G0906G
  14. ἀπὸapo“from”
    Preposition · from ἀπό · “away from” · Strong's G0575
  15. σοῦ·sou“you;”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  16. συμφέρειsumpherei“it is better”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from συμφέρω · “to be profitable” · Strong's G4851
  17. γάρgar“indeed”
    Conjunction · “for” · Strong's G1063
  18. σοιsoi“for you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  19. ἵναina“that”
    Conjunction · “in order that/to” · Strong's G2443
  20. ἀπόληταιapolētai“may perish”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, middle, subjunctive, 3rd person singular · from ἀπολλύω · “to destroy” · Strong's G0622
  21. ἓνhen“one”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, neuter · from εἷς · “one” · Strong's G1520
  22. τῶνtōn“of the”
    Article, genitive, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  23. μελῶνmelōn“members”
    Noun, genitive, plural, neuter · from μέλος · “member” · Strong's G3196
  24. σουsou“of you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  25. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  26. μὴmē“not”
    Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
  27. ὅλονholon“all”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, neuter · from ὅλος · “all” · Strong's G3650
  28. τὸto“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  29. σῶμάsōma“body”
    Noun, nominative, singular, neuter · from σῶμα · “body” · Strong's G4983
  30. σουsou“of you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  31. βληθῇblēthēa“may be cast”
    Verb, aorist, passive, subjunctive, 3rd person singular · from βάλλω · “to throw” · Strong's G0906G
  32. εἰςeis“into”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  33. 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)