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Matthew 5:29 KJV
Matthew · chapter 5 · verse 29
And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.Matthew 5:29 · King James Version
Matthew 5:29 in context
27Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:
28But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
29And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
30And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
31It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:
Commentary
Cross references
- Romans 8:13
- Mark 9:43-48
- Colossians 3:5
- Romans 6:6
- 1 Peter 4:1-3
- 1 Corinthians 9:27
- Galatians 5:24
- Matthew 18:8-9
Key words (Strong's)
- profitablesympherōto bear or bring together, to bear together or at the same time, to carry with others, to…G4851 →
- membersmelosa member, limb a member of the human body, of bodies given up to criminal intercourse…G3196 →
- offendskandalizōto put a stumbling block or impediment in the way, upon which another may trip and fall…G4624 →
- perishapollymito destroy, to put out of the way entirely, abolish, put an end to ruin, render useless…G622 →
- rightdexiosthe right, the right hand, metaph., a place of honour or authorityG1188 →
- pluckexaireōto pluck out, draw outG1807 →
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We have here an exposition of the seventh commandment, given us by the same hand that made the law, and therefore was fittest to be the interpreter of it: it is the law against uncleanness, which fitly follows upon the former;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 27-32