Mark 9:47

Mark 9:47 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire:
• New International Version (NIV)And if your eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell,
• English Standard Version (ESV)And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into hell,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye, rather than having two eyes, to be cast into hell fire—

Context of Mark 9:47

45If your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame than to have two feet and be thrown into hell. And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell, 48where ‘their worm never dies, and the fire is never quenched.’ 49For everyone will be salted with fire.

Mark 9:47 word by word

καὶ ἐὰν ὁ ὀφθαλμός σου σκανδαλίζῃ σε, ἔκβαλε αὐτόν· καλόν σέ ἐστιν μονόφθαλμον εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ ἢ δύο ὀφθαλμοὺς ἔχοντα βληθῆναι εἰς τὴν γέεννανRead the interlinear

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• ifἐάνean · ifG1437
• yourσύsu · youG4771
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• eyeὀφθαλμόςophthalmos · eyeG3788
• causes you to sinσκανδαλίζωskandalizō · to cause to stumbleG4624
• pluck it outἐκβάλλωekballō · to expelG1544
• pluck it outαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• It isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• betterκαλόςkalos · goodG2570
• to enterεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
• to enterεἰςeis · towardG1519
• kingdomβασιλείαbasileia · kingdomG932
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• with one eyeμονόφθαλμοςmonophthalmos · one-eyedG3442
• thanἤē · orG2228
• to haveἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• twoδύοduo · twoG1417
• be thrownβάλλωballō · to throw: throwG906
• hellγέενναgeenna · hell: GehennaG1067

Cross-references for Mark 9:47

• Genesis 3:6When the woman saw that the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eyes, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom, she took the fruit and ate it. She also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate it.
• Job 31:1“I have made a covenant with my eyes. How then could I gaze with desire at a virgin?
• Psalms 119:37Turn my eyes away from worthless things; revive me with Your word.
• Matthew 5:28But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
• Matthew 10:37Anyone who loves his father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me;
• Luke 14:26“If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be My disciple.
• Galatians 4:15What then has become of your blessing? For I can testify that, if it were possible, you would have torn out your eyes and given them to me.
• Philippians 3:7But whatever was gain to me I count as loss for the sake of Christ.
• Mark 9:43If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than to have two hands and go into hell, into the unquenchable fire.

Commentaries on Mark 9:47

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 42-50Verses 42-50 See the notes at Matthew 18:7-9. Millstone. See Matthew 18:6. Mark 9:44-46 Their worm - This figure is taken from Isaiah 66:24. See the notes at that passage. In describing the great prosperity. of the kingdom of the Messiah, Isaiah says that the people of God “shall go forth, and look upon the carcasses of the men who have transgressed against God.” Their enemies would be overcome. They would be slain. The people of God would triumph. The…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 41-50Verses 41-50 It is repeatedly said of the wicked, Their worm dieth not, as well as, The fire is never quenched. Doubtless, remorse of conscience and keen self-reflection are this never-dying worm. Surely it is beyond compare better to undergo all possible pain, hardship, and self-denial here, and to be happy for ever hereafter, than to enjoy all kinds of worldly pleasure for a season, and to be miserable for ever. Like the sacrifices, we must be salted…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 43-48Some Bible versions include verses 44 and 46 here, but these two verses are absent from most of the earliest and best manuscripts. These two verses were almost certainly copied from 9:48 and were not in the original text of Mark.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4747. And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell-fire--On the words "hell" and "hell-fire," or "the hell of fire," see on Mt 5:22.Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 9:47

• Commandments
• Hell
• Jesus, the Christ

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Kingdom of God
• Foam
• Gehenna
• Rising
• Teach
• Unbelief
• Worm
• Abstinence

Commentaries on Mark 9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings