Mark 9:45

Mark 9:45 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:
• New International Version (NIV)And if your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than to have two feet and be thrown into hell.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And if your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame than with two feet to be thrown into hell.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And if your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame, rather than having two feet, to be cast into hell, into the fire that shall never be quenched—

Context of Mark 9:45

43If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It’s better to enter eternal life with only one hand than to go into the unquenchable fires of hell with two hands. If your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It’s better to enter eternal life with only one foot than to be thrown into hell with two feet. 47And if your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out. It’s better to enter the Kingdom of God with only one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell,

Mark 9:45 word by word

καὶ ἐὰν ὁ πούς σου σκανδαλίζῃ σε, ἀπόκοψον αὐτόν· καλόν ἐστίν σε εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὴν ζωὴν χωλὸν ἢ τοὺς δύο πόδας ἔχοντα βληθῆναι εἰς τὴν γέεννανRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• ifἐάνean · ifG1437
• thyσύsu · youG4771
• footπούςpous · footG4228
• offendσκανδαλίζωskandalizō · to cause to stumbleG4624
• cutἀποκόπτωapokoptō · to cut offG609
• itαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• it isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• betterκαλόςkalos · goodG2570
• to enterεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
• haltχωλόςchōlos · lameG5560
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• lifeζωήzōē · lifeG2222
• thanἤē · orG2228
• havingἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• twoδύοduo · twoG1417
• to be castβάλλωballō · to throw: throwG906
• hellγέενναgeenna · hell: GehennaG1067
• the fireπῦρpur · fireG4442
• that never shall be quenchedἄσβεστοςasbestos · unquenchableG762

Cross-references for Mark 9:45

• Mark 9:43If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It’s better to enter eternal life with only one hand than to go into the unquenchable fires of hell with two hands.

Commentaries on Mark 9:45

• 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

Topics related to Mark 9:45

• Commandments
• Hell
• Jesus, the Christ

In the dictionaries

• Eternal death
• Foam
• Gehenna
• Rising
• Teach
• Unbelief
• Worm
• Abstinence
• Criticism of the Bible
• Eschatology of the New Testament

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