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NASB | Matthew 18:8 ¶ "If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it from you; it is better for you to enter life crippled or lame, than to have two hands or two feet and be cast into the eternal fire. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 18:8 ¶ "If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble and sin, cut it off and throw it away from you [that is, remove yourself from the source of temptation]; it is better for you to enter life crippled or lame, than to have two hands or two feet and be thrown into everlasting fire. |
Bible Question:
WHAT DID JESUS MEAN HERE? Mat 18:8 Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire. |
Bible Answer: Greetings, There's another interpretation to this passage than the vanity of clinging to temporal things. Jesus is speaking of things that cause us to stumble, or sin. He's saying that one should be willing to go to extremes to prevent himself from sinning. He's using these analogies as a way of getting his point across. If removing one of your eyes, hands, or feet will help prevent you from falling into the sin, then what is the loss of those parts and entering heaven in comparison to losing your body intact and soul in hell? Jalek |