Mark 9:47

Good News Translation

And if your eye makes you lose your faith, take it out! It is better for you to enter the Kingdom of God with only one eye than to keep both eyes and be thrown into hell.

Cross References

Genesis 3:6

The woman saw how beautiful the tree was and how good its fruit would be to eat, and she thought how wonderful it would be to become wise. So she took some of the fruit and ate it. Then she gave some to her husband, and he also ate it.

Job 31:1

I have made a solemn promise never to look with lust at a woman.

Psalm 119:37

Keep me from paying attention to what is worthless; be good to me, as you have promised.

Matthew 18:9

And if your eye makes you lose your faith, take it out and throw it away! It is better for you to enter life with only one eye than to keep both eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell.

Matthew 5:22

But now I tell you: if you are angry with your brother you will be brought to trial, if you call your brother ‘You good-for-nothing!’ you will be brought before the Council, and if you call your brother a worthless fool you will be in danger of going to the fire of hell.

Mark 9:43

So if your hand makes you lose your faith, cut it off! It is better for you to enter life without a hand than to keep both hands and go off to hell, to the fire that never goes out.

Luke 14:26

“Those who come to me cannot be my disciples unless they love me more than they love father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, and themselves as well.

John 3:3

Jesus answered, “I am telling you the truth: no one can see the Kingdom of God without being born again.”

John 3:5

“I am telling you the truth,” replied Jesus, “that no one can enter the Kingdom of God without being born of water and the Spirit.

Galatians 4:15

You were so happy! What has happened? I myself can say that you would have taken out your own eyes, if you could, and given them to me.