"Ifyour righteyemakes you stumble,tearit out and throwit from you; for it is betterfor you to loseoneof the partsof your body, thanfor your wholebodyto be throwninto hell.
[Though] he desiresit and will not letit go,But holdsit in his mouth,
"Do not fearthosewho killthe bodybut are unableto killthe soul;but ratherfearHim who is ableto destroybothsouland bodyin hell.
"And blessedis he whodoes not take offenseat Me."
"For whatwill it profita manifhe gainsthe wholeworldand forfeitshis soul?Orwhatwill a mangivein exchangefor his soul?
"However,sothat we do not offendthem, goto the seaand throwin a hook,and takethe firstfishthat comesup; and when you openits mouth,you will finda shekel.Takethat and giveit to them for you and Me."
"For there are eunuchswhowere bornthat wayfrom their mother'swomb;and there are eunuchswhowere madeeunuchsby men;and there are [also] eunuchswhomadethemselveseunuchsfor the sakeof the kingdomof heaven.He who is ableto accept[this], let him accept[it]."
"Woeto you, scribesand Pharisees,hypocrites,becauseyou travel aroundon seaand landto makeoneproselyte;and whenhe becomesone, you makehim twice as mucha sonof hellas yourselves.
"You serpents,you broodof vipers,howwill you escapethe sentenceof hell?
"But I sayto you that everyonewho is angrywith his brothershall be guiltybefore the court;and whoeversaysto his brother,You good-for-nothing,'shall be guiltybefore the supreme court;and whoeversays,'You fool,'shall be guilty[enough to go] into the fieryhell.
"Ifyour righthandmakes you stumble,cut it offand throwit from you; for it is betterfor you to lose oneof the partsof your body, thanfor your wholebodyto gointo hell.
"For whatdoes it profita manto gainthe wholeworld,and forfeithis soul?
"But I will warnyou whomto fear:fearthe One who, afterHe has killed,hasauthorityto castinto hell;yes,I tellyou, fearHim!
knowingthis,that our oldselfwas crucifiedwith [Him], in orderthat our bodyof sinmight be done awaywith, so that we would no longerbe slavesto sin;
for ifyou are livingaccordingto the flesh,you mustdie;but ifby the Spirityou are putting to deaththe deedsof the body,you will live.
but I disciplinemy bodyand make it my slave,so that, after I have preachedto others,I myselfwill not be disqualified.
Nowthosewho belong to ChristJesushave crucifiedthe fleshwith its passionsand desires.
Thereforeconsiderthe membersof your earthlybody as deadto immorality,impurity,passion,evildesire,and greed,whichamountsto idolatry.
