"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.
for ifyou are livingaccordingto the flesh,you mustdie;but ifby the Spirityou are putting to deaththe deedsof the body,you will live.
Thereforeconsiderthe membersof your earthlybody as deadto immorality,impurity,passion,evildesire,and greed,whichamountsto idolatry.
but I disciplinemy bodyand make it my slave,so that, after I have preachedto others,I myselfwill not be disqualified.
knowingthis,that our oldselfwas crucifiedwith [Him], in orderthat our bodyof sinmight be done awaywith, so that we would no longerbe slavesto sin;
Nowthosewho belong to ChristJesushave crucifiedthe fleshwith its passionsand desires.
"For whatdoes it profita manto gainthe wholeworld,and forfeithis soul?
"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]."
"Do not fearthosewho killthe bodybut are unableto killthe soul;but ratherfearHim who is ableto destroybothsouland bodyin hell.
"Woeto you, scribesand Pharisees,hypocrites,becauseyou travel aroundon seaand landto makeoneproselyte;and whenhe becomesone, you makehim twice as mucha sonof hellas yourselves.
"For whatwill it profita manifhe gainsthe wholeworldand forfeitshis soul?Orwhatwill a mangivein exchangefor his soul?
"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.
"You serpents,you broodof vipers,howwill you escapethe sentenceof hell?
"But I will warnyou whomto fear:fearthe One who, afterHe has killed,hasauthorityto castinto hell;yes,I tellyou, fearHim!
"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.
"And blessedis he whodoes not take offenseat Me."
"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."
[Though] he desiresit and will not letit go,But holdsit in his mouth,
