Matthew 5:29
Matthew · New Testament · Chapter 5
“And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.”Matthew 5:29
What Does Matthew 5:29 Mean?
Matthew 5:29 is found in the book of Matthew, chapter 5, verse 29 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Matthew 5:29 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Mark 9:43“And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:”Romans 8:13“For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.”Colossians 3:5“Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:”Matthew 16:26“For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?”Romans 6:6“Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.”1 Peter 4:1“Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;”1 Corinthians 9:27“But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.”Galatians 5:24“And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.”Matthew 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.”Mark 8:36“For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?”Luke 9:24“For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.”Matthew 5:30“And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.”Matthew 10:28“And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.”Matthew 23:15“Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.”Matthew 19:12“For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother’s womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven’s sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.”2 Corinthians 4:16“For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.”Matthew 5:22“But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.”Psalms 18:23“I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.”Proverbs 5:8“Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:”Matthew 23:33“Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?”
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