Mark 9:47 — King James Version← Study notes

“And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire:”

Mark 9:47 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · Mark 9:4727 words

GreekMeaning

καὶkai

AndwordG2532

ἐὰνean

ifwordG1437

ὁho

thearticleG3588

ὀφθαλμόςophthalmos

eyenounG3788

σουsou

of youpronounG4771

σκανδαλίζῃskandalizē

shall cause to stumbleverbG4624

σεse

youpronounG4771

ἔκβαλεekbale

do cast outverbG1544

αὐτόνauton

itpronounG846

καλόνkalon

betteradjectiveG2570

σέse

youpronounG4771

ἐστινestin

it isverbG1510

μονόφθαλμονmonophthalmon

with one eyeadjectiveG3442

εἰσελθεῖνeiselthein

to enterverbG1525

εἰςeis

intoprepositionG1519

τὴνtēn

thearticleG3588

βασιλείανbasileian

kingdomnounG932

τοῦtou

thearticleG3588

θεοῦtheou

of GodnounG2316

ἢē

thanwordG2228

δύοdyo

twoadjectiveG1417

ὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmous

eyesnounG3788

ἔχονταechonta

havingverbG2192

βληθῆναιblēthēnai

to be castverbG906

εἰςeis

intoprepositionG1519

τὴνtēn

thearticleG3588

γέεννανgeennan

hellnounG1067

ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

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