Matthew 5:29 — King James Version← Study notes
“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 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Matthew 5:2933 words
εἰeiforasmuch as, if, that
δὲdeand / but
ὁhothe
ὀφθαλμόςophthalmoseye, sight
σουsouyou
ὁhothe
δεξιὸςdexiosright (hand, side)
σκανδαλίζειskandalizei(make to)
offend
σεseyou
ἔξελεexeledeliver, pluck out, rescue
αὐτὸνautonhe / she / it / same
καὶkaiand / also
βάλεbalearise, cast (out), lay
ἀπὸapofrom
σοῦsouyou
συμφέρειsymphereibe
better for, bring together, be expedie…
γάρgarfor
σοιsoiyou
ἵναhinaso that / in order that
ἀπόληταιapolētaidestroy / perish
ἓνheninto / to
τῶνtōnthe
μελῶνmelōnmember
σουsouyou
καὶkaiand / also
μὴmēnot
ὅλονholonall, altogether, every whit
τὸtothe
σῶμάsōmabody
σουsouyou
βληθῇblēthēarise, cast (out), lay
εἰςeisinto / to
γέεννανgeennanhell
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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