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Matthew 5:29-31
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
Matthew 5:29-31
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
29 And if your right eye is causing you to fall, tear it out[a] and throw it from you. For it is better[b] for you that one of your body-parts perish and your whole body not be thrown into Gehenna. 30 And if your right hand is causing you to fall, cut it off and throw it from you. For it is better for you that one of your body-parts perish and your whole body not go into Gehenna.
Some Say Get a Legal Divorce. I Say Divorcees Who Remarry Commit Adultery
31 “And it was said, ‘Whoever sends-away[c] his wife, let him give her a divorce[d] certificate’.
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- Matthew 5:29 Take whatever action is necessary to avoid sinning.
- Matthew 5:29 The eternal consequences of sin are far worse that losing physical eyesight.
- Matthew 5:31 Or, dismisses. This refers to the physical separation aspect of divorce. The legal aspect is referred to next.
- Matthew 5:31 This legal document was to protect the woman and make it possible for her to remarry.
Disciples’ Literal New Testament (DLNT) 
Disciples' Literal New Testament: Serving Modern Disciples by More Fully Reflecting the Writing Style of the Ancient Disciples, Copyright © 2011 Michael J. Magill. All Rights Reserved. Published by Reyma Publishing
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