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Matthew 5:29-31
New King James Version
Matthew 5:29-31
New King James Version
29 (A)If your right eye causes you to [a]sin, (B)pluck it out and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell. 30 And if your right hand causes you to [b]sin, cut it off and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell.
Marriage Is Sacred and Binding(C)
31 “Furthermore it has been said, (D)‘Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.’
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- Matthew 5:29 Lit. stumble or offend
- Matthew 5:30 Lit. stumble or offend
Matthew 5:29-31
New International Version
Matthew 5:29-31
New International Version
29 If your right eye causes you to stumble,(A) gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. 30 And if your right hand causes you to stumble,(B) cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell.
Divorce
31 “It has been said, ‘Anyone who divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.’[a](C)
Footnotes
- Matthew 5:31 Deut. 24:1
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