Matthew 5:29

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

If

Matthew 18:8

Mark 9:43

Pluck

1 Peter 4:1

For

General references

Proverbs 23:31

Bible References

If

“If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it from you; it is better for you to enter life crippled or lame, than to have two hands or two feet and be cast into the eternal fire.

If your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life crippled, than, having your two hands, to go into

hell, into the unquenchable fire,

Pluck

For there are eunuchs who were born that way from their mother’s womb; and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men; and there are also eunuchs who made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. He who is able to accept this, let him accept it.”

knowing this, that our old self was crucified with Him, in order that our body of sin might be done away with, so that we would no longer be slaves to sin;

for if you are living according to the flesh, you must die; but if by the Spirit you are putting to death the deeds of the body, you will live.

but I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that, after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified.

Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.

Therefore consider the members of your earthly body as dead to

immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which amounts to idolatry.

Therefore, since Christ has suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same purpose, because he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin,

For

For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?

Keep your way far from her

And do not go near the door of her house,

For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul?

For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake, he is the one who will save it.

General references

Do not look on the wine when it is red,
When it sparkles in the cup,
When it goes down smoothly;