Matthew 5:30

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, 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.

Offend

Cast

Matthew 22:13

Matthew 25:20

Luke 12:5

General references

Proverbs 23:31

Bible References

Offend

And if anyone is not offended because of Me, he is blessed.”

Yet he has no root in himself, but is short-lived. When pressure or persecution comes because of the word, immediately he stumbles.

But He turned and told Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are an offense to Me because you’re not thinking about God’s concerns, but man’s.”

“But whoever causes the downfall of one of these little ones who believe in Me—it would be better for him if a heavy millstone were hung around his neck and he were drowned in the depths of the sea!

Then Jesus said to them, “Tonight all of you will run away because of Me, for it is written:

I will strike the shepherd,
and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.

It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea than for him to cause one of these little ones to stumble.

As it is written:

Look! I am putting a stone in Zion to stumble over
and a rock to trip over,
yet the one who believes on Him

will not be put to shame.

Do not tear down God’s work because of food. Everything is clean, but it is wrong for a man to cause stumbling by what he eats.

Therefore, if food causes my brother to fall, I will never again eat meat, so that I won’t cause my brother to fall.

Now brothers, if I still preach circumcision, why am I still persecuted? In that case the offense of the cross has been abolished.

and

A stone to stumble over,

and a rock to trip over.

They stumble because they disobey the message; they were destined for this.

Cast

“Then the king told the attendants, ‘Tie him up hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

The man who had received five talents approached, presented five more talents, and said, ‘Master, you gave me five talents. Look, I’ve earned five more talents.’

But I will show you the One to fear: Fear Him who has authority to throw people into hell after death. Yes, I say to you, this is the One to fear!

General references

Don’t gaze at wine because it is red,
when it gleams in the cup
and goes down smoothly.