Matthew 18:6-9 - Temptations To Sin

⁶ But whoever leads one of these little ones, who believe in me, to do wrong, had better have a great millstone hung around his neck to sink him to the bottom of the sea. ⁷ A curse on the world for such influences to do wrong! For they must come, but a curse on the man from whom these influences come! ⁸ "And if your own hand or your own foot makes you do wrong, cut it off and put it out of your way. It is better for you to get into life maimed or crippled than to have both hands or both feet to be thrown into everlasting torture. ⁹ And if your own eye makes you do wrong, pluck it out and put it out of your way. It is better for you to go into life with a single eye than to have both eyes to be thrown into the pit of torture.

⁴² And whoever leads one of these lowly believers to do wrong, might better have a huge millstone hung around his neck and be thrown into the sea. ⁴³ If your hand makes you do wrong, cut it off. You might better go into life maimed than keep both your hands and go down to the pit, to the fire that is never put out. ⁴⁴ Omitted Text.

⁴⁵ And if your foot makes you do wrong, cut it off. You might better go into life crippled than keep both your feet and be thrown into the pit. ⁴⁶ Omitted Text.

⁴⁷ And if your eye makes you do wrong, tear it out. You might better go into the kingdom of God with only one eye than keep both your eyes and be thrown into the pit, ⁴⁸ where the worm that feeds upon them never dies and the fire is never put out.

⁴⁹ Everyone must be seasoned with fire. Salt is a good thing, but if salt loses its strength, how can you season it again? ⁵⁰ You must keep on having salt within you, and keep on living in peace with one another."