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42 “And whoever shall cause one of these little ones who believes in Me to stumble, it were better for him if a millstone were hanged around his neck and that he were cast into the sea.

43 “So if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life maimed, than to have two hands and go into hell; into the fire that never shall be quenched,

44 ‘Where their worm dies not, and the fire never goes out.’

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Causing to Stumble

42 “If anyone causes one of these little ones—those who believe in me—to stumble,(A) it would be better for them if a large millstone were hung around their neck and they were thrown into the sea.(B) 43 If your hand causes you to stumble,(C) cut it off. It is better for you to enter life maimed than with two hands to go into hell,(D) where the fire never goes out.(E) [44] [a]

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 9:44 Some manuscripts include here the words of verse 48.