Mark 9:43

43AndΚαὶifἐὰνcauses ~ tosinσκανδαλίζῃyouσεtheἡhandχείρof youσου,cut offἀπόκοψονitαὐτήν·betterκαλόνit isἐστίνfor youσεcrippledκυλλὸνto enterεἰσελθεῖνintoεἰςτὴνlifeζωὴνthanἢτὰςtwoδύοhandsχεῖραςhavingἔχονταto go awayἀπελθεῖνintoεἰςτὴνhellγέενναν,intoεἰςtheτὸfireπῦρτὸunquenchableἄσβεστον.

And if your hand may cause you to stumble, cut it off; it is better for you to enter into life crippled than, having two hands, to go away into Gehenna, into the unquenchable fire.

Vocab difficulty

42.5

Rare words

  • κυλλὸν

    κυλλός

    crippled, lame, especially in the hands.

  • ἄσβεστον

    ἄσβεστος

    inextinguishable, unquenchable.