Matthew 18:8

8IfΕἰnowδὲtheἡhandχείρof youσουorἢtheὁfootπούςof youσουcauses to sinσκανδαλίζειyouσε,cut offἔκκοψονitαὐτὸνandκαὶcast [it]βάλεfromἀπὸyouσοῦ·betterκαλόνfor youσοίit isἐστινto enterεἰσελθεῖνintoεἰςτὴνlifeζωὴνcrippledκυλλὸνorἢlameχωλόν,thanἢtwoδύοhandsχεῖραςorἢtwoδύοfeetπόδαςhavingἔχονταto be castβληθῆναιintoεἰςtheτὸfireπῦρτὸeternalαἰώνιον.

Now if your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off and cast [it] from you; it is better for you to enter into life crippled or lame than, having two hands or two feet, to be cast into the eternal fire.

Vocab difficulty

41.7

Rare words

  • κυλλὸν

    κυλλός

    crippled, lame, especially in the hands.