Mark 9:42-43
Summary for Mark 9:42-50: 9:42-50 a if you cause ... sin: The consequences of causing sin ties these verses together (9:42-43 b, 45 c, 47 d). These sayings were not meant to be interpreted literally, for carrying them out would not prevent sin (see Matt 15:10-20 e). What Jesus conveys by these warnings is that no sin is worth going to hell for. It is better to repent—even if repenting is as painful as cutting off a hand, foot, or eye—than to suffer the punishment of hell.9:43 f hell: Greek Gehenna, referring to the Valley of Hinnom, which bordered Jerusalem on the southwest. It was a garbage dump for the city, and the continual burning of refuse there became a metaphor for the final place of judgment for the wicked.
Summary for Mark 9:43-48: 9:43-48 g Most of the best manuscripts do not include 9:44 h, 46 i, but a few include them. These two verses were almost certainly copied from 9:48 j and were not in the original text of Mark.
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