Mar 9:43 | TNotes | STEP | 9:43 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 Most of the best manuscripts do not include 9:44 , 46 , but a few include them. These two verses were almost certainly copied from 9:48 and were not in the original text of Mark.

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‏ Mark 9:43

9:43 ^a 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 ^b Most of the best manuscripts do not include 9:44 ^c, 46 ^d, but a few include them. These two verses were almost certainly copied from 9:48 ^e and were not in the original text of Mark.