Mark 9:45 Meaning and Explanation
“And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Better to enter life lame than with both feet to be cast into hell and its unquenchable fire.
What Does Mark 9:45 Mean?
The teaching advances from hand to foot, from what we do to where we go. If thy foot offend thee, if the paths you walk keep carrying you into sin, cut it off. Better to enter into life halt, an old word for lame, than with both feet to be cast into the unquenchable fire.
Roads, routines, and destinations can be as ruinous as deeds, and Jesus commands the same surgery for them. The goal He names is life: every severing He asks is in service of entering it. To walk fewer roads, with Him, is gain beyond measure compared with walking every road away from Him. The limp of obedience outruns the stride of sin.
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What does Mark 9:45 mean?
Better to enter life lame than with both feet to be cast into hell and its unquenchable fire.