Mark 9:47 Meaning and Explanation
“And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire:”
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What Does Mark 9:47 Mean?
Hand, foot, and now the eye: deed, path, and desire. If thine eye offend thee, if what you look at and long for draws you into sin, pluck it out. Better to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than with two to be cast into hell fire. Temptation entered through the eye in Eden (Genesis 3:6), and it still does.
Here the destination called life is named in full: the kingdom of God. The series reaches the inmost gate, for what we keep looking at, we move toward. Christ asks for the eye in order to give the kingdom, and the exchange is never close. Guarded eyes and a glad entrance outweigh every sight the world can offer.
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What does Mark 9:47 mean?
Better to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than with two eyes to be cast into hell fire.