Focused Passage

Mark 9:42-50

Glory, Unbelief, Suffering, Humility, and Radical Discipleship

Mark 9 moves from the revelation of Jesus' glory on the mountain, to the weakness and unbelief exposed below, to the second passion prediction, to correction of the disciples' ambition and sectarianism, and finally to severe teaching on holiness, stumbling, hell, salt, and peace.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

BSB does not include verses 44, 46 in this source text. The available verses in the requested range are shown below.

42But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be thrown into the sea.

43If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than to have two hands and go into hell, into the unquenchable fire.

45If your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame than to have two feet and be thrown into hell.

47And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell,

48where ‘their worm never dies, and the fire is never quenched.’

49For everyone will be salted with fire.

50Salt is good, but if the salt loses its saltiness, with what will you season it? Have salt among yourselves, and be at peace with one another.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 42

Cross-references

Matthew 18:7BSB references Luke 17BSB references Matthew 18:6Classic cross-references Luke 17:2Classic cross-references Luke 17:1Classic cross-references Matthew 18:10Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 6:3Classic cross-references

Original words

ButΚαὶG2532Conjunctionif anyoneὃςG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular. . .ἂνG302ParticlecausesσκανδαλίσῃG4624Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularoneἕναG1520Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singularof theseτούτωνG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Plural-τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Plurallittle onesμικρῶνG3398Adjective - Genitive Masculine PluralwhoτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralbelieveπιστευόντωνG4100Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine PluralinεἰςG1519PrepositionMe {to stumble}ἐμέG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singularit would beἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularbetterκαλόνG2570Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singularfor himαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singularto haveεἰG1487Conjunction. . .μᾶλλονG3123Adverba largeὀνικὸςG3684Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularmillstoneμύλοςG3458Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularhungπερίκειταιG4029Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingulararoundπερὶG4012PrepositionhisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularneckτράχηλονG5137Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionto be thrownβέβληταιG906Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularintoεἰςG1519PrepositiontheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularseaθάλασσανG2281Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular

Verse 43

Cross-references

Matthew 5:29Classic cross-references Matthew 18:8Classic cross-references Matthew 25:41Classic cross-references Matthew 5:30Classic cross-references Matthew 10:28Classic cross-references

Original words

-ΚαὶG2532ConjunctionIfἐὰνG1437ConjunctionyourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular-ἡG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularhandχείρG5495Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularcauses you to sinσκανδαλίζῃ*G4624Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .σεG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singularcut it offἀπόκοψονG609Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular. . .αὐτήνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person SingularIt isἐστίνG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularbetterκαλόνG2570Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singularfor youσεG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singularto enterεἰσελθεῖνG1525Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active. . .εἰςG1519Preposition-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularlifeζωὴνG2222Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularcrippledκυλλὸνG2948Adjective - Accusative Masculine SingularthanἢG2228Conjunctionto haveἔχονταG2192Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine SingulartwoδύοG1417Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural-τὰςG3588Article - Accusative Feminine PluralhandsχεῖραςG5495Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural[and] goἀπελθεῖνG565Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveintoεἰςG1519Preposition-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularhellγέεννανG1067Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularintoεἰςG1519PrepositiontheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Singular-τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularunquenchableἄσβεστονG762Adjective - Accusative Neuter SingularfireπῦρG4442Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular

BSB notes

Greek Gehenna; also in verses 45 and 47
BYZ and TR include 44where their worm never dies, and the fire is never quenched; see verse 48 and Isaiah 66:24.

Verse 45

Cross-references

Luke 16:25Classic cross-references Matthew 18:8Classic cross-references Matthew 5:22Classic cross-references Mark 9:43Classic cross-references

Original words

-καὶG2532ConjunctionIfἐὰνG1437ConjunctionyourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular-ὁG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularfootπούςG4228Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularcauses you to sinσκανδαλίζῃG4624Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .σεG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singularcut it offἀπόκοψονG609Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular. . .αὐτόνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularIt isἐστίνG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularbetterκαλόνG2570Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singularfor youσεG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singularto enterεἰσελθεῖνG1525Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active. . .εἰςG1519Preposition-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularlifeζωὴνG2222Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularlameχωλὸνG5560Adjective - Accusative Masculine SingularthanἢG2228Conjunctionto haveἔχονταG2192Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular-τοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluraltwoδύοG1417Adjective - Accusative Masculine PluralfeetπόδαςG4228Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural[and] be thrownβληθῆναιG906Verb - Aorist Infinitive PassiveintoεἰςG1519Preposition-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularhellγέεννανG1067Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular

BSB notes

BYZ and TR include 46where their worm never dies, and the fire is never quenched; see verse 48 and Isaiah 66:24.

Verse 47

Cross-references

Matthew 7:21Classic cross-references Matthew 18:9Classic cross-references Matthew 5:22Classic cross-references Mark 9:43Classic cross-references Matthew 5:28Classic cross-references

Original words

AndκαὶG2532ConjunctionifἐὰνG1437ConjunctionyourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular-ὁG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingulareyeὀφθαλμόςG3788Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularcauses you to sinσκανδαλίζῃG4624Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .σεG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singularpluck it outἔκβαλεG1544Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular. . .αὐτόνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularIt isἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularbetterκαλόνG2570Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singularfor youσέG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singularto enterεἰσελθεῖνG1525Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active. . .εἰςG1519PrepositiontheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularkingdomβασιλείανG932Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularwith one eyeμονόφθαλμονG3442Adjective - Accusative Masculine SingularthanἢG2228Conjunctionto haveἔχονταG2192Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine SingulartwoδύοG1417Adjective - Accusative Masculine PluraleyesὀφθαλμοὺςG3788Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural[and] be thrownβληθῆναιG906Verb - Aorist Infinitive PassiveintoεἰςG1519Preposition-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularhellγέεννανG1067Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular

Verse 48

Cross-references

Isaiah 66:24Classic cross-references Matthew 25:41Classic cross-references Matthew 25:46Classic cross-references Mark 9:43Classic cross-references Genesis 42:21Classic cross-references

Original words

whereὅπουG3699AdverbtheirαὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural-ὉG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularwormσκώληξG4663Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularneverοὐG3756AdverbdiesτελευτᾷG5053Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheτὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularfireπῦρG4442Noun - Nominative Neuter SingularvvvοὐG3756Adverbis never quenchedσβέννυταιG4570Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular

BSB notes

Isaiah 66:24

Verse 49

Cross-references

Matthew 5:13BSB references Luke 14:34BSB references Leviticus 2:13Classic cross-references Ezekiel 43:24Classic cross-references 2 Chronicles 13:5Classic cross-references

Original words

ForγὰρG1063ConjunctioneveryoneΠᾶςG3956Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singularwill be saltedἁλισθήσεταιG233Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singularwith fireπυρὶG4442Noun - Dative Neuter Singular

BSB notes

BYZ and TR include and every sacrifice will be salted with salt.

Verse 50

Cross-references

Colossians 4:6Classic cross-references Romans 12:18Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 13:11Classic cross-references Matthew 5:13Classic cross-references Hebrews 12:14Classic cross-references

Original words

-τὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularSalt [is]ἅλαςG217Noun - Nominative Neuter SingulargoodκαλὸνG2570Adjective - Nominative Neuter SingularbutδὲG1161ConjunctionifἐὰνG1437ConjunctiontheτὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularsaltἅλαςG217Noun - Nominative Neuter SingularlosesγένηταιG1096Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Singularits saltinessἄναλονG358Adjective - Nominative Neuter SingularwithἐνG1722PrepositionwhatτίνιG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singularwill you seasonἀρτύσετεG741Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralitαὐτὸG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person SingularHaveἔχετεG2192Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person PluralsaltἅλαG217Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularamongἐνG1722PrepositionyourselvesἑαυτοῖςG1438Reflexive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person PluralandκαὶG2532Conjunctionbe at peaceεἰρηνεύετεG1514Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person PluralwithἐνG1722Prepositionone anotherἀλλήλοιςG240Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Dative Masculine Plural

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