47 And if thine eye cause thee to offend, pluck it out: it is better for thee to go into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes, to be cast into hell fire,

48 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire never goeth out.

49 [a]For every man shall be [b]salted with fire: and (A)every sacrifice shall be salted with salt.

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 9:49 We must be seasoned and powdered by God, both that we may be acceptable sacrifices unto him: and also that we being knit together, may season one another.
  2. Mark 9:49 That is, shall be consecrated to God, being seasoned with the incorruptible word.

47 And if your eye causes you to stumble,(A) 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,(B) 48 where

“‘the worms that eat them do not die,
    and the fire is not quenched.’[a](C)

49 Everyone will be salted(D) with fire.

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 9:48 Isaiah 66:24