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28 but I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman (A)to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. 29 (B)But if your right eye makes you [a]stumble, tear it out and throw it from you; for it is better for you [b]to lose one of the parts of your body, [c]than for your whole body to be thrown into [d](C)hell. 30 (D)And if your right hand makes you [e]stumble, cut it off and throw it from you; for it is better for you [f]to lose one of the parts of your body, [g]than for your whole body to go into [h](E)hell.

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  1. Matthew 5:29 Sin
  2. Matthew 5:29 Lit that one...be lost
  3. Matthew 5:29 Lit not your whole body
  4. Matthew 5:29 Gr Gehenna
  5. Matthew 5:30 Sin
  6. Matthew 5:30 Lit that one...be lost
  7. Matthew 5:30 Lit not your whole body
  8. Matthew 5:30 Gr Gehenna

28 But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.(A) 29 If your right eye causes you to stumble,(B) gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. 30 And if your right hand causes you to stumble,(C) cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell.

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