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Matteusarguðspjall 18:9
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from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
to enter: Matthew 19:17, Matthew 19:23, Matthew 19:24, Acts 14:22, Hebrews 4:11, Revelation 21:27
rather: Matthew 16:26, Luke 9:24, Luke 9:25
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 32:22 - lowest Psalms 18:23 - I kept Proverbs 23:2 - General Isaiah 30:33 - Tophet Matthew 5:22 - hell Matthew 5:29 - if Mark 9:43 - if Luke 16:23 - in hell
Gill's Notes on the Bible
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Barnes' Notes on the Bible
If thy hand ... - See the notes at Matthew 5:29-30. The sense in all these instances is the same. Worldly attachments, friendships, and employments of any kind, that cannot be pursued without leading us into sin, be they ever so dear to us, must be abandoned, or the soul will be lost.
It is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed ... - It is not meant, by this, that when the body shall be raised it will be maimed and disfigured in this manner. It will be perfect. See 1 Corinthians 15:42-44. But these things are said for the purpose of carrying out or making complete the figure or the representation of cutting off the hands, etc. The meaning is, it is better to go to heaven without enjoying the things that caused us to sin, than to enjoy them here and then be lost.
Halt - Lame.
Maimed - With a loss of limbs.
Into hell fire - It is implied, in all this, that if their sins, however dear to them, were not abandoned, the soul must go into everlasting fire. This is conclusive proof that the sufferings of the wicked will be eternal. See the notes at Mark 9:44, Mark 9:46, Mark 9:48.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Matthew 18:9. Matthew 18:8; Matthew 18:8.
