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Markus 9:42

"Barangsiapa menyesatkan salah satu dari anak-anak kecil yang percaya ini, lebih baik baginya jika sebuah batu kilangan diikatkan pada lehernya lalu ia dibuang ke dalam laut.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Commandments;   Jesus, the Christ;   Millstone;   Persecution;   The Topic Concordance - Offense;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Offence;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Stumbling block;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Jesus Christ;   Miracle;   Punishment;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Games;   Hell;   Mark, the Gospel According to;   Salt;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Mark, the Gospel of;   Vessels and Utensils;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Mss;   Sin;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Consciousness;   Discourse;   Drowning;   Elect, Election ;   Faith ;   Fig-Tree ;   Ideas (Leading);   Incarnation (2);   Little Ones;   Love (2);   Offence (2);   Perfection (of Jesus);   Prophet;   Proverbs ;   Punishment (2);   Retribution (2);   Trinity (2);   Winter ;   Woe;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Mill, Millstone;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Transfiguration;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;   Gospel;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Drunkenness;   Jesus Christ (Part 2 of 2);   Mill;   Neck;   Offence;  

Parallel Translations

Alkitab Terjemahan Baru
"Barangsiapa menyesatkan salah satu dari anak-anak kecil yang percaya ini, lebih baik baginya jika sebuah batu kilangan diikatkan pada lehernya lalu ia dibuang ke dalam laut.
Alkitab Terjemahan Lama
Barangsiapa yang mendatangkan kesalahan kepada seorang jua pun daripada kanak-kanak yang percaya akan Daku ini, maka lebih baik padanya, jikalau pada lehernya dikenakan sebuah batu kisaran, lalu ia dicampakkan ke dalam laut.

Contextual Overview

41 Whosoeuer shall in my name geue you a cup of colde water to drynke, because ye belong to Christe: veryly I say vnto you, he shall not lose his rewarde. 42 And whosoeuer shall offende one of these litle ones, that beleue in me, it were better for him, if a mylstone were hanged about his necke, and he were cast into the sea. 43 And yf thy hande offende thee, cut it of: It is better for thee to enter into lyfe maymed, then hauyng two handes, to go into hell, into fire that neuer shalbe quenched: 44 Where their worme dyeth not, & the fire goeth not out. 45 And yf thy foote offende thee, cut it of: It is better for thee to go halt into lyfe, then hauyng two feete, to be cast into hell, into fire that neuer shalbe queched: 46 Where their worme dyeth not, and the fire goeth not out. 47 And if thine eye offend thee, plucke it out: It is better for thee to go into the kyngdome of God with one eye, then hauing two eyes, to be cast into hell fire: 48 Where their worme dyeth not, and the fire goeth not out. 49 Euery man shalbe salted with fire: and euery sacrifice shalbe seasoned with salt. 50 Salt is good: But if the salt be vnsauerie, with what thyng shall you season it? Haue salt in your selues, and haue peace among your selues, one with an other.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

offend: Matthew 18:6, Matthew 18:10, Luke 17:1, Luke 17:2, Romans 14:13, Romans 15:21, Romans 16:17, 1 Corinthians 8:10-13, 1 Corinthians 10:32, 1 Corinthians 10:33, 2 Corinthians 6:3, Philippians 1:10, 1 Timothy 5:14, 2 Peter 2:2

it: Matthew 25:45, Matthew 25:46, Acts 9:4, Acts 26:11-14, 2 Thessalonians 1:6-9, Revelation 6:9, Revelation 6:10, Revelation 16:6, Revelation 16:7

Reciprocal: Matthew 10:42 - one

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that believe in me,.... Whosoever shall do the, least injury to the meanest person that believes in Christ, who are mean both in their own eyes, and the eyes of others; for Christ is not speaking of little children in age, who are neither capable of believing in Christ, nor are they ready to take offence; but of such as belong to him; his disciples and followers, of whom he is speaking in the preceding verse:

it is better for him that a mill stone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea; and drowned there: the allusion is to the drowning of malefactors, by tying a stone, or any heavy thing about their necks, and casting them into the sea. Casaubon, and others, have shown out of Heathen writers, that this has been a practice of some nations, particularly the Grecians: Jerom says, Christ speaks according to the custom of the country; this being a punishment of the greatest crimes among the Jews; but I have no where met with it in their writings: Christ's sense is, that such who give offence to any of his ministers or people, how mean soever they may appear, shall undergo the severest punishment;

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Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See the notes at Matthew 18:7-9. Millstone. See Matthew 18:6.

Mark 9:44-46

Their worm - This figure is taken from Isaiah 66:24. See the notes at that passage. In describing the great prosperity. of the kingdom of the Messiah, Isaiah says that the people of God “shall go forth, and look upon the carcasses of the men who have transgressed against God.” Their enemies would be overcome. They would be slain. The people of God would triumph. The figure is taken from heaps of the dead slain in battle; and the prophet says that the number would be so great that their worm - the worm feeding on the dead - would not die, would live long - as long as there were carcasses to be devoured; and that the fire which was used to burn the bodies of the dead would continue long to burn, and would not be extinguished until they were consumed. The figure, therefore, denotes great misery, and certain and terrible destruction. In these verses it is applied to the state beyond the grave, and is intended to denote that the destruction of the wicked will be awful, widespread, and eternal.

It is not to be supposed that there will be any “real” worm in hell - perhaps no material fire; nor can it be told what was particularly intended by the undying worm. There is no authority for applying it, as is often done, to remorse of conscience, anymore than to any other of the pains and reflections of hell. It is a mere image of loathsome, dreadful, and “eternal” suffering. In what that suffering will consist it is probably beyond the power of any living mortal to imagine. The word their, in the phrase “their worm,” is used merely to keep up the “image” or “figure.” Dead bodies putrefying in that valley would be overrun with worms, while the “fire” would not be confined to them, but would spread to other objects kindled by combustibles through all the valley. It is “not” meant, therefore, that every particular sufferer has a special worm, or has particular sins that cause remorse of conscience. That is a truth, but it does not appear that it is intended to be taught here.

Mark 9:49

Every one shall be salted with fire - Perhaps no passage in the New Testament has given more perplexity to commentators than this, and it may be impossible now to fix its precise meaning. The common idea affixed to it has been, that as salt preserves from putrefaction, so fire, applied to the wicked in hell, will have the property of preserving them in existence, or they will “be” preserved amid the sprinkling of fire, to be continually in their sufferings a sacrifice to the justice of God; but this meaning is not quite satisfactory. Another opinion has been, that as salt was sprinkled on the victim preparatory to its being devoted to God (see Leviticus 2:13), so would “the apostles,” by trials, calamities, etc., represented here by “fire,” be prepared as a sacrifice and offering to God. Probably the passage has no reference at all to future punishment; and the difficulty of interpreting it has arisen from supposing it to be connected with the 48th verse, or given as a “reason” for what is said in “that” verse, rather than considering it as designed to illustrate the “general design” of the passage. The main scope of the passage was not to discourse of future punishment; that is brought in incidentally. The chief object of the passage was -

  1. To teach the apostles that “other men,” not “with them,” might be true Christians, Mark 9:38-39.
  2. That they ought to be disposed to look favorably upon the slightest evidence that they “might be true believers,” Mark 9:41.
  3. That they ought to avoid giving “offence” to such feeble and obscure Christians, Mark 9:42.
  4. That “everything” calculated to give offence, or to dishonor religion, should be removed, Mark 9:43. And,
  5. That everything which would endanger their salvation should be sacrificed; that they should “deny” themselves in every way in order to obtain eternal life. In this way they would be “preserved” to eternal life.

The word “fire,” here, therefore denotes self-denials, sacrifices, trials, in keeping ourselves from the gratification of the flesh. As if he had said, “Look at the sacrifice on the altar. It is an offering to God, about to be presented to him. It is sprinkled with “salt, emblematic of purity, of preservation and of fitting it, therefore, for a sacrifice.” So “you” are devoted to God. You are sacrifices, victims, offerings to him in his service. To make you “acceptable” offerings, every thing must be done to “preserve” you from sin and to “purify” you. Self-denials, subduing the lusts, enduring trials, removing offences, are the proper “preservatives” in the service of God. Doing this, you will be acceptable offerings and be saved; without this, you will be “unfit” for his eternal service and will be lost.”

Mark 9:50

Lost its saltness ... - See the notes at Matthew 5:13.

Have salt in yourselves - Have the preserving, purifying principle always; the principles of denying yourselves, of suppressing pride, ambition, contention, etc., and thus you will be an acceptable offering to God.

Have peace - Avoid contention and quarrelling, struggling for places, honors, and office, and seek each other’s welfare, and religion will be honored and preserved in the world.


 
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