Daily Wisdom: Matthew 18:8

Thursday, June 3, 2021

If your hand or your foot causes you to sin cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life maimed or crippled than to have two hands or two feet and be thrown into eternal fire.
— Matthew 18:8

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Illustration of Matthew 18:8 — If your hand or your foot causes you to sin cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life maimed or crippled than to have two hands or two feet and be thrown into eternal fire.

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