Matthew 5:30 meaning and explanation

And if your right hand causes you to sin, 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 depart into hell.

Matthew 5:30, Berean Standard Bible

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Jesus is speaking to His disciples on the mountain, continuing the teaching on lust that began with the eye in verse 29. The right hand stands for whatever in a person's life pulls them into sin, and the command is deliberately shocking: cut it off and throw it away.

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