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17 lines
773 B
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# If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it away from you
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Jesus exaggerates here to emphasize that people must do anything necessary to remove from their lives what causes them to sin. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]])
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# your ... you
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All occurrences of these words are singular. Jesus is speaking to all people in general. It may be more natural for your language to translate with a plural "you." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])
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# into life
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"into eternal life"
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# than to be thrown into the eternal fire having two hands or two feet
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "than to have both hands and feet when God throws you into the eternal fire" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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