Mark 9:45 (YLT)

Passage

`And if thy foot may cause thee to stumble, cut it off; it is better for thee to enter into the life lame, than having the two feet to be cast to the gehenna, to the fire--the unquenchable--

Nearby Context

Mark 9:43 `And if thy hand may cause thee to stumble, cut it off; it is better for thee maimed to enter into the life, than having the two hands, to go away to the gehenna, to the fire--the unquenchable--

Mark 9:44 where their worm is not dying, and the fire is not being quenched.

Mark 9:45 `And if thy foot may cause thee to stumble, cut it off; it is better for thee to enter into the life lame, than having the two feet to be cast to the gehenna, to the fire--the unquenchable--

Mark 9:46 where their worm is not dying, and the fire is not being quenched.

Mark 9:47 And if thine eye may cause thee to stumble, cast it out; it is better for thee one-eyed to enter into the reign of God, than having two eyes, to be cast to the gehenna of the fire--

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "foot", "cause", "thee", "stumble", "better", "enter", and "life". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "foot" and "cause", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 44's "where their worm is not dying and..." into verse 46's "where their worm is not dying and...", so "foot" and "cause" belong inside that flow. In Mark context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "foot" and "cause" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.