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Cut Off Your Hand: Was Jesus Literal?

Jesus commands cutting off hands, feet, and gouging out eyes that cause sin — did he intend this literally, and if it is hyperbole, how do we know, and what does it mean for taking sin seriously?

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Cut Off Your Hand: Was Jesus Literal?

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Detailed perspectives, original language notes, and historical context for Mark 9:43-47 are being prepared by our editorial team. In the meantime, explore this passage in the Bible reader.

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