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Pictured to the left is a copy of a version of the Holy Bible, known as the King James Version ( KJV ). Matthew 5:27-30 read as follows:
"27 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, THOU SHALT NOT COMMIT ADULTERY: 28 But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. 29 And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. 30 And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell."
The above-given passage from the Holy Bible ( in this copy of this version ) is entitled: "Adultery."
Jesus ( see Matthew 4:23 ), in this context, teaches that we must pluck out our right eye, or cut off our right hand, if they offend us with regard to the sin ( see Psalm 119:65-73, 142, 151, John 17:1, 3, 17, 2 Timothy 2:15; 3:16, 17, Titus 1:1, 2, and 1 John 3:4, for example ) of committing adultery in our hearts. The literal plucking out or cutting off of the offending members of our bodies is not intended here: if we love our neighbor as ourselves ( see Matthew 22:39, for example ), we will do no harm to either ( cf. Acts 16:25-34 ( especially verse 28, for example ), Ephesians 5:25-33 ( especially verse 29, for example ), and Jude, verse 17, for example ). Rather, the lesson here is one of radical change: whatever is causing us to sin, we must "pluck out" or "cut off" from our lives, else we be "cast into hell" ( see verses twenty-nine and thirty, above ).
As a Christian ( see Acts 11:26, for example ), I have found, through experience, that I am very limited with regard to my use of the Internet, for example: there are only a few things that I can do online ( such as this weblog ) and be pleasing to the heavenly Father ( see Matthew 5:9, 16; 6:9, 14; 7:21-23, John 8:28, 29 ( especially verse 29, for example ); 10:30, Romans 1:20, 1 Corinthians 11:1, Colossians 2:8-10 ( especially verses 8 and 9, for example ), and 1 John 5:6-8, for example ). Those few things aside, the Internet is a glorified pornography trap, for example: there are only a few safe websites online ( such as this one ) that are free from pornographic content, for example. If you suffer from sexual addiction, for example, you would do well to "cut" or "pluck" the Internet out of your life: do what is necessary to avoid going to hell. Please read the Holy Bible ( which is God's word - see Luke 8:21; 11:28, 2 Peter 1:19-21, and Revelation 1:3, for example ).
If you have any questions about the Holy Bible, you can contact me by e-mail at:
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NOTE: The copy of the Holy Bible, pictured above, employs a format whereby capital and small capital letters "in the New Testament indicate a quotation from the Old Testament" ( see The Holy Bible: containing the Old and New Testaments, King James Version, THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS, Nashville, Copyright 1989 Thomas Nelson, Inc., p. iii ). Thus, the use of all-capital letters in Matthew 5:27 is explained.
