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Hi I'm new to these forums & have been a Christian only for a couple of years. I was shocked when I read that Jesus want people to throw away their right eye. Could someone please explain if this verse is literal or something else? Thank you
Matthew 5:29:
"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."
The clearest indication that it's hyperbole and not literal is a person has 2 eyes. Even if you pluck out your right eye, you still have your left eye to sin with. Even if you cut off your right hand, you still have your left. And the Bible tells us clearly that God forbids any kind of self-mutilation.
Tit 3:2 to speak evil of no one, to avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and to show perfect courtesy toward all people.
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