KJV ORIGINAL
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.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
And if your right hand is causing you to mess up and sin, cut it off and throw it away. It's better to lose one part of your body than to have your whole self end up in hell.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Sometimes you have to cut off what's hurting you to save yourself — even when it's hard to let go.
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