John Trapp Complete Commentary - Matthew 18:9
9 And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire. Ver. 9. Pluck it out ] This is the circumcision of the heart, the mortification of earthly members, which is no less hard to be done than for a man with one hand to cut off the other, or to pull out his own eyes, and then rake in the holes where they grew. And yet, hard or not hard, it must be done; for otherwise we... read more
John Trapp Complete Commentary - Matthew 18:8
8 Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire. Ver. 8. If thy hand or foot offend thee, &c. ] Matthew 5:29-30 , our Saviour forbids all his to defile themselves with the filth of sin; here, to offend others thereby. See Trapp on " Mat 5:29 " See Trapp on " Mat 5:30 " read more