Into hell, into the unquenchable fire (εις την γεενναν, εις το πυρ το ασβεστον). Not Hades, but Gehenna. Ασβεστον is alpha privati…

Whosoever shall offend. See Notes on Matthew 18:6-9. The verbal, or nearly verbal, reproduction of these verses indicates the impr…

Anything is better than the loss of your soul. It is better to lose the greatest joy, skill, comfort, honour, that you ever had, than to lose your …

The Venerable Bede: Because the Lord had taught us not to offend those who believe in Him, He now warns us, in turn, how carefu…

The main point of these verses is that it is so important to enter into eternal life that radical means must be taken to remove whatever can preven…

And if your hand offend you, cut it off
I have observed on (Matthew 5:30) that by the Jewish canons, cut…

It is repeatedly said of the wicked, Their worm dieth not, as well as, The fire is never quenched. Undoubtedly, remorse of consci…