Causeth thee to stumble (σκανδαλιζε σε). This is far better than the Authorized Version "Offend thee." Braid Scots h…

Your right eye. The Hebrews, like others, were accustomed to represent the affections of the mind by the members or parts of the body ([Re…

If thy right eye offend thee — The Greek verb strictly means "to cause another to stumble or fall into a snare," and this…

And if your right eye offends you, pluck it out, and cast it from you: for it is profitable for you that one of your members should perish, and…

Glossa Ordinaria: Because we ought to avoid not only actual sin but also every occasion for sin, He, after teaching that adult…

The radical treatment of parts of the body that cause one to sin has led some (notoriously the church father Origen) to castrate themselves. But th…

If your right eye is a stumbling block to you. It might be thought that, considering the weakness of the flesh and of nature, Christ press…

And if your right eye offend you
Or "cause you to offend", to stumble, and fall into sin. Our Lord has no regard her…

Victory over the desires of the heart must be accompanied by painful exertions. But it must be done.

You have heard that it was said to them of old: You shall not commit adultery. Above, the Lord fulfilled the Law regardin…