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.
And if thy right hand - the organ of action to which the eye excites,
Offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable ... See the note at Matthew 5:29. The repetition, in identical terms, of such stern truths, and awful lessons seems characteristic of our Lord's manner of teaching. Compare Mark 9:43-48.