The Skeptics Annotated Bible (786 page)

41 For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward.

42 And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea.

(9.43-48) Jesus tells us to cut off our hands and feet, and pluck out our eyes to avoid going to hell.
157 Does Hell exist?

43 And
if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched
:

44
Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.

(9.43-44)
“If thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched: Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.”

45 And
if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:

46
Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.

(9.45-46)
“If thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched: Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.”

47
And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire:

48
Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.

(9.47-48)
“And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire: Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.”

(9.44, 46, 48) Immortal worms:
“Where their worm dieth not”

49 For every one shall be salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt.

50 Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another.

10
And he arose from thence, and cometh into the coasts of Judaea by the farther side of Jordan: and the people resort unto him again; and, as he was wont, he taught them again.

2 And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him.

3 And he answered and said unto them, What did Moses command you?

4 And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.

5 And Jesus answered and said unto them, For the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept.

6 But
from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.

(10.6)
“From the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.”
Jesus believed that Adam and Eve were created “from the beginning.” But the universe is 13.7 billion years old, the earth 4.6 billion, and humans (depending on how you define “human”) have been around a couple million years.

7 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife;

8 And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh.

(10.9-12) If divorced people are adulterers, and the punishment for adultery is death (Leviticus 20.10), should we kill those who get a divorce?
154 Is divorce ever permissible?
16 Is Polygamy OK?

9
What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

(10.9)
“What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.”

10 And in the house his disciples asked him again of the same matter.

11 And he saith unto them,
Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery
against her.

(10.11)
“Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery.”

12
And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery
.

(10.12)
“And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.”

13 And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them.

14 But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.

15 Verily I say unto you,
Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.

(10.15)
“Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.”
365 Is it good to be childish?

16 And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them.

17 And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?

18 And Jesus said unto him,
Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God.