Matthew 5:29 And if thy right eye offends you pluck it out, 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. 30 And if thy right hand offends 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.
One of the pitfalls to avoid when studying the Bible is that of literal interpretation in every instance. The tendency to take God literally every time He speaks could lead persons to do some very strange things. Take for instance, the following passage, which says to cut your hand if it offends you. Believe it or not, these two verses are implemented in the most literal sense in certain parts of the world because in some countries, the hand, or foot are cut off either caused offence by stealing certain things.
When the philistines finally captured Samson, they literally plucked out his two eyes, for as far as they were concerned, he had caused much offence. But spiritual things are spiritually discerned, and anyone who studies the Bible, as it stipulates it ought to be studied, could never ever come to such a gruesome conclusion.
Luke 9:53 And they did not receive him, because his face was as though he would go to Jerusalem. 54 And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did? 55 But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, You know not what manner of spirit you are of. 56 For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them. And they went to another village.
Luke 4:18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, 19 To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!