Matthew 18:8

18:8 If ¹  your hand or your foot causes you to sin, ²  cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than to have ³  two hands or two feet and be thrown into eternal fire.

Matthew 19:28

19:28 Jesus ⁴  said to them, “I tell you the truth: ⁵  In the age when all things are renewed, ⁶  when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging ⁷  the twelve tribes of Israel.

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¹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

² sn In Greek there is a wordplay that is difficult to reproduce in English here. The verb translated “causes…to sin” (σκανδαλίζω, skandalizw) comes from the same root as the word translated “stumbling blocks” (σκάνδαλον, skandalon) in the previous verse.

³ tn Grk “than having.”

⁴ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

⁵ tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.”

⁶ sn The Greek term translated the age when all things are renewed (παλιγγενεσία, palingenesia) is understood as a reference to the Messianic age, the time when all things are renewed and restored (cf. Rev 21:5).

⁷ sn The statement you…will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel looks at the future authority the Twelve will have when Jesus returns. They will share in Israel’s judgment.