⁸ If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble,^(A) cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life maimed or crippled than to have two hands or two feet and be thrown into eternal fire. ⁹ And if your eye causes you to stumble,^(B) gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell.^(C)

²⁰ That, however, is not the way of life you learned ²¹ when you heard about Christ and were taught in him in accordance with the truth that is in Jesus. ²² You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off^(A) your old self,^(B) which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;^{(C) 23} to be made new in the attitude of your minds;^{(D) 24} and to put on^(E) the new self,^(F) created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.^(G)

²⁵ Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully^(H) to your neighbor, for we are all members of one body.^{(I) 26} “In your anger do not sin”^[a]:^(J) Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, ²⁷ and do not give the devil a foothold.^{(K) 28} Anyone who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work,^(L) doing something useful with their own hands,^(M) that they may have something to share with those in need.^(N)

²⁹ Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths,^(O) but only what is helpful for building others up^(P) according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. ³⁰ And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God,^(Q) with whom you were sealed^(R) for the day of redemption.^{(S) 31} Get rid of^(T) all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice.^{(U) 32} Be kind and compassionate to one another,^(V) forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.^(W)

¹² Above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear—not by heaven or by earth or by anything else. All you need to say is a simple “Yes” or “No.” Otherwise you will be condemned.^(A)

The Prayer of Faith

¹³ Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray.^(B) Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise.^{(C) 14} Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders^(D) of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil^(E) in the name of the Lord. ¹⁵ And the prayer offered in faith^(F) will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven. ¹⁶ Therefore confess your sins^(G) to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed.^(H) The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.^(I)

¹⁷ Elijah was a human being, even as we are.^(J) He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years.^{(K) 18} Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its crops.^(L)

¹⁹ My brothers and sisters, if one of you should wander from the truth^(M) and someone should bring that person back,^{(N) 20} remember this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of their way will save^(O) them from death and cover over a multitude of sins.^(P)