Mark 9:46

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

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
Where	ὅπου hopou	G3699	what(-ever) where · conjunction
their	αὐτῶν autōn	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive plural masculine
worm	σκώληξ skōlēx	G4663	a grub · noun — nominative singular masculine
dieth	τελευτᾷ teleuta	G5053	to finish life (by implication · verb — present active indicative, 3rd person singular
not	οὐ ou	G3756	the absolute negative (compare G3361 (μή)) adverb · particle — negative
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
the fire	πῦρ pur	G4442	"fire" (literally or figuratively · noun — nominative singular neuter
is	σβέννυται. sbennutai	G4570	to extinguish (literally or figuratively) · verb — present passive indicative, 3rd person singular
not	οὐ ou	G3756	the absolute negative (compare G3361 (μή)) adverb · particle — negative
quenched	σβέννυμι sbénnymi	G4570	to extinguish (literally or figuratively)

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Mark 9:41–end

Here, I. Christ promiseth a reward to all those that are any way kind to his disciples (Mar 9:41); "Whosoever shall give you a cup of water, when you need it, and will be a refreshment to you, because ye belong to Christ, and are of his family, he shall not lose his reward." Note, 1. It is the honour and happiness of Christians, that they belong to Christ, they have joined themselves to him, and are owned by him; they wear his livery and retainers to his family; nay, they are more nearly related, they are members of his body. 2. They who belong to Christ, may sometimes be reduced to such straits as to be glad of a cup of cold water. 3. The relieving of Christ's poor in their distresses, is a…

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Adam Clarke on Mark 9:43

Thy hand - foot - eye - cause thee to offend; - See the notes on Mat 5:29-30 (note). The fire that never shall be quenched - That is, the inextinguishable fire. This clause is wanting in L, three others, the Syriac, and later Persic. Some eminent critics suppose it to be a spurious reading; but the authorities which are for it, are by no means counterbalanced by those which are against it. The same clause in Mar 9:45, is omitted in BCL, seven others, Syriac, later Persic, Coptic, and one Itala. Eternal fire is the expression of Matthew.

John Gill on Mark 9:46

Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. The Persic version renders it, "because from thence there can be no deliverance": which is rather an interpretation of these figurative expressions, and is a good one; since they design the eternity of hell torments, as well as point at the anguish and misery of them.

John Calvin on Mark 9:42-48

Mark 9:42-48 Matthew 18:6-10 Mark 9:42-48 Luke 17:1-2 6. But whosoever shall offend one of those little ones who believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were sunk to the bottom of the sea. 7. Woe to the world on account of offenses! for offenses must come; but woe to the man by whom the offense cometh! 8. But if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee; [501] for it is better for thee to enter lame or maimed into life, than that, having two hands or two feet, thou shouldst be cast into the everlasting fire. 9. And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee; [502] for it is better that tho…

The Church Fathers

Let us then study to fix the fear of God in our mind, and let us meditate thereupon by day and by night. If the fire of lust kindleth in us, let us set in opposition thereto the fire of Gehenna. If greediness of the belly seize upon us, let us remember the worm which dieth not. If the beauty of the face excite us, let us remember the outer darkness. If the love of mammon fight against us, let us call to mind our own unworthiness. If human benefits stir us, let us be afraid lest we lose the kingdom which abideth for ever. If wrath attacketh us with its violent onset, let us look at the threat of God against those who provoke to wrath. If vainglory raise a tumult within us, let us bring up in our minds the disgrace and contempt [which we shall feel] before our Judge. By fear let us make fear of none effect, and by death let us vanquish death.
— Philoxenus of Mabbug, 13 Ascetic Discourses, Discourse 6 -- First Discourse on the Fear of God

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Dictionary and topics

Eternal death — The miserable fate of the wicked in hell (Matt. 25:46; Mark 3:29; Heb. 6:2; 2 Thess. 1:9; Matt. 18:8; 25:41; Jude 1:7). The Scripture as clearly teaches the unending duration of the penal sufferings…
Worm — (1.) Heb. sas (Isa. 51:8), denotes the caterpillar of the clothes-moth. (2.) The manna bred worms (tola’im), but on the Sabbath there was not any worm (rimmah) therein (Ex. 16:20, 24). Here these…
Commandments · DISCOURSE — DISCOURSE
Offence · Saints should: Cut off what causes, to themselves — Saints should: Cut off what causes, to themselves
Worm · .Of remorse — .Of remorse

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Word by word — the Greek

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Mark 9:41–end

Adam Clarke on Mark 9:43

John Gill on Mark 9:46

John Calvin on Mark 9:42-48

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Word by word — the Greek

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Mark 9:41–end

Adam Clarke on Mark 9:43

John Gill on Mark 9:46

John Calvin on Mark 9:42-48

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Mark 9:43