SEV Biblia, Chapter 9:44
donde su gusano no muere, y el fuego nunca se apaga.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Mark 9:44
Verse 44. - 48. Thy hand-foot-eye-cause thee to offend;] See the notes on Matt. v. 29, 30.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 44. Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched .] The passage referred to, is in ( Isaiah 66:24), and as there, the words are spoken of such, as transgressed against the Lord; so here, of such as offended any of Christ's little ones, or were offended by an hand, a foot, or eye, and retained them: by their worm is meant, their conscience; for as a worm that is continually gnawing upon the entrails of a man, gives him exquisite pain; so the consciences of sinners, will be continually flying in their faces, bringing their sins to remembrance, accusing them of them, upbraiding them with them, aggravating them, tormenting them for them, filling them with dreadful anguish and misery, with twinging remorses, and severe reflections, and which will never have an end. This will be always the case; conscience will be ever distressing, racking, and torturing them; it will never cease, nor cease doing this office, and so the Chaldee paraphrase of ( Isaiah 66:24) renders this phrase, wtwmy al whtm n , their souls shall not die; but shall ever continue in the dreadful torments and unspeakable horrors of a corroding conscience; and by the fire may be meant the fire of divine wrath let into their souls, which will never be extinguished; and so Jarchi interprets the phrase in ( Isaiah 66:24), their fire, nhygb , in hell. It is a tradition of the Jews f181 , that the light, fire, which God created on the second day, there is no quenching it for ever; as it is said, for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched, ( Isaiah 66:24), the passage which is here referred to; the reason they give is, because it is the fire of hell; the sense of which is sometimes given by the Jewish doctors thus f182 ; their worm shall not die from the body, and the fire shall not be quenched from the soul.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 41-50 - It is repeatedly said of the wicked, Their worm dieth not, as well as The fire is never quenched. Doubtless, remorse of conscience and kee self-reflection are this never-dying worm. Surely it is beyond compar better to undergo all possible pain, hardship, and self-denial here and to be happy for ever hereafter, than to enjoy all kinds of worldl pleasure for a season, and to be miserable for ever. Like the sacrifices, we must be salted with salt; our corrupt affections must be subdued and mortified by the Holy Spirit. Those that have the salt of grace, must show they have a living principle of grace in their hearts which works out corrupt dispositions in the soul that would offend God or our own consciences __________________________________________________________________
Greek Textus Receptus
οπου 3699 ADV ο 3588 T-NSM σκωληξ 4663 N-NSM αυτων 846 P-GPM ου 3756 PRT-N τελευτα 5053 5719 V-PAI-3S και 2532 CONJ το 3588 T-NSN πυρ 4442 N-NSN ου 3756 PRT-N σβεννυται 4570 5743 V-PPI-3S
Robertson's NT Word Studies
9:44 The oldest and best manuscripts do not give these two verses. They came in from the Western and Syrian (Byzantine) classes. They are a mere repetition of verse #48. Hence we lose the numbering 44 and 46 in our verses which are not genuine.
