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If your foot causes you to stumble
Here the word "foot" is a metonym for desiring to do something sinful that you would do with your feet, such as going to a place you should not go to. AT: "If you want to do something sinful with one of your feet" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
to enter into life lame
"to be lame and then to enter into life" or "to be lame before entering into life"
to enter into life
Dying and then beginning to live eternally is spoken of as entering into life. AT: "to enter into eternal life" or "to die and begin to live forever" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
lame
"unable to walk easily." Here it refers not being able to walk well because of missing a foot. AT: "without a foot" or "missing a foot"
be thrown into hell
This can be stated in active form. AT: "for God to throw you into hell" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)