Luke 11:36
34 The light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when thine eye is evil, thy body also is full of darkness.
35 Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness.
If thy whole body therefore be full of light, having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light, as when the bright shining of a candle doth give thee light.
37 And as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat.
38 And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- So if your whole body is full of light, with no part of it in darkness, you will be radiant, as though a lamp were shining on you.”
- KJV
- If thy whole body therefore be full of light, having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light, as when the bright shining of a candle doth give thee light.
- WEB
- If therefore your whole body is full of light, having no part dark, it will be wholly full of light, as when the lamp with its bright shining gives you light.”
- ASV
- If therefore thy whole body be full of light, having no part dark, it shall be wholly full of light, as when the lamp with its bright shining doth give thee light.
- DARBY
- If therefore thy whole body [is] light, not having any part dark, it shall be all light as when the lamp lights thee with its brightness.
- BLB
- If, therefore, your whole body [is] full of light, not having any part full of darkness, the whole will be full of light, as when the lamp shining may shine on you.”
- ÅB
- Dersom altså hele ditt legeme er lyst og ikke har noen del som er mørk, da først blir det rett lyst helt igjennom, som når lyset lyser på deg med strålende skinn.
- OTB
- Hvis hele kroppen din er full av lys, uten noen del mørk, vil den være fullt opplyst, som når en lampe skinner sitt lys over deg."
- B1930
- Dersom altså hele ditt legeme er lyst og ikke har nogen del som er mørk, da først blir det rett lyst helt igjennem, som når lyset lyser på dig med strålende skinn.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 20:27
The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly.
Read in contextProverbs 6:23
For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
Read in contextProverbs 4:18–19
But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
Read in context2 Corinthians 4:6
For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
Read in context2 Peter 3:18
But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.
Read in context2 Timothy 3:15–17
And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
Read in contextProverbs 1:5
A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:
Read in contextProverbs 2:1–11
My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;
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