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Matthew 6:22

Integrity

20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.

21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light.

23 But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!

24 No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

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BSB
The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light.
KJV
The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.
WEB
“The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is sound, your whole body will be full of light.
ASV
The lamp of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.
DARBY
The lamp of the body is the eye; if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body will be light:
BLB
The lamp of the body is the eye. Therefore if your eye is sound, your whole body will be full of light.
ÅB
«Øyet er kroppens lys, og hvis øyet ditt er friskt lyser det opp hele kroppen;
OTB
"Øyet er kroppens lampe. Hvis dine øyne er klare, vil hele kroppen din være full av lys.
B1930
Øiet er legemets lys; er ditt øie friskt, da blir hele ditt legeme lyst;

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Luke 11:34–36

    Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are good, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are bad, your body is full of darkness.

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  • 2 Corinthians 11:3

    I am afraid, however, that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may be led astray from your simple and pure devotion to Christ.

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  • Colossians 3:22

    Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything, not only to please them while they are watching, but with sincerity of heart and fear of the Lord.

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