Matthew 6:22

King James Version (KJV)

The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.

Translations

Matthew 6:22 - Amplified Bible

The eye is the lamp of the body. So if your eye is sound, your entire body will be full of light.

Matthew 6:22 - American Standard Version

The lamp of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.

Matthew 6:22 - Bible in Basic English

The light of the body is the eye; if then your eye is true, all your body will be full of light.

Matthew 6:22 - Darby Bible

The lamp of the body is the eye; if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body will be light:

Matthew 6:22 - English Standard Version

"The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light,

Matthew 6:22 - King James Version

The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.

Matthew 6:22 - La Biblia de las Americas

La lámpara del cuerpo es el ojo; por eso, si tu ojo está sano, todo tu cuerpo estará lleno de luz.

Matthew 6:22 - The Message

"Your eyes are windows into your body. If you open your eyes wide in wonder and belief, your body fills up with light. If you live squinty-eyed in greed and distrust, your body is a dank cellar. If you pull the blinds on your windows, what a dark life you will have!

Matthew 6:22 - New American Standard Bible

"The eye is the lamp of the body; so then if your eye is clear, your whole body will be full of light.

Matthew 6:22 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

"La lámpara del cuerpo es el ojo; por eso, si tu ojo está sano, todo tu cuerpo estará lleno de luz.

Matthew 6:22 - World English Bible

The lamp of the body is the eye: if therefore your eye is sound, your whole body will be full of light.

Matthew 6:22 - Young's Living Translation

`The lamp of the body is the eye, if, therefore, thine eye may be perfect, all thy body shall be enlightened,

Matthew 6:22 - Additional Comments

These 2 verses (22-23) fit with 19-21 and 24-34, both passages comparing the treasures of heaven vs. the treasures of the world. A good eye treasures the things of heaven, resulting in light. A bad eye treasures the things of the earth, resulting in darkness, and how great is that darkness. Certainly one cannot see or understand the things of God entrenched in the darkness. Yet one who has a good eye has the light, and sees clearly the things of God.

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