Matthew 6:22
The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.
KJV
Ὁ λύχνος τοῦ σώματός ἐστιν ὁ ὀφθαλμός. ἐὰν ᾖ ὁ ὀφθαλμός σου ἁπλοῦς, ὅλον τὸ σῶμά σου φωτεινὸν ἔσται·
Greek NT
Lucerna corporis tui est oculus tuus. Si oculus tuus fuerit simplex, totum corpus tuum lucidum erit.
Vulgate
The lamp of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.
ASV
The light of thy body is thy eye. If thy eye be single, thy whole body shall be lightsome.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
10 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Textual variants
1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
- ᾖ ὁ ὀφθαλμός σου ἁπλοῦς — SBLGNT
- ᾖ ὁ ὀφθαλμός σου ἁπλοῦς — Westcott-Hort, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- ὁ ὀφθαλμός σου ἁπλοῦς ᾖ — Tregelles, Robinson-Pierpont
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 2Cor 11:3 — But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.
- Acts 2:46 — And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart,
- Acts 8:21 — Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God.
- Acts 26:18 — To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith t
- Col 3:22 — Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God:
- Col 3:22 — Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God:
- Heb 5:14 — But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.
- Isa 5:20 — Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
- John 7:17 — If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.
- Luke 11:34 — 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.
- Luke 11:34 — 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.
- Matt 6:23 — But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!
- Prov 4:25 — Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.