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The lamp of thy body is thine eye: when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when it is evil, thy body also is full of darkness.

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The light of the body is the eye.—See Note on Matthew 6:22. In some respects the sequence of thought in St. Luke differs …

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

If your religion is irreligion, if your hope is a false one, if your highest aspirations are untrue, what is your position in the sight of God? Whe…

Church Fathers

Church Fathers

ChurchFathers

1st Century
Early Church
1st Century

St. Cyril of Alexandria: The Jews said that our Lord performed His miracles not to inspire faith—that is, so they might believ…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

Good eyes admit light, bad ones do not. Jesus implies that the individual is responsible for receiving light. The eye is thus a “lamp,” not in the …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

The light of the body is the eye
The Vulgate Latin and all the eastern versions read "the light of your body is your…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Christ promised that one more sign would be given, namely, the sign of Jonah the prophet, which is explained in Matthew as meaning the resurrection…

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