Single (απλους). Used of a marriage contract when the husband is to repay the dowry "pure and simple" (την φερνην απλην), if she i…

The light of the body, etc. The sentiment stated in the preceding verses—the duty of fixing our affections on heavenly things—Jesus procee…

The light of the body. This is literally the lamp of the body. So in Proverbs 20:27, it says, The spirit of man is th…

The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single,

St. John Chrysostom: Having spoken of bringing the understanding into captivity—a concept not easily understood by many—He shi…

Through the eye the body finds its way. The eye lets in light, and so the whole body is illuminated. But bad eyes let in no light, and the body is …

The light of the body is the eye. We must bear in mind, as I have already hinted, that what we find here are detached sentences, and not a…

The light of the body is the eye
Or, the "candle of the body is the eye"; for the eye is that in the body, as a cand…

Worldly-mindedne is a common and fatal symptom of hypocrisy, for by no sin can Satan have a surer and firmer hold of the soul, under the cloak of a…

Lay not up for yourselves treasures on earth. Above, the Lord prescribed that we do not do works for the sake of [human] …