Matthew 6 king james version matthew 5 matthew 6 matthew 7 jesus teaching on almsgiving. For a collection of other versions see biblehub matthew 6. In biblical times, a lamp was a very simple device. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light. If you do, you will have no reward from your father in heaven. 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 continued discourse. Matthew catholic public domain version of the sacred bible. Now viewing scripture range from the book of matthew chapter 6. I am c onnecting the single eye with the pineal gland. Here our lord describes the eye as a lamp which lights the entire body. It follows that if your eye is clear, your whole body will be filled with light. That truth includes bible teachings about what we might call the kingdoms constitution the laws and principles by which it will rule, examples of which can be found in jesus christs sermon on the mount. Walvoord, president, dallas theological seminary, editor, bibliotheca sacra. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is the darkness.
Contextual overview 19 lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal. Although material from the sermon on the mount also appears in lukes account, matthew s gospel is far more extensive in this respect. Matthew 6 beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your father who is in heaven. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light, but if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. The man whose only object is to make good his eternity moves forward in an element of clearness, without the doubts which harass other men. Its an energy dynamic thats present in all that exist even the human body. The problem is that it becomes clear very soon that when the author of the book needs to make a choice during the process of the reconstruction, he always choose the option that validates his preexistent beliefs, instead to allow the emerging reconstruction to speak for itself. It is an eye that is blind to what is truly beautiful and. In life, having a good eye means that our hearts focus on the right things, or better yet, the right one, rather than letting our eyes wander over. Pastor randy wilkes enlightens us on the subject of, the eyes. Our eyes are the entrance to our hearts and minds and, as such, they provide a doorway to our very souls.
Tptb dont want us to know about it because it means. If your eyes are healthy, a your whole body will be full of light. But if your eye is evil, your whole body will be full of darkness matt. In baseball, having a good eye means that the batter doesnt swing at bad pitches, only hittable strikes. If then the light that is in you is darkness, how great will that darkness be. Matthew is one of the most quoted books of the bible. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness. But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness.
Matthew 6, new king james version nkjv the bible app. When your eye is good, your whole body is filled with light. King james version quite often in meditation i have thought about the promise of jesus in the verse quoted above. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is that darkness. That which we most desire we most wish to know about.
The previous verse established a somewhat ambiguous metaphor of the generousundivided eye being the source of light into the body. Jesus strange teaching about a single eye engedi resource. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light, 23 but if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. So if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light, but if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore your eye is good, your whole body will be full of light. He is using this illustration to indicate that, if the eye is in good health and is able to see clearly, a person has a good chance of being. But if your eye is evil, your whole body will be full of darkness. The gospel of st matthew asv american standard version.
Matthew 2 the magi and the attempt of jesus life jan 15, 2012. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness. Here the lord jesus uses a metaphor to teach us something very important about spiritual perception. The substance of the present statement is, that men go wrong through carelessness, because they do not keep their eye fixed, as they ought to do, on the proper object. Noted especially for jesus sermon on the mount in chapters 57, matthew is the source of the beatitudes 5. It refers to an eye that cannot see the beauty of grace. If therefore thine eye be single, simple, not mixed with noxious humours, but clear and sound. Your eye is a lamp that provides light for your body. We may observe with what exact propriety our lord places purity of intention between worldly desires and worldly cares, either of which directly tend to destroy. Chapter 1 chapter 2 chapter 3 chapter 4 chapter 5 chapter 6 chapter 10 chapter 11 chapter 15 chapter 16 chapter 20 chapter 21 chapter 25 chapter 26 chapter 28. If your eyes are healthy, your whole body will be full of light. Truly i tell you, they have received their reward in full. If your eyes are healthy,your whole body will be full of light.
It also has a cornea and a lens but most adults pineal glands hes a calcium phosphate biuldup on it do to poor diet and lack of use. So then we could turn that statement of jesus concerning the single eye to read like this. If your eye is wholesome, your entire body will be filled with light. Since jesus claimed that the eye is the lamp of the body, in matthew 6. Jesus states the golden rule in the sermon on the mount 7. Matthew 7, the books of the bible nt books the bible app. What did jesus mean when he said, the eye is the lamp of the body matthew 6. What did jesus mean when he said, the eye is the lamp of. In verse 22, the word single means whole, undivided, implying seeing things in their reality since the eye is not diseased in any way. Keeping this context in mind, a reading of matthew 6. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that da.
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