Verse 23

But if your eye is unhealthy, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Men hvis ditt øye er ondt, skal hele din kropp være fylt med mørke. Hvis derfor lyset som er i deg, er mørke, hvor stort er da dette mørket!

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Men hvis ditt øye er ondt, vil hele din kropp være fylt med mørke. Hvis da lyset som er i deg er mørke, hvor stort er ikke mørket!

• Norsk King James

  Men hvis ditt øye er mørkt, vil hele kroppen være full av mørke. Hvis derfor lyset som er i deg er mørke, hvor stort er da ikke dette mørket!

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men hvis øyet ditt er sykt, vil hele kroppen din være full av mørke. Hvis da lyset i deg er mørke, hvor stort er ikke mørket?

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Men hvis ditt øye er ondt, vil hele kroppen være full av mørke. Hvis da lyset i deg er mørke, hvor stort mørke blir det ikke!

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Men hvis ditt øye er sykt, vil hele kroppen være full av mørke. Hvis nå det lys som er i deg er mørke, hvor stort er da mørket!

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Men er ditt øye ondt, vil hele kroppen din være full av mørke. Hvis da lyset i deg er mørke, hvor stort er ikke da mørket!

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Men hvis øyet ditt er ondt, vil hele kroppen være full av mørke. Er derfor lyset du har, mørke, hvor stort vil da mørket være!

• gpt4.5-preview

  Men hvis øyet ditt er ondt, da blir hele kroppen din fylt med mørke. Dersom da lyset i deg er mørke, hvor stort er da ikke mørket!

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Men hvis øyet ditt er ondt, da blir hele kroppen din fylt med mørke. Dersom da lyset i deg er mørke, hvor stort er da ikke mørket!

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Men hvis øyet ditt er ondt, vil hele kroppen din være i mørke. Hvis nå lyset i deg er mørke, hvor stort er da ikke mørket!

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Men hvis ditt øye er ondt, vil hele kroppen din være full av mørke. Hvis nå lyset i deg er mørke, hvor stort er ikke da mørket!

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men dersom dit Øie er ondt, bliver dit ganske Legeme mørkt; dersom derfor det Lys, der er i dig, er Mørke, hvor stort bliver da Mørket?

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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!

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Men hvis øyet ditt er ondt, vil hele kroppen være full av mørke. Hvis da lyset i deg er mørkt, hvor stort er da ikke mørket!

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is that darkness!

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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!

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Men hvis ditt øye er ondt, vil hele kroppen din være full av mørke. Hvis lyset i deg er mørke, hvor stort er da mørket!

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Men om øyet ditt er sykt, vil hele kroppen din være i mørke. Og om lyset i deg er mørke, hvor stort er da ikke mørket!

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Men hvis øyet ditt er sykt, vil hele kroppen din være fylt med mørke. Hvis da lyset i deg er mørke, hvor stort er ikke mørket!

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Men hvis øyet ditt er dårlig, vil hele kroppen din være full av mørke. Hvis da lyset i deg er mørke, hvor stort er ikke mørket!

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  But and if thyne eye be wycked then all thy body shalbe full of derckenes. Wherfore yf the light that is in the be darckenes: how greate is that darckenes.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But and yf thyne eye be wycked, all thy body shalbe full of darckenes: Wherfore yf the light that is in the, be darckenes, how greate then shall that darckenes be?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But if thine eye be wicked, then all thy body shalbe darke. Wherefore if the light that is in thee, be darkenes, howe great is that darkenesse?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But and yf thyne eye be wicked, all thy body shalbe ful of darknesse. Wherfore, yf the lyght that is in thee, be darknesse, howe great is that darknesse?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ‹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!›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But if your eye is evil, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  but if thine eye may be evil, all thy body shall be dark; if, therefore, the light that `is' in thee is darkness -- the darkness, how great!

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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 the darkness!

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But if your eye is evil, all your body will be dark. If then the light which is in you is dark, how dark it will be!

• World English Bible (2000)

  But if your eye is evil, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But if your eye is diseased, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!

Referenced Verses

• 1 Cor 1:18-20 : 18 For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 19 For it is written, 'I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the understanding of the intelligent I will frustrate.' 20 Where is the wise person? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made the wisdom of the world foolish?
• Rom 2:17-23 : 17 Now you, if you call yourself a Jew, and rely on the law and boast in God, 18 and know His will and approve things that are excellent, being instructed from the law, 19 and are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light for those in darkness, 20 an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of children, having in the law the form of knowledge and truth— 21 You then, who teach others, do you not teach yourself? You who preach against stealing, do you steal? 22 You who say that people should not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples? 23 You who boast in the law, do you dishonor God by breaking the law?
• Matt 6:22 : 22 The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light.
• Isa 5:20-21 : 20 Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who turn darkness into light and light into darkness, who make bitter sweet and sweet bitter! 21 Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight!
• Isa 44:18-20 : 18 They have no knowledge or understanding; their eyes are plastered over so they cannot see, and their hearts so they cannot understand. 19 No one considers in his heart, no one has the knowledge or insight to say, 'Half of it I burned in the fire; I also baked bread on its coals, roasted meat, and ate. Now, should I make an abomination of the rest? Should I bow down to a block of wood?' 20 He feeds on ashes. A deceived heart has led him astray, and he cannot save himself or say, 'Isn't there a lie in my right hand?'
• Jer 4:22 : 22 For my people are foolish; they do not know me. They are senseless children and have no understanding. They are skilled in doing evil, but they do not know how to do good.
• Jer 8:8-9 : 8 How can you say, ‘We are wise, and the law of the LORD is with us,’ when the false pen of the scribes has produced lies? 9 The wise will be put to shame; they will be dismayed and trapped. Since they have rejected the word of the LORD, what wisdom do they really have?
• Isa 8:20 : 20 To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn.
• Matt 20:15 : 15 'Don't I have the right to do what I want with my own money? Or are you envious because I am generous?'
• Prov 26:12 : 12 Do you see a person who is wise in their own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for them.
• Luke 8:10 : 10 And He said, "The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to others, I speak in parables so that, ‘Though seeing, they may not see; though hearing, they may not understand.’
• John 9:39-41 : 39 Jesus said, 'For judgment I came into this world, so that those who are blind may see and those who see may become blind.' 40 Some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard this and asked, 'Are we also blind?' 41 Jesus replied, 'If you were blind, you would have no sin. But now that you claim, ‘We see,’ your sin remains.
• Rom 1:22 : 22 Claiming to be wise, they became fools.
• 1 Cor 2:14 : 14 But the natural person does not accept the things of God's Spirit, because they are foolishness to him. He cannot understand them because they are spiritually discerned.
• 1 Cor 3:18-19 : 18 Let no one deceive themselves. If anyone among you thinks they are wise in this age, let them become foolish so that they may become wise. 19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written, 'He catches the wise in their craftiness.'
• Eph 4:18 : 18 They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts.
• Eph 5:8 : 8 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light.
• 1 John 2:11 : 11 But the one who hates their brother or sister is in the darkness and walks in the darkness. They do not know where they are going, because the darkness has blinded them.
• Rev 3:17-18 : 17 Because you say, 'I am rich, I have become wealthy, and I don’t need anything,' yet you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked. 18 I counsel you to buy from me gold refined in the fire so that you may become rich; white garments so that you may be clothed and your shameful nakedness not be exposed; and ointment to anoint your eyes so that you may see.
• Matt 23:16-28 : 16 Woe to you, blind guides! You say, 'If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is obligated.' 17 You fools and blind! Which is greater, the gold or the temple that sanctifies the gold? 18 And you say, 'If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gift on it, he is obligated.' 19 You fools and blind! Which is greater, the gift or the altar that sanctifies the gift? 20 Therefore, whoever swears by the altar swears by it and everything on it. 21 And whoever swears by the temple swears by it and by the One who dwells in it. 22 And whoever swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and by Him who sits upon it. 23 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You tithe mint, dill, and cumin but have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy, and faithfulness. These you ought to have done without neglecting the others. 24 Blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. 25 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and the dish, so that the outside may also become clean. 27 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which appear beautiful on the outside but inside are full of the bones of the dead and all impurity. 28 So too, on the outside you appear righteous to people, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
• Mark 7:22 : 22 adulteries, greed, wickedness, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness.