Matthew 6:22

American Standard Version (1901)

The lamp of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.

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Referenced Verses

  • Luke 11:34-36 : 34 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. 35 Look therefore whether the light that is in thee be not darkness. 36 If therefore thy whole body be full of light, having no part dark, it shall be wholly full of light, as when the lamp with its bright shining doth give thee light.
  • 2 Cor 11:3 : 3 But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve in his craftiness, your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity and the purity that is toward Christ.

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  • Luke 11:33-36
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    33No man, when he hath lighted a lamp, putteth it in a cellar, neither under the bushel, but on the stand, that they which enter in may see the light.

    34The 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.

    35Look therefore whether the light that is in thee be not darkness.

    36If therefore thy whole body be full of light, having no part dark, it shall be wholly full of light, as when the lamp with its bright shining doth give thee light.

  • Matt 6:23-25
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    23But 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!

    24No man can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

    25Therefore I say unto you, be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than the food, and the body than the raiment?

  • Matt 6:21
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    21for where thy treasure is, there will thy heart be also.

  • Mark 9:47
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    47And if thine eye cause thee to stumble, cast it out: it is good for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell;

  • Matt 18:9
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    9And if thine eye causeth thee to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is good for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the hell of fire. [

  • Matt 5:28-30
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    28but I say unto you, that every one that looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

    29And if thy right eye causeth thee to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not thy whole body be cast into hell. [

    30And if thy right hand causeth thee to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not thy whole body go into hell.

  • Matt 5:14-16
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    14Ye are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid.

    15Neither do [men] light a lamp, and put it under the bushel, but on the stand; and it shineth unto all that are in the house.

    16Even so let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

  • Luke 6:41-42
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    41And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?

    42Or how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me cast out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote that is in thy brother's eye.

  • Prov 4:25
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    25Let thine eyes look right on, And let thine eyelids look straight before thee.

  • Luke 12:34-35
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    34For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

    35Let your loins be girded about, and your lamps burning;

  • Luke 8:16-17
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    16And no man, when he hath lighted a lamp, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but putteth it on a stand, that they that enter in may see the light.

    17For nothing is hid, that shall not be made manifest; nor [anything] secret, that shall not be known and come to light.

  • Prov 15:30
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    30The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart; [And] good tidings make the bones fat.

  • Matt 13:16
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    16But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they hear.

  • Matt 7:3-5
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    3And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?

    4Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me cast out the mote out of thine eye; and lo, the beam is in thine own eye?

    5Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.

  • 1 Cor 12:16-17
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    16And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; it is not therefore not of the body.

    17If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling?

  • John 8:12
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    12Again therefore Jesus spake unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in the darkness, but shall have the light of life.

  • John 9:41
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    41Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye would have no sin: but now ye say, We see: your sin remaineth.

  • 2 Cor 4:6
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    6Seeing it is God, that said, Light shall shine out of darkness, who shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

  • Eccl 11:7
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    7Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun.

  • Luke 6:45
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    45The good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and the evil [man] out of the evil [treasure] bringeth forth that which is evil: for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.

  • Prov 22:9
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    9He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; For he giveth of his bread to the poor.

  • John 12:35-36
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    35Jesus therefore said unto them, Yet a little while is the light among you. Walk while ye have the light, that darkness overtake you not: and he that walketh in the darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.

    36While ye have the light, believe on the light, that ye may become sons of light. These things spake Jesus, and he departed and hid himself from them.

  • Luke 6:39
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    39And he spake also a parable unto them, Can the blind guide the blind? shall they not both fall into a pit?

  • Matt 6:18-19
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    18that thou be not seen of men to fast, but of thy Father who is in secret: and thy Father, who seeth in secret, shall recompense thee.

    19Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal:

  • John 9:5
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    5When I am in the world, I am the light of the world.

  • John 12:46
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    46I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me may not abide in the darkness.

  • Prov 4:21
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    21Let them not depart from thine eyes; Keep them in the midst of thy heart.

  • Matt 6:4
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    4that thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father who seeth in secret shall recompense thee.

  • Matt 20:33
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    33They say unto him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened.

  • Eph 5:13
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    13But all things when they are reproved are made manifest by the light: for everything that is made manifest is light.

  • 1 John 1:6
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    6If we say that we have fellowship with him and walk in the darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:

  • Mark 4:21
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    21And he said unto them, Is the lamp brought to be put under the bushel, or under the bed, [and] not to be put on the stand?

  • Matt 6:33
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    33But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.