Luke 11:36

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

So if your whole body is full of light, and no part of it is dark, it will be just as full of light as when a lamp shines its light on you.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    If thy whole body therefore be full of light, having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light, as when the bright shining of a candle doth give thee light.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    If your whole body is full of light, having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light, as when the bright shining of a candle gives you light.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    If thy whole body therefore be full of light, having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light, as when the bright shining of a candle doth give thee light.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    If{G1487} therefore{G3767} thy{G4675} whole{G3650} body{G4983} be full of light,{G5460} having{G2192} no{G3361} {G5100} part{G3313} dark,{G4652} it shall be{G2071} wholly{G3650} full of light,{G5460} as{G5613} when{G3752} the lamp{G3088} with its bright shining{G796} doth give{G5461} thee{G4571} light.{G5461}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    If{G1487} thy{G4675} whole{G3650} body{G4983} therefore{G3767} be full of light{G5460}, having{G2192}{(G5723)} no{G3361}{G5100} part{G3313} dark{G4652}, the whole{G3650} shall be{G2071}{(G5704)} full of light{G5460}, as{G5613} when{G3752} the bright shining{G796} of a candle{G3088} doth give{G5461} thee{G4571} light{G5461}{(G5725)}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    For if all thy body shalbe light havynge noo parte darke: then shall all be full of light even as when a candell doeth light the with his brightnes.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Yf thy body now be light, so that it haue no parte of darknesse, then shal it be all full of light, and shall light the euen as a cleare lightenynge.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    If therefore thy whole body shall be light, hauing no part darke, then shall all be light, euen as when a candle doth light thee with the brightnesse.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    If all thy body therfore be cleare, hauyng no part darke, then shall it all be full of lyght, euen as when a candle doth lyght thee with bryghtnes.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ‹If thy whole body therefore› [be] ‹full of light, having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light, as when the bright shining of a candle doth give thee light.›

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    If therefore your whole body is full of light, having no part dark, it will be wholly full of light, as when the lamp with its bright shining gives you light."

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    if then thy whole body is lightened, not having any part darkened, the whole shall be lightened, as when the lamp by the brightness may give thee light.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    If, then, all your body is light, with no part of it dark, it will be completely full of light, as when a flame with its bright shining gives you light.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    If therefore your whole body is full of light, having no part dark, it will be wholly full of light, as when the lamp with its bright shining gives you light."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    If then your whole body is full of light, with no part in the dark, it will be as full of light as when the light of a lamp shines on you.”

Referenced Verses

  • Prov 2:1-9 : 1 My son, if you accept my words and treasure my commands with you, 2 making your ear attentive to wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding, 3 if you call out for insight and raise your voice for understanding, 4 if you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasures, 5 then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God. 6 For the Lord gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding. 7 He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk in integrity, 8 guarding the paths of justice and watching over the way of His faithful ones. 9 Then you will understand righteousness, justice, and integrity—the entire good path. 10 For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul. 11 Discretion will protect you, and understanding will guard you,
  • Prov 4:18-19 : 18 The path of the righteous is like the morning light, shining brighter and brighter until the full day. 19 The way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know what makes them stumble.
  • Prov 6:23 : 23 For the commandment is a lamp, the teaching is a light, and the corrections of discipline are the way to life.
  • Prov 20:27 : 27 The spirit of a person is the lamp of the Lord, searching their inmost being.
  • 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.
  • Isa 42:16 : 16 I will lead the blind by a way they did not know; along unfamiliar paths, I will guide them. I will turn darkness before them into light and make the rough places level. These are the things I will do, and I will not abandon them.
  • Hos 6:3 : 3 Let us acknowledge the LORD; let us press on to know Him. His coming is as certain as the dawn, and He will come to us like the rain, like the spring rain that waters the earth.
  • Matt 13:11-12 : 11 Jesus replied, "The mysteries of the kingdom of heaven have been given to you to know, but not to them. 12 For whoever has, more will be given to them, and they will have abundance. But whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken away from them.
  • Matt 13:52 : 52 Then he said to them, "For this reason, every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his storeroom both new treasures and old ones."
  • Mark 4:24-25 : 24 He said to them, "Pay attention to what you hear. By the measure you use, it will be measured to you—and more will be added to you. 25 For whoever has, more will be given to him; and whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
  • 2 Cor 4:6 : 6 For God, who said, 'Let light shine out of darkness,' has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of God's glory displayed in the face of Jesus Christ.
  • Eph 4:14 : 14 Then we will no longer be infants, tossed by the waves and blown around by every wind of teaching, by human cunning with cleverness in the techniques of deceit.
  • Col 3:16 : 16 Let the word of Christ dwell richly among you, teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.
  • 2 Tim 3:15-17 : 15 And from childhood you have known the sacred Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 16 All Scripture is God-breathed and useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17 so that the servant of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.
  • Heb 5:14 : 14 But solid food is for the mature, those who through practice have trained their senses to discern good from evil.
  • Jas 1:25 : 25 But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom and perseveres—not forgetting what he has heard, but doing it—this person will be blessed in what he does.
  • 2 Pet 3:18 : 18 But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.
  • Ps 119:97-99 : 97 Oh, how I love Your law! It is my meditation all day long. 98 Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for they are ever with me. 99 I have more understanding than all my teachers, for Your testimonies are my meditation. 100 I understand more than the elders, because I keep Your precepts. 101 I have restrained my feet from every evil way, that I may keep Your word. 102 I have not turned aside from Your judgments, for You have taught me. 103 How sweet are Your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth! 104 Through Your precepts I gain understanding; therefore, I hate every false way. 105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
  • Prov 1:5 : 5 Let the wise hear and increase their learning, and the one who understands gain guidance,

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 88%

    33 No one lights a lamp and puts it in a hidden place or under a basket, but on a lampstand, so that those who come in may see the light.

    34 Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is full of light. But when it is unhealthy, your body is full of darkness.

    35 See to it, then, that the light within you is not darkness.

  • Matt 6:22-23
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    85%

    22 The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light.

    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!

  • Luke 8:16-17
    2 verses
    80%

    16 No one lights a lamp and covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, they set it on a lampstand so that those who come in may see the light.

    17 For nothing is hidden that will not be revealed, nor is anything concealed that will not be known and brought to light.

  • 78%

    35 Then Jesus said to them, "The light will be with you only a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, so that darkness does not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.

    36 While you have the light, believe in the light, so that you may become children of light." Jesus said this, then went away and was hidden from them.

  • Matt 5:14-16
    3 verses
    78%

    14 You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.

    15 Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket. Instead, they put it on a stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house.

    16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.

  • John 11:9-10
    2 verses
    77%

    9 Jesus answered, 'Aren't there twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks during the day, he won't stumble, because he sees by this world's light.'

    10 'But if anyone walks at night, he stumbles, because there is no light in him.'

  • 35 Be dressed ready for service and keep your lamps burning.

  • 46 I have come into the world as light, so that everyone who believes in Me will not remain in darkness.

  • Mark 4:21-22
    2 verses
    75%

    21 He also said to them, "Is a lamp brought in to be put under a basket or under a bed? Isn’t it to be put on a lampstand?

    22 For nothing is hidden that will not be revealed, and nothing is concealed that will not be brought to light.

  • 12 Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness but will have the light of life."

  • Eph 5:13-14
    2 verses
    74%

    13 But everything exposed by the light becomes visible, for everything that is made visible is light.

    14 Therefore it says, "Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you."

  • 1 John 1:5-6
    2 verses
    74%

    5 This is the message we have heard from Him and declare to you: God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.

    6 If we claim to have fellowship with Him yet walk in darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth.

  • 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

  • Luke 12:2-3
    2 verses
    73%

    2 There is nothing concealed that will not be revealed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known.

    3 Whatever you spoke in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you whispered in private rooms will be proclaimed from the rooftops.

  • 6 For God, who said, 'Let light shine out of darkness,' has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of God's glory displayed in the face of Jesus Christ.

  • 8 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light.

  • Ps 139:11-12
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    72%

    11 If I say, 'Surely the darkness will hide me and the light become night around me,'

    12 even the darkness will not be dark to You; the night will shine like the day, for darkness is as light to You.

  • 6 The light in his tent will grow dark, and the lamp above him will be extinguished.

  • 16 The people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, and for those who were sitting in the region and shadow of death, light has dawned upon them.

  • 9 The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out.

  • 37 While Jesus was speaking, a Pharisee invited Him to dine with him; so He went in and reclined at the table.

  • 35 John was a lamp that burned and shone, and for a time, you were willing to rejoice in his light.

  • John 3:19-21
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    19 This is the verdict: The light has come into the world, but people loved darkness rather than light because their deeds were evil.

    20 For everyone who does evil hates the light and does not come to the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed.

    21 But whoever lives by the truth comes to the light, so that it may be plainly seen that their deeds have been done in God.

  • 39 Then the Lord said to him, 'Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.

  • 5 'While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.'

  • 9 They feast on the abundance of your house, and you give them drink from the river of your delights.

  • 9 The true Light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world.

  • 28 You save a humble people, but You bring low those whose eyes are haughty.

  • 18 The path of the righteous is like the morning light, shining brighter and brighter until the full day.

  • 19 and are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light for those in darkness,

  • 12 The night is far gone, and the day is near. So let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light.

  • 79 to shine on those who live in darkness and the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.

  • 24 For as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other, so will the Son of Man be in his day.

  • 16 Give glory to the LORD your God before He brings darkness, and before your feet stumble on the darkening mountains. You hope for light, but He will turn it to gloom and thick darkness.

  • 37 The lampstand of pure gold with its lamps arranged in order, all its accessories, and the oil for the light were also brought.