Luke 11:35

Therefore make sure that the light within yoʋ is not darkness.

Text-Critical English NT

In The King James Version

Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness.

In Context

34The lamp of the body is the eye. So when yoʋr eye is clear, yoʋr whole body is full of light. But when yoʋr eye is bad, yoʋr body is full of darkness.

36If then yoʋr whole body is full of light, having no part dark, it will be entirely light, like when a lamp gives yoʋ light with its rays.”

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Cross References

John 7:48Have any of the rulers or the Pharisees believed in him?

Romans 1:22Claiming to be wise, they became fools

1 Corinthians 1:19For it is written, “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the intelligence of the intelligent I will nullify.”

James 3:13Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct he should show that his works are done with the gentleness that comes from wisdom.

Matthew Henry on Luke 11:30-37

The Sign of the Prophet Jonah. 29 And when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say, This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet. 30 For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation. 31 The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a… Read the whole commentary →

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