Matthew 6:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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!”
Matthew 6:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Matthew 6:23 in 6 Bible Translations
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Matthew 6:23 WEB — 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!”
Matthew 6:23 — World English Bible
Matthew 6:23 ASV — 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! ”
Matthew 6:23 — American Standard Version
Matthew 6:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“but if thine eye may be evil, all thy body shall be dark; if, therefore, the light that <FI>is<Fi> in thee is darkness--the darkness, how great!”
Matthew 6:23 — Young's Literal Translation
Matthew 6:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“but if thine eye be wicked, thy whole body will be dark. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great the darkness! ”
Matthew 6:23 — Darby Translation
Matthew 6:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“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?”
Matthew 6:23 — Geneva Bible
Matthew 6:23 in Context — Matthew 6
21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
22 The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.
23 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!
24 No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought 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 meat, and the body than raiment?
What Does Matthew 6:23 Mean?
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