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Matthew 6:23

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

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

But^G1161 if^G1437 thine^G4675 eye^G3788 be evil^G4190, thy^G4675 whole^G3650 body^G4983 shall be^G2071 full of darkness^G4652. If^G1487 therefore^G3767 the light^G5457 that is^G2076 in^G1722 thee^G4671 be darkness^G4655, how great^G4214 is that darkness^G4655!

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Original Greek

ἐὰν δὲ ὁ ὀφθαλμός σου πονηρὸς ᾖ, ὅλον τὸ σῶμά σου σκοτεινὸν ἔσται. εἰ οὖν τὸ φῶς τὸ ἐν σοὶ σκότος ἐστί, τὸ σκότος πόσον;

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
ἐὰν	ean	G1437	COND	if
δὲ	de	G1161	CONJ	But
ὁ	ho	G3588	T-NSM	*
ὀφθαλμός	ophthalmos	G3788	N-NSM	eye
σου	sou	G4675	P-2GS	thine
πονηρὸς	ponēros	G4190	A-NSM	evil
ᾖ,	ē	G5600	V-PAS-3S	be
ὅλον	holon	G3650	A-NSN	whole
τὸ	to	G3588	T-NSN	*
σῶμά	sōma	G4983	N-NSN	body
σου	sou	G4675	P-2GS	thy
σκοτεινὸν	skoteinon	G4652	A-NSN	full of darkness
ἔσται.	estai	G2071	V-FDI-3S	shall be
εἰ	ei	G1487	COND	If
οὖν	oun	G3767	CONJ	therefore
τὸ	to	G3588	T-NSN	the
φῶς	phōs	G5457	N-NSN	light
τὸ	to	G3588	T-NSN	*
ἐν	en	G1722	PREP	in
σοὶ	soi	G4671	P-2DS	thee
σκότος	skotos	G4655	N-NSN	be darkness
ἐστί,	esti	G2076	V-PAI-3S	that is
τὸ	to	G3588	T-NSN	*
σκότος	skotos	G4655	N-NSN	that darkness
πόσον;	poson	G4214	Q-NSN	how great

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G1161 — δέ (dé, deh): but, on the other hand, and — a primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.:--also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
• G1437 — ἐάν (eán, eh-an'): if — from εἰ and ἄν; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.; often used in connection with other particles to denote indefiniteness or uncertainty:--before, but, except, (and) if, (if) so, (what-, whither-)soever, though, when (-soever), whether (or), to whom, (who-)so(-ever). See μή.
• G1487 — εἰ (ei, i): if — a primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.:--forasmuch as, if, that, (al-)though, whether. Often used in connection or composition with other particles, especially as in εἴγε, εἰ δὲ μή(γε), εἰ καί, εἰ μή, εἰ μή τι, εἴ περ, εἴ πως, εἴ τις, ἐκ. See also ἐάν.
• G1722 — ἐν (en, en): in, on, among — a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between εἰς and ἐκ); "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.:--about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (… sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.
• G2071 — ἔσομαι (ésomai, es'-om-ahee): future of εἰμί; will be:--shall (should) be (have), (shall) come (to pass), X may have, X fall, what would follow, X live long, X sojourn.
• G2076 — ἐστί (estí, es-tee'): third person singular present indicative of εἰμί; he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are:--are, be(-long), call, X can(-not), come, consisteth, X dure for a while, + follow, X have, (that) is (to say), make, meaneth, X must needs, + profit, + remaineth, + wrestle.
• G3650 — ὅλος (hólos, hol'-os): all, the whole, entire — a primary word; "whole" or "all", i.e. complete (in extent, amount, time or degree), especially (neuter) as noun or adverb:--all, altogether, every whit, + throughout, whole.
• G3767 — οὖν (oûn, oon): therefore, then — apparently a primary word; (adverbially) certainly, or (conjunctionally) accordingly:--and (so, truly), but, now (then), so (likewise then), then, therefore, verily, wherefore.
• G3788 — ὀφθαλμός (ophthalmós, of-thal-mos'): the eye — from ὀπτάνομαι; the eye (literally or figuratively); by implication, vision; figuratively, envy (from the jealous side-glance):--eye, sight.
• G4190 — πονηρός (ponērós, pon-ay-ros'): evil, bad, wicked — from a derivative of πόνος; hurtful, i.e. evil (properly, in effect or influence, and thus differing from κακός, which refers rather to essential character, as well as from σαπρός, which indicates degeneracy from original virtue); figuratively, calamitous; also (passively) ill, i.e. diseased; but especially (morally) culpable, i.e. derelict, vicious, facinorous; neuter (singular) mischief, malice, or (plural) guilt; masculine (singular) the devil, or (plural) sinners:--bad, evil, grievous, harm, lewd, malicious, wicked(-ness). See also πονηρότερος.
• G4214 — πόσος (pósos, pos'-os): how much, how great, how many — from an absolute (who, what) and ὅς; interrogative pronoun (of amount) how much (large, long or (plural) many):--how great (long, many), what.
• G4652 — σκοτεινός (skoteinós, skot-i-nos'): full of darkness, dark — from σκότος; opaque, i.e. (figuratively) benighted:--dark, full of darkness.
• G4655 — σκότος (skótos, skot'-os): darkness — from the base of σκιά; shadiness, i.e. obscurity (literally or figuratively):--darkness.
• G4671 — σοί (soí, soy): dative case of σύ; to thee:--thee, thine own, thou, thy.
• G4675 — σοῦ (soû, soo): genitive case of σύ; of thee, thy:--X home, thee, thine (own), thou, thy.
• G4983 — σῶμα (sōma, so'-mah): body, flesh — from σώζω; the body (as a sound whole), used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively:--bodily, body, slave.
• G5457 — φῶς (phōs, foce): light, a source of light — from an obsolete (to shine or make manifest, especially by rays; compare φαίνω, φημί); luminousness (in the widest application, natural or artificial, abstract or concrete, literal or figurative):--fire, light.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the — the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
• G5600 — ὦ (ō, o): the subjunctive of εἰμί; (may, might, can, could, would, should, must, etc.; also with εἰ and its comparative, as well as with other particles) be:--+ appear, are, (may, might, should) be, X have, is, + pass the flower of her age, should stand, were.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• If — Proverbs 26:12, Isaiah 5:20-21, Isaiah 8:20, Jeremiah 4:22, Jeremiah 8:8-9, Matthew 23:16-28, Luke 8:10, John 9:39-41, Romans 1:22, Romans 2:17-23, 1 Corinthians 1:18-20, 1 Corinthians 2:14, 1 Corinthians 3:18-19, Revelation 3:17-18
• thine — Isaiah 44:18-20, Matthew 20:15, Mark 7:22, Ephesians 4:18, Ephesians 5:8, 1 John 2:11

Reciprocal references (12): Genesis 3:5, Leviticus 13:29, Leviticus 13:44, Proverbs 14:6, Ecclesiastes 2:13, Luke 6:42, Luke 11:34, John 1:9, Acts 26:18, Romans 2:19, 2 Corinthians 3:14, Hebrews 5:14

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: BLINDNESS-VISION, LIGHT-DARKNESS
• Torrey’s: BLINDNESS, SPIRITUAL, EYE, THE
• Nave’s: BLINDNESS, COMMANDMENTS, CONSCIENCE, DARKNESS, RELIGION, WICKED (PEOPLE), WISDOM

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