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Matthew 6:23

King James Version (KJV)

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Matthew 6:23

Verse 23 of 34

Scripture focus

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 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Matthew 6:23

Theological / Devotional

But if. Compare Luke 11:34, 35.

Evil. Gr. poneros, here meaning “in poor condition,” “sick.” A man with an “evil” eye, says Robertson, is a man who keeps one “eye on the hoarded treasures of earth and roll[s] the other proudly up to heaven.” Spiritually walleyed, he sees double, with the result that he is double-minded (see on v. 24) and thinks it possible to enjoy all that earth has to offer and then to enter upon the eternal joys of heaven. Love of self has warped his vision to the extent that, like Eve, he sees things that are not so (see Gen. 3:6).

How great. Darkness of soul dwarfs the whole character and personality.

By SdaBc