American Standard Version
Luke 11:36
36If 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.
Luke 11:36 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)Therefore, if your whole body is full of light, and no part of it dark, it will be just as full of light as when a lamp shines its light on you.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)If then your whole body is full of light, having no part dark, it will be wholly bright, as when a lamp with its rays gives you light."
- New King James Version (NKJV)If then your whole body is full of light, having no part dark, the whole body will be full of light, as when the bright shining of a lamp gives you light.”
Context of Luke 11:36
34The lamp of thy body is thine eye: when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when it is evil, thy body also is full of darkness. 35Look therefore whether the light that is in thee be not darkness. 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. 37Now as he spake, a Pharisee asketh him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat. 38And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first bathed himself before dinner.
Read all of Luke 11Luke 11:36 word by word
εἰ οὖν τὸ σῶμά σου ὅλον φωτεινὸν μὴ ἔχον μέρος τι σκοτεινόν, ἔσται φωτεινὸν ὅλον, ὡς ὅταν ὁ λύχνος τῇ ἀστραπῇ φωτίζῃ σε.¶Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Luke 11:36
- Psalms 119:97Oh how love I thy law! It is my meditation all the day.
- Proverbs 1:5That the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; And that the man of understanding may attain unto sound counsels:
- Proverbs 2:1My son, if thou wilt receive my words, And lay up my commandments with thee;
- Proverbs 4:18But the path of the righteous is as the dawning light, That shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
- Proverbs 6:23For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; And reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
- Proverbs 20:27The spirit of man is the lamp of Jehovah, Searching all his innermost parts.
- Isaiah 8:20To the law and to the testimony! if they speak not according to this word, surely there is no morning for them.
- Isaiah 42:16And I will bring the blind by a way that they know not; in paths that they know not will I lead them; I will make darkness light before them, and crooked places straight. These things will I do, and I will not forsake them.
- Hosea 6:3And let us know, let us follow on to know Jehovah: his going forth is sure as the morning; and he will come unto us as the rain, as the latter rain that watereth the earth.
- Matthew 13:11And he answered and said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
- Mark 4:24And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete it shall be measured unto you; and more shall be given unto you.
- 2 Corinthians 4:6Seeing it is God, that said, Light shall shine out of darkness, who shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
- Ephesians 4:14that we may be no longer children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, in craftiness, after the wiles of error;
- Colossians 3:16Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts unto God.
- 2 Timothy 3:15and that from a babe thou hast known the sacred writings which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
- Hebrews 5:14But solid food is for fullgrown men, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern good and evil.
Commentaries on Luke 11:36
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 36The whole shall be full of light - Or, altogether enlightened; i.e. when the eye is perfect, it enlightens the whole body. Every object within the reach of the eye is as completely seen as if there was an eye in every part. So the eye is to every part of the body what the lamp is to every part of the house. When the light of Christ dwells fully in the heart, it extends its influence to every thought, word, and action; and directs its possessor how he is…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 33-36Verses 33-36 These verses are found in Matthew, but in a different connection. See the notes at Matthew 5:15; Matthew 6:22-23.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 29-36Verses 29-36 Christ promised that there should be one sign more given, even the sign of Jonah the prophet; which in Matthew is explained, as meaning the resurrection of Christ; and he warned them to improve this sign. But though Christ himself were the constant preacher in any congregation, and worked miracles daily among them, yet unless his grace humbled their hearts, they would not profit by his word. Let us not desire more evidence and fuller teaching…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 35-36Light and darkness are metaphors for good and evil (John 1:5; 3:19; 8:12; 12:35; Acts 26:18; Romans 13:12; 2 Corinthians 4:6; 6:14; Ephesians 5:8; 1 Thessalonians 5:5; 1 Peter 2:9; 1 John 1:5; 2:8–9).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33-3633-36. (See on Mt 5:14-16; Mt 6:22, 23.) But Lu 11:36 here is peculiarly vivid, expressing what pure, beautiful, broad perceptions the clarity of the inward eye imparts.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Luke 11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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