Luke 11:35

Luke 11:35 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness.
• New International Version (NIV)See to it, then, that the light within you is not darkness.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore be careful lest the light in you be darkness.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore take heed that the light which is in you is not darkness.

Context of Luke 11:35

33“No one lights a lamp and puts it in the cellar or under a basket, but on a lampstand, so that those who come in may see its light. 34Your eye is the lamp of the body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is also full of light. But when it is bad, your body is also full of darkness. Take care, then, that the light in you is not darkness. 36If, therefore, your whole body is full of light, with no part of it in darkness, it will be entirely illuminated, as when a lamp shines its light on you.” 37As he was speaking, a Pharisee asked him to dine with him. So he went in and reclined at the table.

Luke 11:35 word by word

σκόπει οὖν μὴ τὸ φῶς τὸ ἐν σοὶ σκότος ἐστίν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Take heedσκοπέωskopeō · to watch outG4648
• thereforeοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• the lightὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the lightφῶςphōs · lightG5457
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• theeσύsu · youG4771
• beεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• notμήmē · notG3361
• darknessσκότοςskotos · darknessG4655

Cross-references for Luke 11:35

• Proverbs 16:25There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end is the way to death.
• Proverbs 26:12Do you see a person who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
• Isaiah 5:20Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness, who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter.
• Jeremiah 8:8“How can you claim, ‘We are wise; the law of the Lord is with us’? In fact, the lying pen of scribes has produced falsehood.
• John 7:48Have any of the rulers or Pharisees believed in him?
• John 9:39Jesus said, “I came into this world for judgment, in order that those who do not see will see and those who do see will become blind.”
• Romans 1:22Claiming to be wise, they became fools
• Romans 2:19and if you are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light to those in darkness,
• 1 Corinthians 1:19For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and I will set aside the intelligence of the intelligent.
• 1 Corinthians 3:18Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you thinks he is wise in this age, let him become a fool so that he can become wise.
• James 3:13Who among you is wise and understanding? By his good conduct he should show that his works are done in the gentleness that comes from wisdom.
• 2 Peter 1:9The person who lacks these things is blind and shortsighted and has forgotten the cleansing from his past sins.
• 2 Peter 2:18For by uttering boastful, empty words, they seduce, with fleshly desires and debauchery, people who have barely escaped from those who live in error.
• Revelation 3:17For you say, ‘I’m rich; I have become wealthy and need nothing,’ and you don’t realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.

Commentaries on Luke 11:35

• 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

Topics related to Luke 11:35

• Confidence
• Conscience
• Influence
• Jesus, the Christ
• Minister, Christian
• Pharisees
• Self-Righteousness
• Watchfulness
• Wisdom

In the dictionaries

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• Judgment
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• Seek
• Sign
• Teach
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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