English Standard Version
Luke 11:35
35Therefore be careful lest the light in you be darkness.
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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore take heed that the light which is in you is not darkness.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Make sure that the light you think you have is not actually darkness.
Context of Luke 11:35
33"No one after lighting a lamp puts it in a cellar or under a basket, but on a stand, so that those who enter may see the light. 34Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is full of light, but when it is bad, your body is full of darkness. Therefore be careful lest the light in you be darkness. 36If 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." 37While Jesus was speaking, a Pharisee asked him to dine with him, so he went in and reclined at table.
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σκόπει οὖν μὴ τὸ φῶς τὸ ἐν σοὶ σκότος ἐστίν.Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Luke 11:35
- Proverbs 16:25There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death.
- Proverbs 26:12Do you see a man 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 put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!
- Jeremiah 8:8"How can you say, 'We are wise, and the law of the Lord is with us'? But behold, the lying pen of the scribes has made it into a lie.
- John 7:48Have any of the authorities or the Pharisees believed in him?
- John 9:39Jesus said, "For judgment I came into this world, that those who do not see may see, and those who see may become blind."
- Romans 1:22Claiming to be wise, they became fools,
- Romans 2:19and if you are sure that you yourself are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness,
- 1 Corinthians 1:19For it is written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart."
- 1 Corinthians 3:18Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you thinks that he is wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise.
- James 3:13Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom.
- 2 Peter 1:9For whoever lacks these qualities is so nearsighted that he is blind, having forgotten that he was cleansed from his former sins.
- 2 Peter 2:18For, speaking loud boasts of folly, they entice by sensual passions of the flesh those who are barely escaping from those who live in error.
- Revelation 3:17For you say, I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing, not realizing that you are wretched, pitiable, 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
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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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