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 away in a cellar nor under a basket, but on the lampstand, so that those who enter may see the light. 34Your eye is the lamp of your body; when your eye is clear, your whole body also is full of light; but when it is bad, your body also is full of darkness. So watch out that the light in you is not darkness. 36Therefore if your whole body is full of light, without any dark part, it will be wholly illuminated, as when the lamp illuminates you with its light.” 37Now when He had spoken, a Pharisee asked Him to have lunch with him; and 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

• Soοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• watchσκοπέωskopeō · to watch outG4648
• that the lightφῶςphōs · lightG5457
• in you is not darknessσκότοςskotos · darknessG4655

Cross-references for Luke 11:35

• Proverbs 16:25There is a way which seems right to a person, But its end is the way of death.
• Proverbs 26:12Do you see a person 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 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 7:48Not one of the rulers or Pharisees has believed in Him, has he?
• John 9:39And Jesus said, “For judgment I came into this world, so 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 are confident that you yourself are a guide to people who are blind, a light to those in darkness,
• 1 Corinthians 1:19For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, And the understanding of those who have understanding, I will confound.”
• 1 Corinthians 3:18Take care that no one deceives himself. If anyone among you thinks that he is wise in this age, he must become foolish, so that he may become wise.
• James 3:13Who among you is wise and understanding? Let him show by his good behavior his deeds in the gentleness of wisdom.
• 2 Peter 1:9For the one who lacks these qualities is blind or short-sighted, having forgotten his purification from his former sins.
• 2 Peter 2:18For, while speaking out arrogant words of no value they entice by fleshly desires, by indecent behavior, those who barely escape from the ones who live in error,
• Revelation 3:17Because you say, “I am rich, and have become wealthy, and have no need of anything,” and you do not know that you are wretched, miserable, 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

• Allow
• Clean
• Hinder
• Judgment
• Manner
• Ravening
• Seek
• Sign
• Teach
• Tithe

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