Neither does a person light an [olive oil] lamp and place it under a bushel-sized container, but on a stand where it can illuminate everything in the house.
Matthew 6:22 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) Your eye is [like] a lamp to your body [i.e., your life]. If your eye sees things correctly, [then] your whole body [i.e., your entire life] will be illuminated [i.e., be directed into proper conduct]. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The eye is the lamp of the body. So if your eye is sound, your entire body will be full of light. American Standard Version (1901) The lamp of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. Common English Bible “The eye is the lamp of the body. Therefore, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light. Catholic Public Domain Version The lamp of your body is your eye. If your eye is wholesome, your entire body will be filled with light. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The light of thy body is thy eye. If thy eye be single, thy whole body shall be lightsome. |
Neither does a person light an [olive oil] lamp and place it under a bushel-sized container, but on a stand where it can illuminate everything in the house.
And every day they continued to meet together in the Temple [i.e., for teaching and worship]. They were enjoying their meals and the close fellowship they shared in the various homes, and were
But I am afraid that somehow, just as the snake tricked Eve by his cunning, your minds might[also] be led astray from your sincere and pure devotion to Christ.
Slaves, you should obey those who are your earthly masters, out of reverence and eagerness to please them, with a sincere heart, as you would [obey] Christ.
You slaves should obey your earthly masters in everything, [and] do not do it just when they are looking [at you], or to gain their favor, but do it with a sincere heart, out of reverence for the Lord.