Matthew 6:22 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

²² 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].

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²² 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

²² 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)

²² 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

²² “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

²² 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

²² The light of thy body is thy eye. If thy eye be single, thy whole body shall be lightsome.

Matthew 6:22 Cross References

Matthew 5:15

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.

Acts 2:46

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

2 Corinthians 11:3

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.

Ephesians 6:5

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.

Colossians 3:22

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.