Matthew 6:22-24
Amplified Bible
22 “The eye is the lamp of the body; so if your eye is clear [spiritually perceptive], your whole body will be full of light [benefiting from God’s precepts]. 23 But if your eye is bad [spiritually blind], your whole body will be full of darkness [devoid of God’s precepts]. So if the [very] light inside you [your inner self, your heart, your conscience] is darkness, how great and terrible is that darkness!
24 “No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon [money, possessions, fame, status, or whatever is valued more than the Lord].
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Matthew 6:22-24
New King James Version
The Lamp of the Body(A)
22 (B)“The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is [a]good, your whole body will be full of light. 23 But if your eye is [b]bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is that darkness!
You Cannot Serve God and Riches
24 (C)“No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. (D)You cannot serve God and [c]mammon.
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- Matthew 6:22 Clear, or healthy
- Matthew 6:23 Evil, or unhealthy
- Matthew 6:24 Lit., in Aram., riches
Matthew 6:22-24
New International Version
22 “The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy,[a] your whole body will be full of light. 23 But if your eyes are unhealthy,[b] your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!
24 “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.(A)
Footnotes
- Matthew 6:22 The Greek for healthy here implies generous.
- Matthew 6:23 The Greek for unhealthy here implies stingy.
Matthew 6:22-24
English Standard Version
22 (A)“The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light, 23 (B)but if (C)your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!
24 (D)“No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and (E)money.[a]
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- Matthew 6:24 Greek mammon, a Semitic word for money or possessions
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