マタイの福音書 6:22-23 JCB

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 6:19-34

Sermon on the mount: 5. Thought for the morrow. There has been set before us a righteousness, perfect in its outward expression and in its root, and if now we ask—How are we to attain this? we are told—By loving it. That is the only way. "Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also." Your likings are the eyes of your inner man; if they are rightly placed your whole life will be right. Just as a man has an organ to guide him in the physical world, so he has an organ for his guiding... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 6:22

The inspiration of a noble aim. "The light of the body is the eye." Different versions give "lantern," or "candle," or "lamp." Then the idea is, that the aim and purpose a man has in life will be like a light shining on all his life and work and relations. If the aim be a high and noble one, it will brighten and ennoble all his doings. If it be a low and ignoble one, it will discolour and degrade all his doings. Or, to take another view: a man's aim in life will be like the eye, through... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 6:22-23

The light of the body is the eye, etc. Parallel passage: Luke 11:34-36 , where it immediately follows the illustration of putting a lamp under the bushel ( Matthew 5:15 ). The excessive difficulty of Luke's verse 36 points to Luke having preserved on the whole the more original form of the saying; but it seems quite impossible to say which is its more original position. It suits the context quite as well in Matthew as in Luke, while the mere verbal similarity of λύχνος may have... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 6:22-23

Simplicity of conscience. The illustration seems to be this—We see only through our eyes. All the light that the body enjoys comes through that pair of delicate organs. Thus, as the means of bringing light to us, our eyes are our lamps. Now, if the two eyes are confused so that they see double, they distort our vision. They must form a single image between them for us to be able to see clearly. If worse should happen, and our eyes should be blinded, all the blaze of noon can bring no light... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 6:22-23

The lamp of the body. Make a few introductory remarks on the brevity, the force of suggestion, and the depth of significance of these words of Jesus Christ. Explain that "the light of the body" should be rendered "the lamp of the body;" and that the word is distinct from the last word of the verse, rightly rendered "light." From the inattention that arises from so great familiarity with one of the grandest wonders of our life, both bodily and intelligent, strive to win this gracious... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 6:22-23

Purpose. The eye is the symbol for the purpose, motive, or intention of the heart. It is also put for the understanding. The head is powerfully influenced by the heart. Consider— I. THE EYE IN RELATION TO THE LIGHT . 1 . The eye is not self-luminous. 2 . It is the capacity for receiving light. 3 . The capacity for God may be destroyed. II. THE EYE IN RELATION TO THE BODY . 1 . Motive gives quality to conduct. 2 . The matter is... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 6:22-23

The light of the body ... - The sentiment stated in the preceding verses - the duty of fixing the affections on heavenly things - Jesus proceeds to illustrate by a reference to the “eye.” When the eye is directed steadily toward an object, and is in health, or is single, everything is clear and plain. If it vibrates, flies to different objects, is fixed on no one singly, or is diseased, nothing is seen clearly. Everything is dim and confused. The man, therefore, is unsteady. The eye regulates... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 6:22

Matthew 6:22. The light Or lamp rather, as ο λυχνος should be translated, of the body, is the eye That is, it is by the eye that a person has light to direct him in his bodily motions, and in the use of his bodily members. If therefore thine eye be single Απλους , simple, not mixed with noxious humours, but clear and sound; so both Chrysostom and Theophylact understand the expression, considering it as synonymous with υγιης , whole; thy whole body shall be full of light ... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Matthew 6:19-34

42. Concern about material things (Matthew 6:19-34; Luke 12:22-34)People who come into the kingdom of God should not view the material things of earthly life as others view them. They should put God’s interests first and be generous in giving to others. Those who set their hearts on material things are being disloyal to God, and guarantee bitter disappointment for themselves in the end (Matthew 6:19-21).To illustrate the results of right and wrong attitudes to material things, Jesus referred to... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 6:22

light = lamp. Greek. luchnos. App-130 . single = clear. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 6:19-34

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The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 6:22-23

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 6:22-23

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 6:22-23

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 6:22-23

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 6:22-23

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 6:22

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Matthew 6:19-34

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 6:22

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