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The Lamp of the Body

Luke 11:35

In 9 translations

BSB
Be careful, then, that the light within you is not darkness.
KJV
Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness.
WEB
Therefore see whether the light that is in you isn’t darkness.
ASV
Look therefore whether the light that is in thee be not darkness.
LSV
take heed, then, lest the light that [is] in you is darkness;
YLT
take heed, then, lest the light that [is] in thee be darkness;
DBY
See therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness.
DRC
Take heed therefore, that the light which is in thee, be not darkness.
GNV
Take heede therefore, that the light which is in thee, be not darkenesse.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Greek has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT
σκόπει οὖν μὴ τὸ φῶς τὸ ἐν σοὶ σκότος ἐστίν.
RP2018
Σκόπει οὖν μὴ τὸ φῶς τὸ ἐν σοὶ σκότος ἐστίν.
TR-Boyd
Σκόπει οὖν μὴ τὸ φῶς τὸ ἐν σοὶ σκότος ἐστίν.
SCR1894
σκοπει ουν μη το φως το εν σοι σκοτος εστιν

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Proverbs 16:25There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.
  • 2 Peter 1:9But whoever lacks these traits is nearsighted to the point of blindness, having forgotten that he has been cleansed from his past sins.
  • James 3:13–17Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good conduct, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom. But if you harbor bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast in…
  • 1 Corinthians 1:19–21For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.” Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made…
  • Romans 1:22Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools,
  • Isaiah 5:20–21Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who turn darkness to light and light to darkness, who replace bitter with sweet and sweet with bitter. Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own…
  • 1 Corinthians 3:18–20Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become a fool, so that he may become wise. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches…
  • Revelation 3:17You say, ‘I am rich; I have grown wealthy and need nothing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.
  • Romans 2:19–23if you are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light for those in darkness, an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of infants, because you have in the law the embodiment of knowledge and truth— you, then,…
  • Proverbs 26:12Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
  • John 9:39–41Then Jesus declared, “For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind may see and those who see may become blind.” Some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard this, and they asked Him, “Are we blind too?”…
  • 2 Peter 2:18With lofty but empty words, they appeal to the sensual passions of the flesh and entice those who are just escaping from others who live in error.
  • John 7:48–49“Have any of the rulers or Pharisees believed in Him? But this crowd that does not know the law, they are under a curse.”
  • Jeremiah 8:8–9How can you say, ‘We are wise, and the Law of the LORD is with us,’ when in fact the lying pen of the scribes has produced a deception? The wise will be put to shame; they will be dismayed and trapped. Since they have…

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