Take heed = Seq. Greek. skopeo. Occurs only here Romans 16:17 . 2 Corinthians 4:18 . Galatians 1:6 , Galatians 1:1 .Philippians 1:2 , Philippians 1:4 ; Philippians 3:17 , light . Greek phos. See App-130 . read more
no . Greek. me. App-105 . the bright shining of a candle = the lamp with its brilliance. doth give thee light = may light thee. Greek. photizo. Compare App-130 . read more
No man, when he hath lighted a lamp, putteth it in a cellar, neither under the bushel, but on the stand, that they which enter in may see the light. The lamp of the body is thine eye: when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when it is evil, thy body also is full of darkness. Look therefore whether the light that is in thee be not darkness. If therefore thy whole body be full of light, having no part dark, it shall be wholly full of light as when the lamp with its... read more
Luke 11:34-36. When thine eye is single, &c.— That they might understand his parable, and be excited to make a proper improvement of the noble faculty, or power, whose use he had been describing, our Lord puts them in mind that the intention or will performs for the soul of man the office which the eye does for the body. See on Matthew 6:22. Take heed, says he, therefore, that the light which is in thee be not darkness. "Keep thy intention, through divine grace, as free as possible from the... read more
33-36. (See on :-; :-.) But :- here is peculiarly vivid, expressing what pure, beautiful, broad perceptions the clarity of the inward eye imparts. :-. DENUNCIATION OF THE PHARISEES. read more
C. The results of popular opposition 11:14-54Luke recorded the climax of the rejection of Jesus and His message and then narrated Jesus’ instructions to His disciples about how they should live in view of rejection. read more
The parable of the hidden lamp 11:33 (cf. Matthew 5:15)This was another parable that Jesus evidently used repeatedly during His itinerant teaching ministry. In Matthew’s account He used it to encourage the disciples to bear witness publicly (cf. Luke 8:16). Here He used it to illustrate His own role as someone who dispels darkness. read more
4. The importance of responding to the light 11:33-36This exhortation concluded the controversy about signs (Luke 11:16; Luke 11:29-33), as Jesus’ teaching about the importance of obeying God’s Word (Luke 11:27-28) concluded the controversy about casting out demons (Luke 11:14-26). Both conclusions called on Jesus’ hearers to respond to His teaching rather than continuing in the darkness of ignorance. read more
Jesus also used this parable, at least the negative part of it, in the Sermon on the Mount. Jesus compared the human eye to a lamp in both situations, not in the sense of being sources of light but as vehicles through which illumination comes. In Matthew’s Gospel He taught that a person’s attitudes can affect his ability to "see" (i.e., comprehend spiritual truth) with the emphasis on the eye. Here the emphasis is on the light and the point is the importance of admitting the light, in this case... read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 11:34
light = lamp. Same word as "candle "in Luke 11:33 . See App-130 . eye. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Subject), App-6 , for the eyesight. single = sound: referring to the eyesight as "good", Occ:. only here and Matthew 6:22 . full of light = illuminated. evil. Greek. poneros. See App-128 . full of darkness = dark. read more