36 If thy whole body therefore be full of light, having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light, as when the bright shining of a candle doth give thee light. Ver. 36. Having no part dark ] The regenerate man is totus diaphanus, like a crystal glass, with a lamp in the midst. read more
when: Luke 8:16, Luke 8:17, Matthew 5:15, Mark 4:21, Mark 4:22 a bushel: Matthew 5:15 may see: Matthew 5:16, Matthew 10:27, John 11:9, John 12:46, Philippians 2:15, Philippians 2:16 Reciprocal: 1 Timothy 5:25 - cannot Revelation 11:4 - two candlesticks read more
light of: Psalms 119:18, Matthew 6:22, Matthew 6:23, Mark 8:18, Acts 26:18, Ephesians 1:17 single: Acts 2:46, 2 Corinthians 1:12, 2 Corinthians 11:3, Ephesians 6:5, Colossians 3:22 but: Genesis 19:11, 2 Kings 6:15-Proverbs :, Psalms 81:12, Proverbs 28:22, Isaiah 6:10, Isaiah 29:10, Isaiah 42:19, Isaiah 44:18, Jeremiah 5:21, Mark 4:12, Mark 7:22, Acts 13:11, Romans 11:8-2 Samuel :, 2 Corinthians 4:4, 2 Thessalonians 2:9-2 Kings : Reciprocal: Ecclesiastes 2:13 - light John 9:39 - might be read more
Proverbs 16:25, Proverbs 26:12, Isaiah 5:20, Isaiah 5:21, Jeremiah 8:8, Jeremiah 8:9, John 7:48, John 7:49, John 9:39-Mark :, Romans 1:22, Romans 2:19-Isaiah :, 1 Corinthians 1:19-Ecclesiastes :, 1 Corinthians 3:18-Proverbs :, James 3:13-Esther :, 2 Peter 1:9, 2 Peter 2:18, Revelation 3:17 Reciprocal: Ecclesiastes 2:13 - light Matthew 6:1 - heed 1 Corinthians 3:10 - But let every read more
the whole: Psalms 119:97- :, Proverbs 1:5, Proverbs 2:1-1 Kings :, Proverbs 4:18, Proverbs 4:19, Proverbs 6:23, Proverbs 20:27, Isaiah 8:20, Isaiah 42:16, Hosea 6:3, Matthew 13:11, Matthew 13:12, Matthew 13:52, Mark 4:24, Mark 4:25, 2 Corinthians 4:6, Ephesians 4:14, Colossians 3:16, 2 Timothy 3:15-Esther :, Hebrews 5:14, James 1:25, 2 Peter 3:18 the bright shining of a candle: Gr. a candle by its bright shining Reciprocal: 2 Timothy 1:10 - and hath read more
No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come in may see the light.The meaning is, God gives you this Gospel light, that you may repent. Let your eye be singly fixed on him, aim only at pleasing God; and while you do this, your whole soul will be full of wisdom, holiness, and happiness. Matthew 5:15; Mark 4:21; Luke 8:16. read more
The light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when thine eye is evil, thy body also is full of darkness.But when thine eye is evil — When thou aimest at any thing else, thou wilt be full of folly, sin, and misery. On the contrary, Matthew 6:22. read more
If thy whole body therefore be full of light, having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light, as when the bright shining of a candle doth give thee light.If thy whole body be full of light — If thou art filled with holy wisdom, having no part dark, giving way to no sin or folly, then that heavenly principle will, like the clear flame of a lamp in a room that was dark before, shed its light into all thy powers and faculties. read more
33-36. See notes on Matthew 5:15-16; Matthew 6:22-23. Our Lord here repeats the images and illustrations used in the parallel passages of the Sermon on the Mount. The connection here is clear. If his hearers’ light had not been darkened, they would have seen that he was a greater than Jonah. read more
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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Luke 11:35
35 Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness. Ver. 35-36. SeeMatthew 6:22-23; Matthew 6:22-23 read more