Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - Luke 11:34

Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - Luke 11:34 - 11:34

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Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - Luke 11:34 - 11:34

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34. ὁ λύχνος τοῦ σώματός ἐστιν ὁ ὁφθαλμός σου. ‘Thine eye is the lamp of the body,’ since the word is the same as in the last verse.

ὅταν ὁ ὀφθαλμός σου ἁπλοῦς ᾖ. The eye in this clause is the ‘inward eye’ of conscience; the ‘illuminated eye of the heart,’ Eph 1:17-18. “Single,” i.e. unsophisticated; in its normal condition.

ἐπὰν δὲ πονηρὸς ᾖ. The ‘evil eye’ is especially one of hate, Rom 12:8; Sir 14:8-10. The inward eye should be spiritual; when it becomes carnal the man can no longer see that which is only spiritually discerned, and he takes God’s wisdom for foolishness, 1Co 2:14; 1Co 3:18-20.