Luke 11:34 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

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.

Luke 11:34

34 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.