Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version See to it, then, that the light within you is not darkness. New Living Translation Make sure that the light you think you have is not actually darkness. English Standard Version Therefore be careful lest the light in you be darkness. Berean Standard Bible Be careful, then, that the light within you is not darkness. Berean Literal Bible Therefore take heed, lest the light that is in you be darkness. King James Bible Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness. New King James Version Therefore take heed that the light which is in you is not darkness. New American Standard Bible So watch out that the light in you is not darkness. NASB 1995 “Then watch out that the light in you is not darkness. NASB 1977 “Then watch out that the light in you may not be darkness. Legacy Standard Bible Therefore watch out that the light in you is not darkness. Amplified Bible Be careful, therefore, that the light that is in you is not darkness. Christian Standard Bible Take care, then, that the light in you is not darkness. Holman Christian Standard Bible Take care then, that the light in you is not darkness. American Standard Version Look therefore whether the light that is in thee be not darkness. Aramaic Bible in Plain English “Take care therefore lest the light that is in you is darkness” Contemporary English Version So be sure your light isn't darkness. Douay-Rheims Bible Take heed therefore, that the light which is in thee, be not darkness. English Revised Version Look therefore whether the light that is in thee be not darkness. GOD'S WORD® Translation So be careful that the light in you isn't darkness. Good News Translation Make certain, then, that the light in you is not darkness. International Standard Version Therefore, be careful that the light in you isn't darkness. Literal Standard Version take heed, then, lest the light that [is] in you is darkness; Majority Standard Bible Be careful, then, that the light within you is not darkness. New American Bible Take care, then, that the light in you not become darkness. NET Bible Therefore see to it that the light in you is not darkness. New Revised Standard Version Therefore consider whether the light in you is not darkness. New Heart English Bible Therefore see whether the light that is in you is not darkness. Webster's Bible Translation Take heed therefore, that the light which is in thee be not darkness. Weymouth New Testament Consider therefore whether the light that is in you is anything but mere darkness. World English Bible Therefore see whether the light that is in you isn’t darkness. Young's Literal Translation take heed, then, lest the light that is in thee be darkness; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Lamp of the Body…34Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are good, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are bad, your body is full of darkness. 35Be careful, then, that the light within you is not darkness. 36So if your whole body is full of light, with no part of it in darkness, you will be radiant, as though a lamp were shining on you.”… Cross References Isaiah 5:20 Woe 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. Matthew 6:22 The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light. Luke 11:34 Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are good, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are bad, your body is full of darkness. Luke 11:36 So if your whole body is full of light, with no part of it in darkness, you will be radiant, as though a lamp were shining on you." Treasury of Scripture Take heed therefore that the light which is in you be not darkness. Proverbs 16:25 There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death. Proverbs 26:12 Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him. Isaiah 5:20,21 Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! … Jump to Previous Care Careful Consider Dark Darkness Heed Light Mere Watch Whether WithinJump to Next Care Careful Consider Dark Darkness Heed Light Mere Watch Whether WithinLuke 11 1. Jesus teaches us to pray, and that instantly;11. assuring us that God will give all good things to those who ask him. 14. He, casting out a demon, rebukes the blasphemous Pharisees; 27. and shows who are blessed; 29. preaches to the people; 37. and reprimands the outward show of holiness. (35) Take heed therefore that the light . . .--Better, See to it whether the light that is in thee be darkness. This takes the place in St. Luke's report of St. Matthew's (Luke 6:23) "If the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!" The warning is one which calls men to self-scrutiny. They need to examine their primary beliefs, their very intuitions of right and wrong, lest all they do should be vitiated at its very source. The call to do this implies that they must have a Light by which to judge their light, a Standard by which to test their standard, and that Light and Standard are found in the teaching of the Light that lighteth every man, in the recorded words and acts of the Son of Man. Greek Be careful,σκόπει (skopei) Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular Strong's 4648: To look at, regard attentively, take heed, beware, consider. From skopos; to take aim at, i.e. regard. then, οὖν (oun) Conjunction Strong's 3767: Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly. [that] the τὸ (to) Article - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. light φῶς (phōs) Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's 5457: Light, a source of light, radiance. From an obsolete phao; luminousness. within ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. you σοὶ (soi) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. is ἐστίν (estin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. not μὴ (mē) Adverb Strong's 3361: Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether. darkness. σκότος (skotos) Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's 4655: Darkness, either physical or moral. From the base of skia; shadiness, i.e. Obscurity. Links Luke 11:35 NIVLuke 11:35 NLT Luke 11:35 ESV Luke 11:35 NASB Luke 11:35 KJV Luke 11:35 BibleApps.com Luke 11:35 Biblia Paralela Luke 11:35 Chinese Bible Luke 11:35 French Bible Luke 11:35 Catholic Bible NT Gospels: Luke 11:35 Therefore see whether the light that (Luke Lu Lk) |
    |