Matthew

Matthew 6:23

²³But if your eyes are bad,^e your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!

Footnotes

e 6:23 Literally if your eye is evil; see Proverbs 23:6|PRO 23:6and Proverbs 28:22

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Word by word

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
if	ἐὰν	ean	Conjunction	G1437 if
your	σου	sou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
eyes	ὀφθαλμός	ophthalmos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3788 the eye
are	ᾖ	ē	Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
bad	πονηρὸς	ponēros	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4190 evil, bad, wicked
your	σου	sou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
whole	ὅλον	holon	Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular	G3650 all, the whole, entire
body	σῶμά	sōma	Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G4983 body, flesh
will be	ἔσται	estai	Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
full of darkness	σκοτεινὸν	skoteinon	Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular	G4652 full of darkness, dark
If	εἰ	ei	Conjunction	G1487 if
then	οὖν	oun	Conjunction	G3767 therefore, then
the	τὸ	to	Article - Nominative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
light	φῶς	phōs	Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G5457 light, a source of light
within	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
you	σοὶ	soi	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
is	ἐστίν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
darkness	σκότος	skotos	Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G4655 darkness
how great	πόσον	poson	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G4214 how much, how great, how many
that	τὸ	to	Article - Nominative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
darkness	σκότος	skotos	Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G4655 darkness

Cross-references

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1 John 2:11 · Matthew 6:22 · Isaiah 5:20–21 · Proverbs 26:12 · Jeremiah 4:22 · 1 Corinthians 3:18–19 · 1 Corinthians 1:18–20 · Isaiah 44:18–20 · Romans 2:17–23 · Ephesians 4:18 · 1 Corinthians 2:14 · Ephesians 5:8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.