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Printable version; In other projects ... meaning tranquillity of mind or onepointedness; James 1, a passage in the Christian Bible discussing double-mindedness ...
22 The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. Johann Bengel argues that the Pharisees in Luke's Gospel , who derided Jesus' teaching on singleness of heart, [ 1 ] also considered themselves "accomplished" in the skills of serving two masters.
Since the mid-16th century, editors have further subdivided each chapter into verses – each consisting of a few short lines or of one or more sentences. Sometimes a sentence spans more than one verse, as in the case of Ephesians 2:8–9, and sometimes there is more than one sentence in a single verse, as in the case of Genesis 1:2.
In the King James Version of the English Bible the text reads: The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. The World English Bible translates the passage as: “The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is sound, your whole body will be full of light.
Since a cubit is roughly equivalent to a step, Nolland reads this verse as meaning that worry won't help one take a single step towards maturity. [1] With either translation, the meaning of this verse is the same. Jesus is here telling his followers that there is nothing to gain in life by being worried or anxious.
That this verse refers to Joseph as Mary's husband does not conflict or mean a change in circumstances from Matthew 1:18, where he is merely her betrothed. The betrothal of the period was a formal arrangement and the couple can reasonably be considered husband and wife while betrothed.
The verse is similar to Mark 9:47, and a version much closer to that in Mark appears at Matthew 18:9. [1] This verse, along with the next one, is the most extreme part of the Sermon on the Mount. R. T. France notes that the severity of this verse is unparalleled in the contemporary literature. [2] It advocates an action that is extremely drastic.
Or perhaps it may mean the lights of grace, "against which obstinate sinners shut their eyes." [3] The concept of a struggle between light and darkness is expressed in the NIV wording above and similarly in the Revised Standard Version. [4] J. B. Phillips offers the reading "The light still shines in the darkness and the darkness has never put ...