Focused Passage

Luke 11:33-36

Prayer, Kingdom Conflict, True Hearing, and the Exposure of Hypocrisy

Luke moves from Jesus teaching prayer to the Father’s generosity, from exorcism to kingdom conflict, from sign-seeking to the sign of Jonah, from biological blessing to obedient hearing, and from outward religious appearance to inward corruption exposed by Jesus’ woes.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

33 No one lights a lamp and puts it in a cellar or under a basket. Instead, he sets it on a stand, so those who enter can see the light.

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.

35 Be careful, then, that the light within you is not darkness.

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.”

Study Helps

References and Original Words

Verse 33

Original words

No one Οὐδεὶς G3762 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular lights ἅψας G681 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular a lamp λύχνον G3088 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular [and] puts it τίθησιν G5087 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular in εἰς G1519 Preposition a cellar κρύπτην G2926 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular [or] οὐδὲ G3761 Conjunction under ὑπὸ G5259 Preposition - τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular a basket μόδιον G3426 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Instead ἀλλ’ G235 Conjunction [he sets it] on ἐπὶ G1909 Preposition - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular a stand λυχνίαν G3087 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular so ἵνα G2443 Conjunction those οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural who enter εἰσπορευόμενοι G1531 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural can see βλέπωσιν G991 Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural the τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular light φέγγος G5338 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Verse 34

Original words

Your σου G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular eye ὀφθαλμός G3788 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular is ἐστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular the G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular lamp λύχνος G3088 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular of your τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Neuter Singular body σώματός G4983 Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular When ὅταν G3752 Conjunction your σου G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular eyes ὀφθαλμός G3788 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular are G1510 Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular good ἁπλοῦς G573 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular your σου G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular whole ὅλον G3650 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular - τὸ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Singular body σῶμά G4983 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular also καὶ G2532 Conjunction is ἐστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular full of light φωτεινόν G5460 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular But δὲ G1161 Conjunction when ἐπὰν G1875 Conjunction they are G1510 Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular bad πονηρὸς G4190 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction your σου G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular - τὸ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Singular body σῶμά G4983 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular [is] full of darkness σκοτεινόν G4652 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular

BSB notes

  • Literally When your eye is sound; see Proverbs 22:9.
  • Literally when it is evil; see Proverbs 23:6 and Proverbs 28:22.
Verse 35

Original words

Be careful σκόπει G4648 Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular then οὖν G3767 Conjunction [that] the τὸ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Singular light φῶς G5457 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular - τὸ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Singular within ἐν G1722 Preposition you σοὶ G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular is ἐστίν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular not μὴ G3361 Adverb darkness σκότος G4655 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular
Verse 36

Original words

So οὖν G3767 Conjunction if εἰ G1487 Conjunction your σου G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular [whole] τὸ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Singular body σῶμά G4983 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular [is] full ὅλον G3650 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular of light φωτεινόν G5460 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular [with] no μὴ G3361 Adverb - τι G5100 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular part [of it] μέρος G3313 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular vvv ἔχον G2192 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Neuter Singular in darkness σκοτεινόν G4652 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular [you] will be ἔσται G1510 Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular vvv ὅλον G3650 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular radiant φωτεινὸν G5460 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular as ὡς G5613 Adverb though ὅταν G3752 Conjunction - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular a lamp λύχνος G3088 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular - τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular were shining ἀστραπῇ G796 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular . . . φωτίζῃ G5461 Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular on you σε G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singular

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