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

33No 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.

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.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 33

Original words

No oneΟὐδεὶςG3762Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularlightsἅψαςG681Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singulara lampλύχνονG3088Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular[and] puts itτίθησινG5087Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularinεἰςG1519Prepositiona cellarκρύπτηνG2926Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular[or]οὐδὲG3761ConjunctionunderὑπὸG5259Preposition-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine Singulara basketμόδιονG3426Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularInsteadἀλλ’G235Conjunction[he sets it] onἐπὶG1909Preposition-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine Singulara standλυχνίανG3087Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularsoἵναG2443ConjunctionthoseοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Pluralwho enterεἰσπορευόμενοιG1531Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Pluralcan seeβλέπωσινG991Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person PluraltheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularlightφέγγοςG5338Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Verse 34

Original words

YourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingulareyeὀφθαλμόςG3788Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularisἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularlampλύχνοςG3088Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularof yourτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter SingularbodyσώματόςG4983Noun - Genitive Neuter SingularWhenὅτανG3752ConjunctionyourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingulareyesὀφθαλμόςG3788Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularareG1510Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingulargoodἁπλοῦςG573Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularyourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person SingularwholeὅλονG3650Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular-τὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularbodyσῶμάG4983Noun - Nominative Neuter SingularalsoκαὶG2532ConjunctionisἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularfull of lightφωτεινόνG5460Adjective - Nominative Neuter SingularButδὲG1161ConjunctionwhenἐπὰνG1875Conjunctionthey areG1510Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularbadπονηρὸςG4190Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionyourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular-τὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularbodyσῶμάG4983Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular[is] full of darknessσκοτεινόνG4652Adjective - 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 carefulσκόπειG4648Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularthenοὖνG3767Conjunction[that] theτὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularlightφῶςG5457Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular-τὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularwithinἐνG1722PrepositionyouσοὶG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person SingularisἐστίνG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularnotμὴG3361AdverbdarknessσκότοςG4655Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular
Verse 36

Original words

SoοὖνG3767ConjunctionifεἰG1487ConjunctionyourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular[whole]τὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularbodyσῶμάG4983Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular[is] fullὅλονG3650Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singularof lightφωτεινόνG5460Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular[with] noμὴG3361Adverb-τιG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singularpart [of it]μέροςG3313Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularvvvἔχονG2192Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Neuter Singularin darknessσκοτεινόνG4652Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular[you] will beἔσταιG1510Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularvvvὅλονG3650Adjective - Nominative Neuter SingularradiantφωτεινὸνG5460Adjective - Nominative Neuter SingularasὡςG5613AdverbthoughὅτανG3752Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singulara lampλύχνοςG3088Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine Singularwere shiningἀστραπῇG796Noun - Dative Feminine Singular. . .φωτίζῃG5461Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singularon youσεG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singular

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