Matthew 6:23
Matthew · New Testament · Chapter 6
“But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!”Matthew 6:23
What Does Matthew 6:23 Mean?
Matthew 6:23 is found in the book of Matthew, chapter 6, verse 23 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Matthew 6:23 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 John 2:11“But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes.”Matthew 6:22“The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.”Isaiah 5:20“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!”Proverbs 26:12“Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.”Jeremiah 4:22“For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.”1 Corinthians 3:18“Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.”1 Corinthians 1:18“For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.”Isaiah 44:18“They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.”Romans 2:17“Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God,”Isaiah 8:20“To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.”1 Corinthians 2:14“But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.”Ephesians 4:18“Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:”Genesis 3:5“For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.”Luke 8:10“And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.”Romans 1:22“Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,”Ephesians 5:8“For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:”Matthew 20:15“Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?”John 1:9“That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.”Matthew 23:16“Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!”2 Corinthians 3:14“But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which vail is done away in Christ.”
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