The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light. The healthy eye (haploús, the single or simple eye) is the eye of singular focus — the person who sees clearly because they are not trying to look in two directions at once. The lamp metaphor communicates that the eye's condition determines the body's illumination: the whole body is either full of light or full of darkness depending on whether the eye is functioning properly. The eye is the instrument through which light enters; if it is clear, the body benefits from the light. If it is damaged, the light cannot enter regardless of how much light is available.

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