Matthew 6:23 — King James Version← Study notes
“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 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Matthew 6:2325 words
ἐὰνeanbefore, but, except
δὲdeand / but
ὁhothe
ὀφθαλμόςophthalmoseye, sight
σουsouyou
πονηρὸςponērosbad, evil, grievous
ᾖēam, have been, is I
ὅλονholonall, altogether, every whit
τὸtothe
σῶμάsōmabody
σουsouyou
σκοτεινὸνskoteinondark, full of
darkness
ἔσταιestaiam, have been, is I
εἰeiforasmuch as, if, that
οὖνounand (so, truly), but
τὸtothe
φῶςphōsfire, light
τὸtothe
ἐνenabout, after, against
σοὶsoiyou
σκότοςskotosdarkness
ἐστίνestinam, have been, is I
τὸtothe
σκότοςskotosdarkness
πόσονposonhow great (long, many), what
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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