Matthew 6:22
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 6:22 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 6:22 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 6:22 — KJV
“The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.”
— Matthew 6:22 (KJV)
Matthew 6:22 in Context — About the Book of Matthew
Matthew presents Jesus as the promised King — Israel's Messiah who fulfils the prophets line by line. It preserves the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord's Prayer, and the Great Commission. Five great teaching blocks make it the church's first discipleship manual.
Cross-References for Matthew 6:22
“The light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when thine eye is evil, thy body also is full of darkness.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 6:22: light, body, eye
“If thy whole body therefore be full of light, having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light, as when the bright shining of a candle doth give thee light. the bright...: Gr. a candle by its bright shining”
Shares key themes with Matthew 6:22: light, body, therefore
“And their whole body, and their backs, and their hands, and their wings, and the wheels, were full of eyes round about, even the wheels that they four had. body: Heb. flesh”
Shares key themes with Matthew 6:22: body, eye, whole
“And Balaam said unto the angel of the LORD, I have sinned; for I knew not that thou stoodest in the way against me: now therefore, if it displease thee, I will get me back again. displease...: Heb. be evil in thine eyes”
Shares key themes with Matthew 6:22: eye, therefore, thine
“And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the LORD thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven. divided: or, imparted”
Shares key themes with Matthew 6:22: eye, thine, whole
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