22 The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.

23 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!

24 No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?

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22 The eye is the lamp of the body. So if your eye is sound, your entire body will be full of light.

23 But if your eye is unsound, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the very light in you [your [a]conscience] is darkened, how dense is that darkness!

24 No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will stand by and be devoted to the one and despise and be [b]against the other. You cannot serve God and mammon ([c]deceitful riches, money, possessions, or [d]whatever is trusted in).

25 Therefore I tell you, stop being [e]perpetually uneasy (anxious and worried) about your life, what you shall eat or what you shall drink; or about your body, what you shall put on. Is not life greater [in quality] than food, and the body [far above and more excellent] than clothing?

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 6:23 Hermann Cremer, Biblico-Theological Lexicon.
  2. Matthew 6:24 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
  3. Matthew 6:24 Hermann Cremer, Biblico-Theological Lexicon.
  4. Matthew 6:24 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
  5. Matthew 6:25 Kenneth Wuest, Word Studies.

22 “If your eye is pure, there will be sunshine in your soul. 23 But if your eye is clouded with evil thoughts and desires, you are in deep spiritual darkness. And oh, how deep that darkness can be!

24 “You cannot serve two masters: God and money. For you will hate one and love the other, or else the other way around.

25 “So my counsel is: Don’t worry about things—food, drink, and clothes. For you already have life and a body—and they are far more important than what to eat and wear.

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