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href="/bsb/luke/11.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/luke/11.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />See to it, then, that the light within you is not darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/luke/11.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Make sure that the light you think you have is not actually darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/luke/11.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore be careful lest the light in you be darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/luke/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Be careful, then, that the light within you is not darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/11.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Therefore take heed, lest the light that <i>is</i> in you be darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/luke/11.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/luke/11.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Therefore take heed that the light which is in you is not darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/luke/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So watch out that the light in you is not darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/luke/11.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Then watch out that the light in you is not darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/luke/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Then watch out that the light in you may not be darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/luke/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Therefore watch out that the light in you is not darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/luke/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Be careful, therefore, that the light that is in you is not darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/luke/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Take care, then, that the light in you is not darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/luke/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Take care then, that the light in you is not darkness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/luke/11.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Look therefore whether the light that is in thee be not darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/luke/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />So be sure your light isn't darkness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/luke/11.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Look therefore whether the light that is in thee be not darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/luke/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />So be careful that the light in you isn't darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/luke/11.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Make certain, then, that the light in you is not darkness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/luke/11.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore, be careful that the light in you isn't darkness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/luke/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Be careful, then, that the light within you is not darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/luke/11.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Therefore see to it that the light in you is not darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/luke/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Therefore see whether the light that is in you is not darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/luke/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Take heed therefore, that the light which is in thee be not darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/11.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Consider therefore whether the light that is in you is anything but mere darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/luke/11.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Therefore see whether the light that is in you isn’t darkness. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/luke/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />take heed, then, lest the light that [is] in you is darkness;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/11.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Therefore take heed, lest the light that <i>is</i> in you be darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/luke/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> take heed, then, lest the light that is in thee be darkness;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/luke/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Take heed therefore lest the light in thee be darkness.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/luke/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Take heed therefore, that the light which is in thee, be not darkness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/luke/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Therefore, take care, lest the light that is within you become darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/luke/11.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Take care, then, that the light in you not become darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/luke/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore consider whether the light in you is not darkness.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/luke/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Take heed, therefore, lest the light which is in you be darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/luke/11.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />“Take care therefore lest the light that is in you is darkness”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/luke/11.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />Take heed, therefore, lest the light that is in you be darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/luke/11.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>See then that the light which is in thee is not darkness.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/luke/11.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />Let it be thy aim then, that the light which is in thee do not become darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/luke/11.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />take care therefore, that the light which is in thee do not become darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/11.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Consider therefore whether the light that is in you is anything but mere darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/luke/11.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>Take heed, therefore, lest the light in you be darkness.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/luke/11.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>Take heed therefore least the light which is in thee be darkness.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/luke/11-35.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3-5_0Jtd9Lc?start=4775" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/luke/11.htm">The Lamp of the Body</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">34</span>Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are good, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are bad, your body is full of darkness. <span class="reftext">35</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/4648.htm" title="4648: skopei (V-PMA-2S) -- To look at, regard attentively, take heed, beware, consider. From skopos; to take aim at, i.e. regard.">Be careful,</a> <a href="/greek/3767.htm" title="3767: oun (Conj) -- Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly.">then,</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-NNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">that the</a> <a href="/greek/5457.htm" title="5457: phōs (N-NNS) -- Light, a source of light, radiance. From an obsolete phao; luminousness.">light</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-NNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">within</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: soi (PPro-D2S) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">you</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: estin (V-PIA-3S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">is</a> <a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.">not</a> <a href="/greek/4655.htm" title="4655: skotos (N-NNS) -- Darkness, either physical or moral. From the base of skia; shadiness, i.e. Obscurity.">darkness.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">36</span>So if your whole body is full of light, with no part of it in darkness, you will be radiant, as though a lamp were shining on you.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-22.htm">Matthew 6:22-23</a></span><br />The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light. / But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/12-35.htm">John 12:35-36</a></span><br />Then Jesus told them, “For a little while longer, the Light will be among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going. / While you have the Light, believe in the Light, so that you may become sons of light.” After Jesus had spoken these things, He went away and was hidden from them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-8.htm">Ephesians 5:8-14</a></span><br />For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light, / for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth. / Test and prove what pleases the Lord. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/4-6.htm">2 Corinthians 4:6</a></span><br />For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/1-5.htm">1 John 1:5-7</a></span><br />And this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you: God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all. / If we say we have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. / But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-20.htm">Isaiah 5:20</a></span><br />Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who turn darkness to light and light to darkness, who replace bitter with sweet and sweet with bitter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/4-18.htm">Proverbs 4:18-19</a></span><br />The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday. / But the way of the wicked is like the darkest gloom; they do not know what makes them stumble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-4.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:4-5</a></span><br />But you, brothers, are not in the darkness so that this day should overtake you like a thief. / For you are all sons of the light and sons of the day; we do not belong to the night or to the darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/13-12.htm">Romans 13:12</a></span><br />The night is nearly over; the day has drawn near. So let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/1-19.htm">2 Peter 1:19</a></span><br />We also have the word of the prophets as confirmed beyond doubt. And you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-105.htm">Psalm 119:105</a></span><br />Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-1.htm">Isaiah 60:1-2</a></span><br />Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you. / For behold, darkness covers the earth, and thick darkness is over the peoples; but the LORD will rise upon you, and His glory will appear over you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/8-12.htm">John 8:12</a></span><br />Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/1-12.htm">Colossians 1:12-13</a></span><br />giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light. / He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/26-18.htm">Acts 26:18</a></span><br />to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.’</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Take heed therefore that the light which is in you be not darkness.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/16-25.htm">Proverbs 16:25</a></b></br> There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof <i>are</i> the ways of death.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/26-12.htm">Proverbs 26:12</a></b></br> Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? <i>there is</i> more hope of a fool than of him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/5-20.htm">Isaiah 5:20,21</a></b></br> 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! … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/10-41.htm">Care</a> <a href="/luke/10-41.htm">Careful</a> <a href="/luke/8-18.htm">Consider</a> <a href="/luke/11-34.htm">Dark</a> <a href="/luke/11-34.htm">Darkness</a> <a href="/luke/8-18.htm">Heed</a> <a href="/luke/8-18.htm">Light</a> <a href="/mark/7-7.htm">Mere</a> <a href="/luke/11-21.htm">Watch</a> <a href="/luke/6-10.htm">Whether</a> <a href="/luke/11-7.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/12-15.htm">Care</a> <a href="/luke/12-11.htm">Careful</a> <a href="/luke/12-24.htm">Consider</a> <a href="/luke/11-36.htm">Dark</a> <a href="/luke/12-3.htm">Darkness</a> <a href="/luke/12-15.htm">Heed</a> <a href="/luke/11-36.htm">Light</a> <a href="/john/7-24.htm">Mere</a> <a href="/luke/12-15.htm">Watch</a> <a href="/luke/12-38.htm">Whether</a> <a href="/luke/11-40.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">Luke 11</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/11-1.htm">Jesus teaches us to pray, and that instantly;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/11-11.htm">assuring us that God will give all good things to those who ask him.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/11-14.htm">He, casting out a demon, rebukes the blasphemous Pharisees;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/11-27.htm">and shows who are blessed;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/11-29.htm">preaches to the people;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">37. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/11-37.htm">and reprimands the outward show of holiness.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/11.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/luke/11.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Be careful, then,</b><br>This phrase serves as a warning and an exhortation. It implies vigilance and mindfulness in one's spiritual life. In the broader biblical context, Jesus often calls His followers to be watchful and discerning (<a href="/matthew/24-42.htm">Matthew 24:42</a>, <a href="/1_peter/5-8.htm">1 Peter 5:8</a>). The use of "be careful" suggests an active role in guarding one's heart and mind against spiritual deception and moral compromise.<p><b>that the light within you</b><br>The "light" symbolizes spiritual truth, understanding, and the presence of God within a person. In biblical terms, light often represents purity, holiness, and divine revelation (<a href="/john/1-4.htm">John 1:4-5</a>, <a href="/psalms/119-105.htm">Psalm 119:105</a>). Jesus Himself is described as the "light of the world" (<a href="/john/8-12.htm">John 8:12</a>), and believers are called to reflect His light. This phrase emphasizes the importance of internalizing God's truth and allowing it to illuminate one's life.<p><b>is not darkness.</b><br>Darkness represents sin, ignorance, and separation from God. In the cultural and historical context of the Bible, darkness is often associated with evil and moral corruption (<a href="/ephesians/5-8.htm">Ephesians 5:8, 1</a> <a href="/john/1-5.htm">John 1:5-6</a>). The warning here is against self-deception and the danger of allowing sin to obscure the truth. It calls for self-examination to ensure that one's understanding and actions align with God's will, avoiding the pitfalls of hypocrisy and false righteousness.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a></b><br>The speaker of this verse, Jesus is teaching His disciples and the crowd about spiritual perception and the importance of inner light.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_disciples.htm">The Disciples</a></b><br>The primary audience of Jesus' teachings, they are being instructed on how to live a life that reflects true spiritual light.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_crowd.htm">The Crowd</a></b><br>A larger group of people who are also listening to Jesus' teachings, representing a broader audience that includes both believers and skeptics.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_pharisees.htm">The Pharisees</a></b><br>Although not directly mentioned in this verse, they are often the implicit audience in Jesus' teachings about spiritual blindness and hypocrisy.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_setting.htm">The Setting</a></b><br>This teaching occurs during Jesus' ministry in Judea, where He often confronted religious leaders and taught about the Kingdom of God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/guard_your_inner_light.htm">Guard Your Inner Light</a></b><br>Just as we protect our physical eyes, we must be vigilant in guarding our spiritual perception. This involves regular self-examination and repentance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/discernment_and_wisdom.htm">Discernment and Wisdom</a></b><br>Spiritual discernment is crucial. We must seek wisdom from God to ensure that what we perceive as light is truly from Him and not a deception.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reflecting_christ's_light.htm">Reflecting Christ's Light</a></b><br>As followers of Christ, we are called to reflect His light in our actions and words. This means living in a way that honors Him and draws others to His truth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/avoiding_spiritual_blindness.htm">Avoiding Spiritual Blindness</a></b><br>Spiritual blindness can occur when we allow sin or false teachings to cloud our understanding. Regular study of Scripture and prayer are essential to maintain clarity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_accountability.htm">Community and Accountability</a></b><br>Engaging with a community of believers provides accountability and encouragement to walk in the light. Fellowship helps us stay aligned with God's truth.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_luke_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Luke 11</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'the_eye_is_the_lamp'_mean.htm">What does 'The eye is the lamp' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_tenebrae_service_for.htm">What is the purpose of the Tenebrae Service?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_luke_11_24-26_contradict_mental_health.htm">In Luke 11:24-26, does the description of evil spirits roaming and returning contradict current psychological or medical understanding of mental disorders?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_could_divine_jesus_truly_be_tempted.htm">Hebrews 4:14-15 says Jesus was tempted in every way, yet remained without sin. How could Jesus, if fully divine, truly experience temptation comparable to that of ordinary humans?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/luke/11.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(35) <span class= "bld">Take heed therefore that the light . . .</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">See to it whether the light that is in thee be darkness.</span> This takes the place in St. Luke's report of St. Matthew's (<a href="/luke/6-23.htm" title="Rejoice you in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers to the prophets.">Luke 6:23</a>) "If the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!" The warning is one which calls men to self-scrutiny. They need to examine their primary beliefs, their very intuitions of right and wrong, lest all they do should be vitiated at its very source. The call to do this implies that they must have a Light by which to judge their light, a Standard by which to test their standard, and that Light and Standard are found in the teaching of the Light that lighteth every man, in the recorded words and acts of the Son of Man.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/luke/11-35.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">Be careful,</span><br /><span class="grk">σκόπει</span> <span class="translit">(skopei)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4648.htm">Strong's 4648: </a> </span><span class="str2">To look at, regard attentively, take heed, beware, consider. From skopos; to take aim at, i.e. regard.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">then,</span><br /><span class="grk">οὖν</span> <span class="translit">(oun)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3767.htm">Strong's 3767: </a> </span><span class="str2">Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[that] the</span><br /><span class="grk">τὸ</span> <span class="translit">(to)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Nominative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">light</span><br /><span class="grk">φῶς</span> <span class="translit">(phōs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5457.htm">Strong's 5457: </a> </span><span class="str2">Light, a source of light, radiance. From an obsolete phao; luminousness.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">within</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐν</span> <span class="translit">(en)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> </span><span class="str2">In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you</span><br /><span class="grk">σοὶ</span> <span class="translit">(soi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> </span><span class="str2">You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐστίν</span> <span class="translit">(estin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> </span><span class="str2">I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">not</span><br /><span class="grk">μὴ</span> <span class="translit">(mē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3361.htm">Strong's 3361: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">darkness.</span><br /><span class="grk">σκότος</span> <span class="translit">(skotos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4655.htm">Strong's 4655: </a> </span><span class="str2">Darkness, either physical or moral. From the base of skia; shadiness, i.e. Obscurity.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/luke/11-35.htm">Luke 11:35 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/luke/11-35.htm">Luke 11:35 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/luke/11-35.htm">Luke 11:35 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/luke/11-35.htm">Luke 11:35 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/luke/11-35.htm">Luke 11:35 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/luke/11-35.htm">Luke 11:35 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/luke/11-35.htm">Luke 11:35 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/luke/11-35.htm">Luke 11:35 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/luke/11-35.htm">Luke 11:35 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/luke/11-35.htm">Luke 11:35 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/luke/11-35.htm">NT Gospels: Luke 11:35 Therefore see whether the light that (Luke Lu Lk) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/luke/11-34.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Luke 11:34"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Luke 11:34" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/luke/11-36.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Luke 11:36"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Luke 11:36" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>