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NASB					Matt 6:23 "But if¹⁴³⁷ ^Ayour eye³⁷⁸⁸ is ¹bad⁴¹⁹⁰, your whole³⁶⁵⁰ body⁴⁹⁸³ will be full⁴⁶⁵² of darkness⁴⁶⁵². If¹⁴⁸⁷ then³⁷⁶⁷ the light⁵⁴⁵⁷ that is in you is darkness⁴⁶⁵⁵, how⁴²¹⁴ great⁴²¹⁴ is the darkness⁴⁶⁵⁵!
AMPLIFIED 2015					Matt 6:23 "But if your eye is bad [spiritually blind], your whole body will be full of darkness [devoid of God's precepts]. So if the [very] light inside you [your inner self, your heart, your conscience] is darkness, how great and terrible is that darkness!

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Or evil

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Matt 20:15 'Is it not lawful for me to do what I wish with what is my own? Or is your eye envious because I am generous?'

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Greek Heb.

1437

ean; contr. from 1487 and 302; if (a conditional particle used like 1487, but usually with the Gr. subjunctive mood):--case(1), everyone(1), except*(1), if(222), if*(2), or*(1), though(2), unless*(34), whatever*(22), when(2), whenever*(2), wherever*(8), whether*(1), whoever*(17), whomever*(2).

1487

ei; a prim. particle; if, whether (a cond. part. introducing circumstances nec. for a given proposition to be true; sometimes used with a command or as an indirect question, etc.):--although*(1), if(341), no(1), only(1), only*(11), suppose*(1), though(7), though*(5), unless(2), unless*(5), until*(1), whatever*(1), whether(19), whoever*(3).

3650

holos; a prim. word; whole, complete:--all(49), all all(1), completely(1), entire(5), entirely(1), full(1), one piece(1), throughout(1), whole(49), wholly(1).

3767

oun; a prim. word; therefore, then, (and) so:--contrary*(1), however*(1), now(5), so(153), so then(9), so...then(1), then(141), therefore(178).

3788

ophthalmos; from a prim. root op- and an unc. root; the eye:--envy*(1), eye(29), eyes(68), gaze(1), sight(1).

4190

ponêros; from poneô (to toil); toilsome, bad:--bad(5), crimes(1), envious(1), envy*(1), evil(50), evil one(5), evil things(1), malignant(1), more evil(1), more wicked(1), vicious(1), wicked(6), wicked man(1), wicked things(1), worthless(1).

4214

posos; interrog. adj. from a prim. root; how much? how great?:--how(1), how great(1), how many(10), how many things(1), how much(13), what(1).

4652

skoteinos; from 4655; dark:--dark(1), full of darkness(2).

4655

skotos; a prim. word; darkness:--darkness(30).

4983

sôma; of unc. or.; a body:--bodies(11), body(128), personal(1), slaves(1), substance(1).

5457

phôs; cont. of phaos (light, daylight); from the same as 5316; light:--fire(1), firelight(1), light(68), lights(2).

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