Matthew 6:22 (DRB)

Passage

The light of thy body is thy eye. If thy eye be single, thy whole body shall be lightsome.

Nearby Context

Matthew 6:20 But lay up to yourselves treasures in heaven: where neither the rust nor moth doth consume, and where thieves do not break through, nor steal.

Matthew 6:21 For where thy treasure is, there is thy heart also.

Matthew 6:22 The light of thy body is thy eye. If thy eye be single, thy whole body shall be lightsome.

Matthew 6:23 But if thy eye be evil thy whole body shall be darksome. If then the light that is in thee, be darkness: the darkness itself how great shall it be!

Matthew 6:24 No man can serve two masters. For either he will hate the one, and love the other: or he will sustain the one, and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "light", "body", "single", "whole", "shall", and "lightsome". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "light" and "body", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 21's "For where thy treasure is there is..." into verse 23's "But if thy eye be evil thy...", so "light" and "body" belong inside that flow. In Matthew context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "light" and "body" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.