Matthew 6:22 (YLT)

Passage

`The lamp of the body is the eye, if, therefore, thine eye may be perfect, all thy body shall be enlightened,

Nearby Context

Matthew 6:20 but treasure up to yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth disfigure, and where thieves do not break through nor steal,

Matthew 6:21 for where your treasure is, there will be also your heart.

Matthew 6:22 `The lamp of the body is the eye, if, therefore, thine eye may be perfect, all thy body shall be enlightened,

Matthew 6:23 but if thine eye may be evil, all thy body shall be dark; if, therefore, the light that <FI>is<Fi> in thee is darkness--the darkness, how great!

Matthew 6:24 `None is able to serve two lords, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will hold to the one, and despise the other; ye are not able to serve God and Mammon.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "light", "lamp", "body", "therefore", "thine", "perfect", "shall", and "enlightened". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "light" and "lamp", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 21's "for where your treasure is there will..." into verse 23's "but if thine eye may be evil...", so "light" and "lamp" 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 "lamp" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.