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Luke 11:36
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from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
the whole: Psalms 119:97-105, Proverbs 1:5, Proverbs 2:1-11, Proverbs 4:18, Proverbs 4:19, Proverbs 6:23, Proverbs 20:27, Isaiah 8:20, Isaiah 42:16, Hosea 6:3, Matthew 13:11, Matthew 13:12, Matthew 13:52, Mark 4:24, Mark 4:25, 2 Corinthians 4:6, Ephesians 4:14, Colossians 3:16, 2 Timothy 3:15-17, Hebrews 5:14, James 1:25, 2 Peter 3:18
the bright shining of a candle: Gr. a candle by its bright shining
Reciprocal: 2 Timothy 1:10 - and hath
Gill's Notes on the Bible
If thy whole body therefore be full of light,.... That is, if the whole soul, as the Ethiopic version reads, be full of Gospel light, through the illuminating influences of the blessed Spirit accompanying the word:
having no part dark; every power and faculty of the soul being affected with it, and influenced by it, though, as yet, the light and knowledge of evangelical things is not perfect in any:
the whole shall be full of light, as when the bright shining of a candle doth give thee light; the whole soul shall be as full of light and joy, which the Gospel always brings with it, as a room is full of light, when a candle is lighted, and shines brightly, and burns clearly in it.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
These verses are found in Matthew, but in a different connection. See the notes at Matthew 5:15; Matthew 6:22-23.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Luke 11:36. The whole shall be full of light — Or, altogether enlightened; i.e. when the eye is perfect, it enlightens the whole body. Every object within the reach of the eye is as completely seen as if there was an eye in every part. So the eye is to every part of the body what the lamp is to every part of the house.
When the light of Christ dwells fully in the heart, it extends its influence to every thought, word, and action; and directs its possessor how he is to act in all places and circumstances. It is of the utmost importance to have the soul properly influenced by the wisdom that comes from above. The doctrine that is contrary to the Gospel may say, Ignorance is the mother of devotion; but Christ shows that there can be no devotion without heavenly light. Ignorance is the mother of superstition; but with this the heavenly light has nothing to do.
