20 (A)But lay up treasures for yourselves in heaven, where neither the moth nor canker corrupteth, and where thieves neither dig through nor steal.

21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

22 (B)[a]The light of the body is the eye: if then thine [b]eye be single, thy whole body shall be light.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 6:22 Men do maliciously and wickedly put out even the little light of nature that is in them.
  2. Matthew 6:22 The judgment of the mind: that as the body is with the eyes, so our whole life may be ruled with right reason, that is to say, with the Spirit of God wherewith we are lightened.

20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven,(A) where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.(B) 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.(C)

22 “The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy,[a] your whole body will be full of light.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 6:22 The Greek for healthy here implies generous.