Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 11:35
Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness.
35. that the light which is in thee be not darkness ] It becomes so when we are ‘wise in our own conceit’ (Pro 16:12) which makes us think a way right when it is the way of death (Pro 16:25), and makes us call evil good, and good evil, put darkness for light, and light for darkness, Isa 5:20-21.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Take heed therefore,…. By attending to the light of the Gospel, shining in the ministration of it, and do not neglect and despise it:
that the light which is in thee be not darkness; lest being given up to a judicial blindness and hardness of heart, not only the light of nature, which the Jews had in common with the Gentiles, but even that notional light and knowledge of divine things, which they had by being favoured with an external revelation, the writings of the Old Testament, should be lost.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
Whether not (). This use of in an indirect question is good Greek (Robertson, Grammar, p. 1045). It is a pitiful situation if the very light is darkness. This happens when the eye of the soul is too diseased to see the light of Christ.
Fuente: Robertson’s Word Pictures in the New Testament
The light that is in thee. Lit., the light, that, namely, which is in thee; thus emphasizing the inward light. See on Mt 6:23.
Fuente: Vincent’s Word Studies in the New Testament
1) “Take heed therefore,” (skopei oun) “Watch therefore,” each of you, be cautious, as a responsible being, Rom 14:11-12.
2) “That the light which is in thee,” (me to phos to en soil “Lest the light that exists in you personally,” the light source of your being that is under your will, that is your thoughts, your reasoning, and your conscience, Pro 16:25; Pro 26:12; Mat 5:16.
3) “Be not darkness.” (skotos estin) “Exist not as darkness,” or come to be darkness, if misplaced by your will, volition, or choice, as a personally accountable being for your thoughts and actions, Mat 12:36-37; Ecc 12:13-14. For if it does, how great is that darkness! Mat 6:23. This call to caution and warning is aptly put, Isa 5:20-21.
Fuente: Garner-Howes Baptist Commentary
(35) Take heed therefore that the light . . .Better, See to it whether the light that is in thee be darkness. This takes the place in St. Lukes report of St. Matthews (Luk. 6:23) If the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness! The warning is one which calls men to self-scrutiny. They need to examine their primary beliefs, their very intuitions of right and wrong, lest all they do should be vitiated at its very source. The call to do this implies that they must have a Light by which to judge their light, a Standard by which to test their standard, and that Light and Standard are found in the teaching of the Light that lighteth every man, in the recorded words and acts of the Son of Man.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
“Look therefore whether the light that is in you is not darkness.”
Thus all must consider themselves carefully, for sadly some may still think that their darkness is light (they have never known any other). The world is full of people who think that they have light when all they have is darkness. They have the light of reason, the light of lesser religion, the light of knowledge, but they do not have the true light. What they have may be relatively good, but they do not have the all important light. They boast in their light but they are blind. Indeed the test is simple. Is their light from the Lord? Is it the light of His word shining in their hearts? Do they hear His voice and follow Him (Joh 10:27-28)? Or is the light within them false light, the ‘light’ which is Satan’s imitation of true light (2Co 11:14)? Basically the question is do they hear and see His word and do it? If not the light is a false light, a pale reflection of light. It is darkness.
Fuente: Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett
Luk 11:35 . See therefore ; take care, lest , etc. Beza well says: “ Considera, num .” Comp. Buttmann, Neut. Gr . p. 209 [E. T. 243]. Gal 6:1 is not quite similar, for there stands with the subjunctive , and means: that not .
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Fuente: Heinrich August Wilhelm Meyer’s New Testament Commentary
35 Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness.
Ver. 35-36. SeeMat 6:22-23Mat 6:22-23
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
35. ] , take heed, lest , and the , more forcible than , implies the actual existence, in the hearers, of the state against which they are cautioned: , Euthym [87]
[87] Euthymius Zigabenus, 1116
Fuente: Henry Alford’s Greek Testament
Luk 11:35 . A counsel to take care lest the light in us become darkness, answering to that suggested in the parable: see that the lamp be properly placed.
Fuente: The Expositors Greek Testament by Robertson
Take heed = Seq. Greek. skopeo. Occurs only here Rom 16:17. 2Co 4:18. Gal 1:6, Gal 1:1. Php 1:2, Php 1:4; Php 3:17,
light. Greek phos. See App-130.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
35.] , take heed, lest , and the , more forcible than , implies the actual existence, in the hearers, of the state against which they are cautioned:- , Euthym[87]
[87] Euthymius Zigabenus, 1116
Fuente: The Greek Testament
Luk 11:35. ) whether.[110] For the Indicative, , follows.
[110] Not as Engl. Vers. that-not lest, which would require the Subjunctive after it.-ED. and TRANSL.
Fuente: Gnomon of the New Testament
Pro 16:25, Pro 26:12, Isa 5:20, Isa 5:21, Jer 8:8, Jer 8:9, Joh 7:48, Joh 7:49, Joh 9:39-41, Rom 1:22, Rom 2:19-23, 1Co 1:19-21, 1Co 3:18-20, Jam 3:13-17, 2Pe 1:9, 2Pe 2:18, Rev 3:17
Reciprocal: Ecc 2:13 – light Mat 6:1 – heed 1Co 3:10 – But let every
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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This verse denotes that by an improper life, a man’s influence will be turned into one that is for evil or spiritual darkness. (See Rom 14:16.)
Fuente: Combined Bible Commentary
If a person rejects Jesus’ light (truth) for another so-called light, he or she will discover that that other light brings no true illumination. Normally people’s eyes respond to light by admitting it, and the result is their illumination. That is how Jesus wanted His hearers to respond to His teaching because the result would be spiritual illumination.