Matthew 6:22

6:22 “The eye is the lamp of the body. If then your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light.

Matthew 9:12

9:12 When Jesus heard this he said, “Those who are healthy don’t need a physician, but those who are sick do.

Matthew 12:13

12:13 Then he said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out and it was restored, as healthy as the other.

Matthew 15:31

15:31 As a result, the crowd was amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled healthy, the lame walking, and the blind seeing, and they praised the God of Israel.


tn Or “sound” (so L&N 23.132 and most scholars). A few scholars take this word to mean something like “generous” here (L&N 57.107). partly due to the immediate context concerning money, in which case the “eye” is a metonymy for the entire person (“if you are generous”).

tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

sn Jesus’ point is that he associates with those who are sick because they have the need and will respond to the offer of help. A person who is healthy (or who thinks mistakenly that he is) will not seek treatment.

sn The passive was restored points to healing by God. Now the question became: Would God exercise his power through Jesus, if what Jesus was doing were wrong? Note also Jesus’ “labor.” He simply spoke and it was so.