Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:

Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? {there is} more hope of a fool than of him.

Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth.

But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great {is} that darkness!

And {some} of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also?

We {are} fools for Christ's sake, but ye {are} wise in Christ; we {are} weak, but ye {are} strong; ye {are} honourable, but we {are} despised.

Woe unto {them that are} wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight! {in their own sight: Heb. before their face}

And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth. {It is...: or, Art thou lighter than that thou shouldest, etc} {preserved: or, desolations}

They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out. {cast...: or, excommunicated him}

Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.

His watchmen {are} blind: they are all ignorant, they {are} all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber. {sleeping: or, dreaming, or, talking in their sleep}

Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.

The officers answered, Never man spake like this man.

That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world; {harmless: or, sincere} {ye shine: or, shine ye}

The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.

Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.

To open their eyes, {and} to turn {them} from darkness to light, and {from} the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.

That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that {are} in darkness, Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures {shall be} in all high places.

To give light to them that sit in darkness and {in} the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.

Woe unto you, {ye} blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!

Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.

Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.

All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, {that} observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not.

Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness.

For ye were sometimes darkness, but now {are ye} light in the Lord: walk as children of light:

Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm.

And {some} of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also?

Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart: {blindness: or, hardness}

And he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch?

But ye are departed out of the way; ye have caused many to stumble at the law; ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith the LORD of hosts. {stumble at: or, fall in}