The word in Scripture

Eye in the Bible

The word eye appears 117 times in the King James Version of the Bible. The eye is the lamp of the body and the seeker of what we treasure. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What eye means in the Bible

The eye is the lamp of the body and the seeker of what we treasure.

Where the word eye appears

Here are 8 of the passages where the word eye appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:

“And thine eye shall not pity; but life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.”Deuteronomy 19:21

“Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly.”Psalms 31:9

“Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.”Psalms 35:19

“Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice together shall they sing: for they shall see eye to eye, when the LORD shall bring again Zion.”Isaiah 52:8

“The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.”Matthew 6:22

“And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?”Matthew 7:3

“And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye?”Luke 6:41

“The light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when thine eye is evil, thy body also is full of darkness.”Luke 11:34