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# Your eye is the lamp of the body
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In this part of the metaphor, the things they saw Jesus do provided understanding just as an eye provides light for the body. Alternate translation: "Your eye is like the lamp of the body" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# Your eye
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The eye is a metonym for vision. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# the body
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The body is a synecdoche for a person's life. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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# When your eye is good
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Here "eye" here is a metonym for vision. Alternate translation: "When your vision is good" or "when you see well" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# the whole body is filled with light
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This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "the light will fill your whole body" or "you will be able to see everything clearly" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# when your eye is bad
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Here "eye" is a metonym for vision. Alternate translation: "When your vision is bad" or "when you see poorly" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# your body is full of darkness
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"you will not be able to see anything"
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