To give light to those in dark places, and in the shade of death, so that our feet may be guided into the way of peace.

which like a dart will pierce even thro' your own soul, that thereby the sincerity of many may be revealed."

How dare you say to your brother, 'Brother, let me take out the splinter that is in your eye,' and you never notice the plank in your own eye? You hypocrite! take the plank out of your own eye first, and then you will see properly to take out the splinter in your brother's eye.

The light of the body is the eye: when your eye is true, all your body is full of light; but when it is evil, your body is dark.

So take care that the light which is in you is not dark.

If thy whole body therefore be full of light, having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light, as when the bright shining of a candle doth give thee light.

wo unto you, doctors of the law; for after having taken the key of knowledge, you remain still in the dark, and hinder others, who desire to have light.

Therefore everything that you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what {you have whispered} in the inner rooms will be proclaimed on the housetops.

For they did not dare any more to ask him anything.

When I was in the Temple with you every day, your hands were not stretched out against me: but this is your hour, and the authority of the dark power.

And it was now about the sixth hour; and all the land was dark till the ninth hour;

but they press'd him, saying, stay with us, for it is late and begins to be dark. so he went in to tarry with them.