12 Bible Verses about Eyes, Figurative Use
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You have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.
The light of the body is the eye. If, therefore, your eye is sound, your whole body will be light;
And why do you see a speck in your brother's eye, and not consider a beam in your own eye? or how will you say to your brother, Let me cast out the speck from your eye, and behold a beam in your own eye? Hypocrite, cast out first the beam from your eye, and then will you see clearly to cast out the speck from your brother's eye.
for the hearts of this people have become hard, and they hear imperfectly with their ears, and their eyes have they closed, lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts, and turn, and I should heal them.
And Jesus knowing it, said to them, Why do you reason because you have no bread? Do you not yet perceive nor understand? Is your heart hardened?
but as it is written, An eye has not seen, an ear has not heard, neither have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those that love him;
the eyes of your minds being enlightened, that you may know what is the hope of his call, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

not with eye service as pleasing men, but as servants of Christ doing the will of God from the heart,
for all that is in the world, the desire of the flesh and the desire of the eyes and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
having eyes full of an adulteress, and unable to cease from sin, enticing unstable souls, having a heart exercised in covetousness, cursed children,
The light of the body is the eye. If, therefore, your eye is sound, your whole body will be light; but if your eye is evil, your whole body will be dark. If, therefore, the light which is in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!
And Jesus knowing it, said to them, Why do you reason because you have no bread? Do you not yet perceive nor understand? Is your heart hardened? Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear? And do you not remember?