Contradiction with Matthew 6:23
Matthew 6:23 presents the opposite condition to Matthew 6:22 by describing what happens if the eye is not single or pure, leading to darkness within the individual.
Matthew 6:23: 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!
Contradiction with John 3:19
While Matthew 6:22 speaks of light and purity, John 3:19 acknowledges that people can choose darkness over light due to evil deeds.
John 3:19: And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
Contradiction with John 1:5
This verse talks about light shining in darkness, but emphasizes that darkness did not comprehend it, contrasting the clarity mentioned in Matthew 6:22.
John 1:5: And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. [comprehended: or, did not admit, or, receive]
Contradiction with 2 Corinthians 4:4
While Matthew 6:22 emphasizes light entering the body through a clear eye, this verse highlights how the god of this world can blind minds, preventing the light of the gospel from shining in.
2 Corinthians 4:4: In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
Contradiction with 1 John 1:6
Suggests that it is possible to claim fellowship with light (as mentioned in Matthew 6:22) while walking in darkness, creating a contradiction between words and actions.
1 John 1:6: If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:
Contradiction with Ephesians 5:8
Contrasts Matthew 6:22 by portraying believers as once being darkness before becoming light in the Lord, indicating a transformation that acknowledges a previous state of darkness.
Ephesians 5:8: For ye were sometimes darkness, but now [are ye] light in the Lord: walk as children of light: