# Your eye is the lamp of the body 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]]) # Your eye The eye is a metonym for vision. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]]) # the body The body is a synecdoche for a person's life. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]]) # When your eye is good 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]]) # the whole body is filled with light 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]]) # when your eye is bad 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]]) # your body is full of darkness "you will not be able to see anything"