Matthew 5:16
Even so let your light be shining before men, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.
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Exodus 34:35And the children of Israel saw that the face of Moses was shining: so Moses put the veil over his face again till he went to the Lord.
Isaiah 58:8Then will light be shining on you like the morning, and your wounds will quickly be well: and your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the Lord will come after you.
Isaiah 61:3To give them a fair head-dress in place of dust, the oil of joy in place of the clothing of grief, praise in place of sorrow; so that they may be named trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, and so that he may have glory.
Matthew 6:1Take care not to do your good works before men, to be seen by them; or you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
Matthew 6:16And when you go without food, be not sad-faced as the false-hearted are. For they go about with changed looks, so that men may see that they are going without food. Truly I say to you, They have their reward.
Matthew 23:5But all their works they do so as to be seen by men: for they make wide their phylacteries, and the edges of their robes,
Matthew Henry on Matthew 5:14-17
The Sermon on the Mount. 13 Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men. 14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid. 15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. 16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify… Read the whole commentary →