Matthew 5:14

It is you who are the light of the world. A town that stands on a hill cannot be hidden.

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In The King James Version

Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.

In Context

13“You are salt for the world. But if salt becomes tasteless, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, but is thrown away, and trampled underfoot.

15People do not light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on the lamp-stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house.

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Cross References

Genesis 11:4They said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top will touch the heavens. We will make a landmark, so that we are not scattered over all the earth.”

John 8:12Jesus again addressed the people. “I am the light of the world,” he said. “The person who follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

Romans 2:19Perhaps you are confident that you are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in the dark, an instructor of the unintelligent,

Ephesians 5:8For, although you were once in darkness, now, by your union with the Lord, you are in the light. Live as children of light –

1 Thessalonians 5:5For you all are children of light and children of the day. We have nothing to do with night, or darkness.

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 →

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