Matthew 5:16

Let your light so shine before the eyes of others so that, seeing your good actions, they will praise your Father who is in heaven.

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In The King James Version

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

In Context

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.

17“Do not think that I have come to do away with the Law or the prophets; I have not come to do away with them, but to complete them.

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Cross References

Matthew 6:1“Take care not to perform your religious duties in public in order to be seen by others; if you do, your Father who is in heaven has no reward for you.

Matthew 6:16“And, when you fast, do not put on gloomy looks, as hypocrites do who disfigure their faces so that they may be seen by people to be fasting. That, I tell you, is their reward!

Matthew 23:5All their actions are done to attract attention. They widen their phylacteries, and increase the size of their tassels,

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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