Matthew 5:16

Let your light shine before others in such a way that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.

Text-Critical English NT

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

15nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it shines for all who are in the house.

17“Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them.

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Cross References

Matthew 6:1“Be careful not to give to the needy in front of others to be seen by them, otherwise you have no reward from your Father in heaven.

Matthew 6:16“When you fast, do not be gloomy like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces so that others will see that they are fasting. Truly I say to you, they have received their reward.

Matthew 23:5They do all their works to be seen by others. They make their phylacteries wide and the fringes of their garments long.

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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