Matthew 5:14
"You are the light of the world. A city built on a hilltop cannot be hid;
Montgomery New Testament
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
Cross References
John 8:12Once more Jesus addressed them. "I am the light of the world," he said; "He who follows me shall not walk in the darkness, but he shall have the Light of life."
Romans 2:19and are confident that you yourself are a darkness,
Ephesians 5:8For you were once darkness, but are now in the Lord.
1 Thessalonians 5:5For you are all sons of light, and sons of day. We are not of night nor of 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 →