Matthew 5:16

"So let your light shine before men that they may see good you do, and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.

Montgomery New Testament

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

15"nor do men light a lamp, and put it under the bushel, but on the lamp-stand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.

17"Do not suppose that I am come to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I am come not to destroy, but to fulfil.

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Cross References

Matthew 6:1"Be careful not to do your good deeds in the sight of men, in order to be observed by them. If you do, you have no reward with your heavenly Father.

Matthew 6:16"When you fast, do not look downcast like the hypocrites; for they disfigure their faces so that it may be apparent to men that they are fasting. In solemn truth I tell you, they already have received their reward.

Matthew 23:5"For they do all their good deeds to be gazed on of men. They widen their phylacteries,

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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