Matthew 5:15
Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it gives light unto all that are in the house.
Updated King James Version
In The King James Version
In Context
14All of you are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
Cross References
Numbers 8:2Speak unto Aaron and say unto him, When you light the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light opposite to the candlestick.
Luke 8:16No man, when he has lighted a candle, covers it with a vessel, or puts it under a bed; but sets it on a candlestick, that they which enter in may see the light.
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 →