Matthew 5:15

Nor is a lamp lighted to be put under a bushel, but on the lampstand; and then it gives light to all in the house.

Weymouth NT (1912)

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

14*You* are the light of the world; a town cannot be hid if built on a hill-top.

16Just so let your light shine before all men, in order that they may see your holy lives and may give glory to your Father who is in Heaven.

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Cross References

Luke 8:16"When any one lights a lamp, he does not cover it with a vessel or hide it under a couch; he puts it on a lampstand, that people who enter the room 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 →

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