Matthew 5:14
Ye are the light of the world: a city, that is situated on a hill, cannot be hid.
1770 John Worsley NT
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 8:12Then spake Jesus again to them, saying, I am the light of the world; he, that followeth me, shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
Romans 2:19and art persuaded that thou art a guide of the blind,
Ephesians 5:8For ye were heretofore darkness, but now ye are light in the Lord:
1 Thessalonians 5:5ye are all children of the light, and of the day: we are not of the 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 →