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Luke 11:33

Witness and mission

31 The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.

32 The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here.

No one lights a lamp and puts it in a cellar or under a basket. Instead, he sets it on a stand, so those who enter can see the light.

34 Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are good, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are bad, your body is full of darkness.

35 Be careful, then, that the light within you is not darkness.

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BSB
No one lights a lamp and puts it in a cellar or under a basket. Instead, he sets it on a stand, so those who enter can see the light.
KJV
No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come in may see the light.
WEB
“No one, when he has lit a lamp, puts it in a cellar or under a basket, but on a stand, that those who come in may see the light.
ASV
No man, when he hath lighted a lamp, putteth it in a cellar, neither under the bushel, but on the stand, that they which enter in may see the light.
DARBY
But no one having lit a lamp sets it in secret, nor under the corn-measure, but on the lamp-stand, that they who enter in may see the light.
BLB
No one having lit a lamp puts [it] in secret, nor under the basket, but on the lampstand, so that those entering may see the light.
ÅB
Ingen som tenner et lys, setter det i kjelleren eller under en skjeppe, men i staken, for at de som kommer inn, skal se skinnet av det.
OTB
"Ingen tenner en lampe og setter den i en kjeller eller under en kurv, men på en lampestake, slik at de som kommer inn kan se lyset.
B1930
Ingen som tender et lys, setter det i kjelleren eller under en skjeppe, men i staken, forat de som kommer inn, skal se skinnet av det.

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Cross references

  • Luke 8:16–17

    No one lights a lamp and covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, he sets it on a stand, so those who enter can see the light.

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  • Mark 4:21–22

    Jesus also said to them, “Does anyone bring in a lamp to put it under a basket or under a bed? Doesn’t he set it on a stand?

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  • Matthew 5:15–16

    Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket. Instead, they set it on a stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house.

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  • John 12:46

    I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in Me should remain in darkness.

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  • Philippians 2:15–16

    so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world

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  • John 11:9

    Jesus answered, “Are there not twelve hours of daylight? If anyone walks in the daytime, he will not stumble, because he sees by the light of this world.

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  • Matthew 10:27

    What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the housetops.

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