Matthew 5:15
13 You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its savor, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men.
14 You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.
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.
16 In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.
17 Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- 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.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- Neither do you light a lamp and put it under a measuring basket, but on a stand; and it shines to all who are in the house.
- ASV
- Neither do [men] light a lamp, and put it under the bushel, but on the stand; and it shineth unto all that are in the house.
- DARBY
- Nor do [men] light a lamp and put it under the bushel, but upon the lamp-stand, and it shines for all who are in the house.
- BLB
- Nor do they light a lamp and put it under the basket, but upon the lampstand, and it shines to all those in the house.
- ÅB
- Ingen tenner et lys og setter det under et kar. Man setter det i staken, så det skinner for alle i huset.
- OTB
- Heller ikke tenner folk en lampe og setter den under et kar, men på en stake, og den gir lys til alle i huset.
- B1930
- en tender heller ikke et lys og setter det under en skjeppe, men i staken; så skinner det for alle i huset.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 11:33
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.
Read in contextMark 4:21
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?
Read in contextLuke 8:16
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.
Read in contextNumbers 8:2
“Speak to Aaron and tell him: ‘When you set up the seven lamps, they are to light the area in front of the lampstand.’”
Read in contextExodus 25:37
Make seven lamps and set them up on the lampstand so that they illuminate the area in front of it.
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