Luke 8:16

Bible in Basic English (1941)

No man, when the light is lighted, puts a cover over it, or puts it under a bed, but he puts it on its table, so that those who come in may see the light.

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Referenced Verses

  • Luke 11:33 : 33 No man, when the light has been lighted, puts it in a secret place, or under a vessel, but on its table, so that those who come in may see the light.
  • Mark 4:21-22 : 21 And he said to them, When the light comes in, do people put it under a vessel, or under the bed, and not on its table? 22 There is nothing covered which will not be seen openly, and nothing has been made secret which will not come to light.
  • Matt 5:15-16 : 15 And a burning light is not put under a vessel, but on its table; so that its rays may be shining on all who are in the house. 16 Even so let your light be shining before men, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.
  • Acts 26:18 : 18 To make their eyes open, turning them from the dark to the light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may have forgiveness of sins and a heritage among those who are made holy by faith in me.
  • Phil 2:15-16 : 15 So that you may be holy and gentle, children of God without sin in a twisted and foolish generation, among whom you are seen as lights in the world, 16 Offering the word of life; so that I may have glory in you in the day of Christ, because my running was not for nothing and my work was not without effect.
  • Rev 1:20-2:1 : 20 The secret of the seven stars which you saw in my right hand, and of the seven gold vessels with burning lights. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven lights are the seven churches. 1 To the angel of the church in Ephesus say: These things says he who has the seven stars in his right hand, who is walking in the middle of the seven gold lights:
  • Rev 11:4 : 4 These are the two olive-trees and the two lights, which are before the Lord of the earth.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Luke 11:33-36
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    33 No man, when the light has been lighted, puts it in a secret place, or under a vessel, but on its table, so that those who come in may see the light.

    34 The light of the body is the eye: when your eye is true, all your body is full of light; but when it is evil, your body is dark.

    35 So take care that the light which is in you is not dark.

    36 If, then, all your body is light, with no part of it dark, it will be completely full of light, as when a flame with its bright shining gives you light.

  • Matt 5:14-16
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    88%

    14 You are the light of the world. A town put on a hill may be seen by all.

    15 And a burning light is not put under a vessel, but on its table; so that its rays may be shining on all who are in the house.

    16 Even so let your light be shining before men, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.

  • Mark 4:21-22
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    21 And he said to them, When the light comes in, do people put it under a vessel, or under the bed, and not on its table?

    22 There is nothing covered which will not be seen openly, and nothing has been made secret which will not come to light.

  • Luke 8:17
    84%

    17 For nothing is put out of view which will not be made clear, and nothing is secret of which the knowledge will not come to light.

  • Luke 12:2-3
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    2 But nothing is covered up, which will not come to light, or secret, which will not be made clear.

    3 So, whatever you have said in the dark, will come to men's hearing in the light, and what you have said secretly inside the house, will be made public from the house-tops.

  • John 11:9-10
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    74%

    9 Then Jesus said in answer, Are there not twelve hours in the day? A man may go about in the day without falling, because he sees the light of this world.

    10 But if a man goes about in the night, he may have a fall because the light is not in him.

  • Eph 5:13
    73%

    13 But all things, when their true quality is seen, are made clear by the light: because everything which is made clear is light.

  • Prov 13:9
    72%

    9 There is a glad dawn for the upright man, but the light of the sinner will be put out.

  • John 12:35-36
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    35 Jesus said to them, For a little time longer the light will be among you; while you have the light go on walking in it, so that the dark may not overtake you: one walking in the dark has no knowledge of where he is going.

    36 In so far as you have the light, put your faith in the light so that you may become sons of light. With these words Jesus went away and for a time was not seen again by them.

  • John 3:19-21
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    72%

    19 And this is the test by which men are judged: the light has come into the world and men have more love for the dark than for the light, because their acts are evil.

    20 The light is hated by everyone whose acts are evil and he does not come to the light for fear that his acts will be seen.

    21 But he whose life is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his acts have been done by the help of God.

  • Luke 8:15
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    15 And those in the good earth are those who, having given ear to the word, keep it with a good and true heart, and in quiet strength give fruit.

  • Luke 12:35
    72%

    35 Be ready, dressed as for a journey, with your lights burning.

  • Matt 6:22-23
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    72%

    22 The light of the body is the eye; if then your eye is true, all your body will be full of light.

    23 But if your eye is evil, all your body will be dark. If then the light which is in you is dark, how dark it will be!

  • Job 18:5-6
    2 verses
    71%

    5 For the light of the sinner is put out, and the flame of his fire is not shining.

    6 The light is dark in his tent, and the light shining over him is put out.

  • Job 24:16
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    16 In the dark he makes holes in the walls of houses: in the daytime they are shutting themselves up, they have no knowledge of the light.

  • Matt 10:26-27
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    26 Have, then, no fear of them: because nothing is covered which will not come to light, or secret which will not be made clear.

    27 What I say to you in the dark, say in the light: and what comes to your ear secretly, say publicly from the house-tops.

  • John 8:12
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    12 Then again Jesus said to them, I am the light of the world; he who comes with me will not be walking in the dark but will have the light of life.

  • 2 Cor 4:6
    70%

    6 Seeing that it is God who said, Let light be shining out of the dark, who has put in our hearts the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

  • John 12:46
    70%

    46 I have come as a light into the world, so that no one who has faith in me will go on living in the dark.

  • Prov 24:20
    70%

    20 For there will be no future for the evil man; the light of sinners will be put out.

  • Matt 25:4
    69%

    4 But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lights.

  • Matt 9:16
    69%

    16 And no man puts a bit of new cloth on an old coat, for by pulling away from the old, it makes a worse hole.

  • John 7:4
    69%

    4 Because no man does things secretly if he has a desire that men may have knowledge of him. If you do these things, let yourself be seen by all men.

  • Exod 40:4
    69%

    4 And put the table inside, placing all the things on it in order; and put in the support for the lights, and let its lights be burning.

  • Luke 17:24
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    24 For as in a thunderstorm the bright light is seen from one end of the sky to the other, so will the Son of man be when his time comes.

  • Num 4:9
    69%

    9 And they are to take a blue cloth, covering with it the light-support with its lights and its instruments and its trays and all the oil vessels which are used for it:

  • Num 8:2
    69%

    2 Say to Aaron, When you put the lights in their places, the seven lights will give light in front of the support.

  • John 1:9
    69%

    9 The true light, which gives light to every man, was then coming into the world.

  • Exod 39:37
    69%

    37 The support for the lights, with the vessels for the lights to be put in their places on it, and all its vessels, and the oil for the lights;

  • Exod 35:14
    68%

    14 And the support for the lights, with its vessels and its lights and the oil for the light;

  • John 1:5
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    5 And the light goes on shining in the dark; it is not overcome by the dark.

  • Exod 25:37
    68%

    37 Then you are to make its seven vessels for the lights, putting them in their place so that they give light in front of it.

  • Matt 4:16
    68%

    16 The people who were in the dark saw a great light, and to those in the land of the shade of death did the dawn come up.

  • 2 Pet 1:19
    68%

    19 And so the words of the prophets are made more certain; and it is well for you to give attention to them as to a light shining in a dark place, till the dawn comes and the morning star is seen in your hearts;

  • Eph 5:8
    68%

    8 For you at one time were dark, but now are light in the Lord: let your behaviour be that of children of light

  • Prov 20:20
    68%

    20 If anyone puts a curse on his father or his mother, his light will be put out in the blackest night.