Luke 8:16

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No one lights a lamp and covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, they set it on a lampstand so that those who come in may see the light.

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  • Luke 11:33 : 33 No one lights a lamp and puts it in a hidden place or under a basket, but on a lampstand, so that those who come in may see the light.
  • Mark 4:21-22 : 21 He also said to them, "Is a lamp brought in to be put under a basket or under a bed? Isn’t it to be put on a lampstand? 22 For nothing is hidden that will not be revealed, and nothing is concealed that will not be brought to light.
  • Matt 5:15-16 : 15 Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket. Instead, they put it on a stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. 16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.
  • Acts 26:18 : 18 to open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a share among those who are sanctified by faith in me.
  • Phil 2:15-16 : 15 so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverted generation. Among them, you shine as lights in the world, 16 holding fast to the word of life. Then I can boast in the day of Christ that I did not labor or run in vain.
  • Rev 1:20-2:1 : 20 The mystery of the seven stars you saw in My right hand and the seven golden lampstands is this: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches. 1 To the angel of the church in Ephesus, write: These are the words of the one who holds the seven stars in his right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands:
  • Rev 11:4 : 4 These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Luke 11:33-36
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    91%

    33No one lights a lamp and puts it in a hidden place or under a basket, but on a lampstand, so that those who come in may see the light.

    34Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is full of light. But when it is unhealthy, your body is full of darkness.

    35See to it, then, that the light within you is not darkness.

    36So if your whole body is full of light, and no part of it is dark, it will be just as full of light as when a lamp shines its light on you.

  • Matt 5:14-16
    3 verses
    88%

    14You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.

    15Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket. Instead, they put it on a stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house.

    16In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.

  • Mark 4:21-22
    2 verses
    87%

    21He also said to them, "Is a lamp brought in to be put under a basket or under a bed? Isn’t it to be put on a lampstand?

    22For nothing is hidden that will not be revealed, and nothing is concealed that will not be brought to light.

  • Luke 8:17
    84%

    17For nothing is hidden that will not be revealed, nor is anything concealed that will not be known and brought to light.

  • Luke 12:2-3
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    2There is nothing concealed that will not be revealed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known.

    3Whatever you spoke in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you whispered in private rooms will be proclaimed from the rooftops.

  • John 11:9-10
    2 verses
    74%

    9Jesus answered, 'Aren't there twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks during the day, he won't stumble, because he sees by this world's light.'

    10'But if anyone walks at night, he stumbles, because there is no light in him.'

  • Eph 5:13
    73%

    13But everything exposed by the light becomes visible, for everything that is made visible is light.

  • Prov 13:9
    72%

    9The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out.

  • John 12:35-36
    2 verses
    72%

    35Then Jesus said to them, "The light will be with you only a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, so that darkness does not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.

    36While you have the light, believe in the light, so that you may become children of light." Jesus said this, then went away and was hidden from them.

  • John 3:19-21
    3 verses
    72%

    19This is the verdict: The light has come into the world, but people loved darkness rather than light because their deeds were evil.

    20For everyone who does evil hates the light and does not come to the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed.

    21But whoever lives by the truth comes to the light, so that it may be plainly seen that their deeds have been done in God.

  • Luke 8:15
    72%

    15But the seed on good soil represents those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and produce a harvest through perseverance.

  • Luke 12:35
    72%

    35Be dressed ready for service and keep your lamps burning.

  • Matt 6:22-23
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    72%

    22The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light.

    23But if your eye is unhealthy, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!

  • Job 18:5-6
    2 verses
    71%

    5Indeed, the light of the wicked will be extinguished, and the flame of his fire will not shine.

    6The light in his tent will grow dark, and the lamp above him will be extinguished.

  • Job 24:16
    71%

    16In the darkness, they break into houses, but by day, they shut themselves in; they do not know the light.

  • Matt 10:26-27
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    26So do not be afraid of them, for nothing is hidden that will not be revealed, and nothing is secret that will not be made known.

    27What I tell you in the dark, speak in the light; and what you hear whispered, proclaim on the housetops.

  • John 8:12
    70%

    12Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness but will have the light of life."

  • 2 Cor 4:6
    70%

    6For God, who said, 'Let light shine out of darkness,' has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of God's glory displayed in the face of Jesus Christ.

  • John 12:46
    70%

    46I have come into the world as light, so that everyone who believes in Me will not remain in darkness.

  • Prov 24:20
    70%

    20For the wicked have no future; the light of the wicked will be snuffed out.

  • Matt 25:4
    69%

    4But the wise ones took oil in their flasks along with their lamps.

  • Matt 9:16
    69%

    16No one patches an old garment with a piece of unshrunk cloth, because the patch will pull away from the garment, making the tear worse.

  • John 7:4
    69%

    4'For no one does anything in secret while seeking to be known publicly. If You are doing these things, reveal Yourself to the world.'

  • Exod 40:4
    69%

    4Bring in the table and arrange its items, bring in the lampstand and set up its lamps.

  • Luke 17:24
    69%

    24For as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other, so will the Son of Man be in his day.

  • Num 4:9
    69%

    9They shall take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand used for light, along with its lamps, tongs, firepans, and all the oil vessels used in its service.

  • Num 8:2
    69%

    2Speak to Aaron and tell him: When you set up the lamps, the seven lamps are to give light in front of the lampstand.

  • John 1:9
    69%

    9The true Light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world.

  • Exod 39:37
    69%

    37The lampstand of pure gold with its lamps arranged in order, all its accessories, and the oil for the light were also brought.

  • Exod 35:14
    68%

    14The lampstand for light with its utensils and lamps, and the oil for the light.

  • John 1:5
    68%

    5The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

  • Exod 25:37
    68%

    37Then make its seven lamps and set them up so that they illuminate the area in front of it.

  • Matt 4:16
    68%

    16The people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, and for those who were sitting in the region and shadow of death, light has dawned upon them.

  • 2 Pet 1:19
    68%

    19And we have the prophetic word more fully confirmed, to which you will do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.

  • Eph 5:8
    68%

    8For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light.

  • Prov 20:20
    68%

    20Whoever curses their father or mother, their lamp will be extinguished in utter darkness.