Matthew 5:15
Neither doe men light a candel, and put it vnder a bushel, but on a candlesticke, and it giueth light vnto all that are in the house.
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- Mark 4:21 : 21 Also he saide vnto them, Commeth the candle in, to be put vnder a bushell, or vnder the bed, and not to be put on a candlesticke?
- Luke 8:16 : 16 No man when he hath lighted a candle, couereth it vnder a vessell, neither putteth it vnder the bed, but setteth it on a candlesticke, that they that enter in, may see the light.
- Luke 11:33 : 33 No man when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it in a priuie place, neither vnder a bushell: but on a candlesticke, that they which come in, may see the light.
- Exod 25:37 : 37 And thou shalt make the seuen lampes thereof: and the lampes thereof shalt thou put theron, to giue light toward that that is before it.
- Num 8:2 : 2 Speake vnto Aaron, and say vnto him, When thou lightest the lampes, the seuen lampes shall giue light towarde the forefront of the Candlesticke.
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- Luke 11:33-364 verses90%
33 No man when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it in a priuie place, neither vnder a bushell: but on a candlesticke, that they which come in, may see the light.
34 The light of the bodie is the eye: therefore when thine eye is single, then is thy whole bodie light: but if thine eye be euill, then thy bodie is darke.
35 Take heede therefore, that the light which is in thee, be not darkenesse.
36 If therefore thy whole body shall be light, hauing no part darke, then shall all be light, euen as when a candle doth light thee with the brightnesse.
- Luke 8:16-172 verses88%
16 No man when he hath lighted a candle, couereth it vnder a vessell, neither putteth it vnder the bed, but setteth it on a candlesticke, that they that enter in, may see the light.
17 For nothing is secret, that shall not be euident: neither any thing hid, that shall not be knowen, and come to light.
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16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good workes, and glorifie your Father which is in heauen.
- Mark 4:21-222 verses87%
21 Also he saide vnto them, Commeth the candle in, to be put vnder a bushell, or vnder the bed, and not to be put on a candlesticke?
22 For there is nothing hid, that shall not be opened: neither is there a secret, but that it shall come to light.
- Matt 5:13-142 verses86%
13 Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt haue lost his sauour, wherewith shall it be salted? It is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be troden vnder foote of men.
14 Ye are the light of the world. A citie that is set on an hill, cannot be hid.
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35 Let your loynes be gird about and your lights burning,
- John 12:35-362 verses72%
35 Then Iesus sayd vnto them, Yet a litle while is the light with you: walke while ye haue that light, lest the darkenes come vpon you: for hee that walketh in the darke, knoweth not whither he goeth.
36 While ye haue that light, beleeue in that light, that ye may be the children of the light. These things spake Iesus, and departed, and hid himselfe from them.
- Luke 12:2-32 verses72%
2 For there is nothing couered, that shall not bee reueiled: neither hidde, that shall not be knowen.
3 Wherefore whatsoeuer yee haue spoken in darkenesse, it shall be heard in the light: and that which ye haue spoken in the eare, in secret places, shall be preached on the houses.
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27 What I tell you in darkenesse, that speake yee in light: and what yee heare in the eare, that preach yee on the houses.
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5 Yea, the light of the wicked shalbe quenched, and the sparke of his fire shall not shine.
6 The light shalbe darke in his dwelling, and his candle shalbe put out with him.
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9 The light of the righteous reioyceth: but the candle of the wicked shall be put out.
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22 The light of the body is the eye: if then thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be light.
23 But if thine eye be wicked, then all thy body shalbe darke. Wherefore if the light that is in thee, be darkenes, howe great is that darkenesse?
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12 Then spake Iesus againe vnto them, saying, I am that light of the worlde: hee that followeth mee, shall not walke in darkenes, but shall haue that light of life.
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13 But all thinges when they are reproued of the light, are manifest: for it is light that maketh all things manifest.
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19 And this is the condemnation, that that light came into the worlde, and men loued darknesse rather then that light, because their deedes were euill.
20 For euery man that euill doeth, hateth the light, neither commeth to light, least his deedes should be reprooued.
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10 But if a man walke in the night, hee stumbleth, because there is no light in him.
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46 I am come a light into the world, that whosoeuer beleeueth in me, should not abide in darkenes.
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35 He was a burning, & a shining candle: and ye would for a season haue reioyced in his light.
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37 And thou shalt make the seuen lampes thereof: and the lampes thereof shalt thou put theron, to giue light toward that that is before it.
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5 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
- 1 Thess 5:4-52 verses69%
4 But ye, brethren, are not in darkenes, that that day shal come on you, as it were a thiefe.
5 Yee are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, neither of darkenesse.
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31 Also thou shalt make a Candlesticke of pure golde: of worke beaten out with the hammer shall the Candlesticke be made, his shaft, & his branches, his boules, his knops: and his floures shalbe of the same.
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14 Also the Candlesticke of light and his instrumentes, and his lampes with the oyle for the light:
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24 For as the lightening that lighteneth out of the one part vnder heauen, shineth vnto the other part vnder heauen, so shall the Sonne of man be in his day.
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5 And that light shineth in the darkenesse, and the darkenesse comprehended it not.
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20 For there shall bee none ende of plagues to the euill man: the light of the wicked shall bee put out.
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4 But the wise tooke oyle in their vessels with their lampes.
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16 The people which sate in darkenes, sawe great light: and to them which sate in the region, and shadowe of death, light is risen vp.
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4 For there is no man that doeth any thing secretely, and hee himselfe seeketh to be famous. If thou doest these things, shewe thy selfe to the worlde.
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37 The pure Candlesticke, the lampes thereof, euen the lampes set in order, and all the instruments thereof, and the oyle for light:
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15 And let him that is vpon the house, not come downe into the house, neither enter therein, to fetch any thing out of his house.
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37 Also no man powreth newe wine into olde vessels: for then ye new wine wil breake the vessels, and it will runne out, and the vessels will perish:
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6 For God that commanded the light to shine out of darknesse, is he which hath shined in our hearts, to giue the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Iesus Christ.
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9 This was that true light, which lighteth euery man that commeth into the world.
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8 For ye were once darkenesse, but are nowe light in the Lord: walke as children of light,
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1 Take heede that ye giue not your almes before men, to be seene of them, or els ye shall haue no reward of your Father which is in heaue.
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43 Then shall the iust men shine as ye sunne in the kingdome of their Father. Hee that hath eares to heare, let him heare.
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8 Either what woma hauing ten groates, if she lose one groate, doth not light a candle, & sweepe the house, and seeke diligently till shee finde it?