Matthew 5:15
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.
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Referenced Verses
- Mark 4:21 : 21 And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick?
- Luke 8:16 : 16 No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but setteth it on a candlestick, that they which enter in may see the light.
- Luke 11:33 : 33 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.
- Exod 25:37 : 37 And thou shalt make the seven lamps thereof: and they shall light the lamps thereof, that they may give light over against it.
- Num 8:2 : 2 Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him, When thou lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light over against the candlestick.
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33 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.
34 The light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when thine eye is evil, thy body also is full of darkness.
35 Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness.
36 If thy whole body therefore be full of light, having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light, as when the bright shining of a candle doth give thee light.
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16 No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but setteth it on a candlestick, that they which enter in may see the light.
17 For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither any thing hid, that shall not be known and come abroad.
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16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
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21 And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick?
22 For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad.
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13 Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.
14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
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35 Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning;
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2 For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.
3 Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.
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5 Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.
6 The light shall be dark in his tabernacle, and his candle shall be put out with him.
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9 The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
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22 The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.
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12 Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
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13 But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light.
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19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
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10 But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no light in him.
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46 I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.
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35 He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.
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37 And thou shalt make the seven lamps thereof: and they shall light the lamps thereof, that they may give light over against it.
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5 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
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4 But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.
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31 And thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work shall the candlestick be made: his shaft, and his branches, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, shall be of the same.
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14 The candlestick also for the light, and his furniture, and his lamps, with the oil for the light,
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24 For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one part under heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day.
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5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
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20 For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.
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4 But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.
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16 The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.
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4 For there is no man that doeth any thing in secret, and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou do these things, shew thyself to the world.
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37 The pure candlestick, with the lamps thereof, even with the lamps to be set in order, and all the vessels thereof, and the oil for light,
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37 And no man putteth new wine into old bottles; else the new wine will burst the bottles, and be spilled, and the bottles shall perish.
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6 For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
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9 That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.
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8 For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:
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1 Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.
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43 Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
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8 Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it?