Luke 11:33

KJV1611 – Modern English

No one, when he has lit a candle, puts it in a secret place or under a basket, but on a candlestick, that those who come in may see the light.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    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.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    No man,{G3762} when{G1161} he hath lighted{G681} a lamp,{G3088} putteth{G5087} it in{G1519} a cellar,{G2927} neither{G3761} under{G5259} the bushel,{G3426} but{G235} on{G1909} the stand,{G3087} that{G2443} they which enter in{G1531} may see{G991} the light.{G5338}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    {G1161} No man{G3762}, when he hath lighted{G681}{(G5660)} a candle{G3088}, putteth{G5087}{(G5719)} it in{G1519} a secret place{G2926}, neither{G3761} under{G5259} a bushel{G3426}, but{G235} on{G1909} a candlestick{G3087}, that{G2443} they which{G3588} come in{G1531}{(G5740)} may see{G991}{(G5725)} the light{G5338}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Noo man lighteth a candell and putteth it in a previe place nether vnder a busshell: But on a candelsticke that they that come in maye se ye light.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    No man lighteth a candell, and putteth it in a preuy place, nether vnder a busshell, but vpon a candilsticke, that they which come in, maye se ye light.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    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.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    No man lyghteth a candle, & putteth it in a priuie place, neither vnder a busshell: but on a candlesticke, that they which come in may see the lyght,

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ‹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.›

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    "No man, when he has lit a lamp, puts it in a cellar, nor under a basket, but on a stand, that those who enter in may see the light.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    `And no one having lighted a lamp, doth put `it' in a secret place, nor under the measure, but on the lamp-stand, that those coming in may behold the light.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    No man, when he hath lighted a lamp, putteth it in a cellar, neither under the bushel, but on the stand, that they which enter in may see the light.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    No man, when he hath lighted a lamp, putteth it in a cellar, neither under the bushel, but on the stand, that they which enter in may see the light.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    "No one, when he has lit a lamp, puts it in a cellar or under a basket, but on a stand, that those who come in may see the light.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Internal Light“No one after lighting a lamp puts it in a hidden place or under a basket, but on a lampstand, so that those who come in can see the light.

Referenced Verses

  • Matt 5:15-16 : 15 Neither do men light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. 16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
  • Mark 4:21-22 : 21 And he said to them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel or under a bed? Is it not to be set on a candlestick? 22 For there is nothing hidden which shall not be manifested, nor has anything been kept secret, but that it should come to light.
  • Luke 8:16-17 : 16 No man, when he has lit a candle, covers it with a vessel, or puts it under a bed; but sets it on a candlestick, that those who enter in may see the light. 17 For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither anything hidden, that shall not be known and come abroad.
  • John 12:46 : 46 I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in me should not remain in darkness.
  • Phil 2:15-16 : 15 That you may be blameless and harmless, children of God, without fault, in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world; 16 Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, nor labored in vain.
  • John 11:9 : 9 Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world.
  • Matt 10:27 : 27 What I tell you in darkness, speak in the light; and what you hear whispered in the ear, proclaim on the housetops.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Luke 8:16-17
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    16 No man, when he has lit a candle, covers it with a vessel, or puts it under a bed; but sets it on a candlestick, that those who enter in may see the light.

    17 For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither anything hidden, that shall not be known and come abroad.

  • Matt 5:13-16
    4 verses
    90%

    13 You are the salt of the earth: but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men.

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

    15 Neither do men light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.

    16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

  • Mark 4:21-22
    2 verses
    86%

    21 And he said to them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel or under a bed? Is it not to be set on a candlestick?

    22 For there is nothing hidden which shall not be manifested, nor has anything been kept secret, but that it should come to light.

  • Luke 11:34-36
    3 verses
    82%

    34 The light of the body is the eye: therefore when your eye is good, your whole body is full of light; but when your eye is bad, your body also is full of darkness.

    35 Take heed therefore that the light which is in you is not darkness.

    36 If your whole body is full of light, having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light, as when the bright shining of a candle gives you light.

  • John 11:9-10
    2 verses
    75%

    9 Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world.

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    74%

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

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    2 For there is nothing covered that shall not be revealed, nor hidden that shall not be known.

    3 Therefore, whatever you have spoken in darkness will be heard in the light; and what you have spoken in the ear in closets will be proclaimed upon the housetops.

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    2 verses
    74%

    35 Then Jesus said to them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you; for he who walks in darkness does not know where he is going.

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    73%

    9 The light of the righteous rejoices, but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

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    73%

    46 I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in me should not remain in darkness.

  • Matt 10:27
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    27 What I tell you in darkness, speak in the light; and what you hear whispered in the ear, proclaim on the housetops.

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    72%

    19 This is the condemnation, that light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

    20 Everyone who does evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed.

    21 But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been done in God.

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    35 Let your loins be girded, and your lamps burning;

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    13 But all things that are exposed are made manifest by the light: for whatever makes manifest is light.

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    32 The men of Nineveh shall rise up in the judgment with this generation and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and, behold, a greater than Jonah is here.

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    43 Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Whoever has ears, let them hear.

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    5 Indeed, 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 dwelling, and his lamp shall be put out with him.

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    70%

    2 The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light; they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them has the light shined.

  • 2 Cor 4:6
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    6 For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, has shone in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

  • John 7:4
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    4 For no one does anything in secret while he seeks to be known openly. If you do these things, show yourself to the world.

  • Eccl 11:7
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    7 Truly the light is sweet, and it is pleasant for the eyes to behold the sun.

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    5 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.

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    20 For there shall be no reward for the evil man; the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

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    5 And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.

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    37 The pure gold lampstand, with its lamps, even the lamps to be set in order, and all its utensils, and the oil for light,

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    3 When His lamp shone upon my head, and by His light I walked through darkness;

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    37 And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; else the new wine will burst the wineskins and be spilled, and the wineskins will be ruined.

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    16 Give glory to the LORD your God, before he causes darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while you look for light, he turns it into the shadow of death, and makes it gross darkness.

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    39 And he spoke a parable to them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch?