Matthew 5:15

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

People do not light a lamp and put it under a basket but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house.

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Referenced Verses

  • Mark 4:21 : 21 The Parable of the Lamp He also said to them,“A lamp isn’t brought to be put under a basket or under a bed, is it? Isn’t it to be placed on a lampstand?
  • Luke 8:16 : 16 Showing the Light“No one lights a lamp and then covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a lampstand so that those who come in can see the light.
  • Luke 11:33 : 33 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.
  • Exod 25:37 : 37 “You are to make its seven lamps, and then set its lamps up on it, so that it will give light to the area in front of it.
  • Num 8:2 : 2 “Speak to Aaron and tell him,‘When you set up the lamps, the seven lamps are to give light in front of the lampstand.’”

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  • Luke 11:33-36
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    33Internal 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.

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

    35Therefore see to it that the light in you is not darkness.

    36If then your whole body is full of light, with no part in the dark, it will be as full of light as when the light of a lamp shines on you.”

  • Luke 8:16-17
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    16Showing the Light“No one lights a lamp and then covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a lampstand so that those who come in can see the light.

    17For nothing is hidden that will not be revealed, and nothing concealed that will not be made known and brought to light.

  • Matt 5:16
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    16In the same way, let your light shine before people, so that they can see your good deeds and give honor to your Father in heaven.

  • Mark 4:21-22
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    21The Parable of the Lamp He also said to them,“A lamp isn’t brought to be put under a basket or under a bed, is it? Isn’t it to be placed on a lampstand?

    22For nothing is hidden except to be revealed, and nothing concealed except to be brought to light.

  • Matt 5:13-14
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    13Salt and Light“You are the salt of the earth. But if salt loses its flavor, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled on by people!

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

  • Luke 12:35
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    35Call to Faithful Stewardship“Get dressed for service and keep your lamps burning;

  • John 12:35-36
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    35Jesus replied,“The light is with you for a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, so that the darkness may 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 sons of light.” When Jesus had said these things, he went away and hid himself from them.

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

    3So then whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in private rooms will be proclaimed from the housetops.

  • Matt 10:27
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    27What I say to you in the dark, tell in the light, and what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the housetops.

  • Job 18:5-6
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    5“Yes, the lamp of the wicked is extinguished; his flame of fire does not shine.

    6The light in his tent grows dark; his lamp above him is extinguished.

  • Prov 13:9
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    9The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked goes out.

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

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

  • John 8:12
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    12Jesus as the Light of the World Then Jesus spoke out again,“I am the light of the world! The one who follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

  • Eph 5:13
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    13But all things being exposed by the light are made visible.

  • John 3:19-20
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    19Now this is the basis for judging: that the light has come into the world and people loved the darkness rather than the light, because their deeds were evil.

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

  • John 11:10
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    10But if anyone walks around at night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him.”

  • John 12:46
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    46I have come as a light into the world, so that everyone who believes in me should not remain in darkness.

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    35He was a lamp that was burning and shining, and you wanted to rejoice greatly for a short time in his light.

  • Exod 25:37
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    37“You are to make its seven lamps, and then set its lamps up on it, so that it will give light to the area in front of it.

  • John 9:5
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    5As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”

  • 1 Thess 5:4-5
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    4But you, brothers and sisters, are not in the darkness for the day to overtake you like a thief would.

    5For you all are sons of the light and sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of the darkness.

  • Exod 25:31
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    31The Lampstand“You are to make a lampstand of pure gold. The lampstand is to be made of hammered metal; its base and its shaft, its cups, its buds, and its blossoms are to be from the same piece.

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    14the lampstand for the light and its accessories, its lamps, and oil for the light;

  • Luke 17:24
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    24For just like the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one side to the other, so will the Son of Man be in his day.

  • John 1:5
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    5And the light shines on in the darkness, but the darkness has not mastered it.

  • Prov 24:20
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    20for the evil person has no future, and the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished.

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    4But the wise ones took flasks of olive oil with their lamps.

  • Matt 4:16
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    16the people who sit in darkness have seen a great light, and on those who sit in the region and shadow of death a light has dawned.”

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    4For no one who seeks to make a reputation for himself does anything in secret. If you are doing these things, show yourself to the world.”

  • Exod 39:37
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    37the pure lampstand, its lamps, with the lamps set in order, and all its accessories, and oil for the light;

  • Mark 13:15
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    15The one on the roof must not come down or go inside to take anything out of his house.

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    37And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the new wine will burst the skins and will be spilled, and the skins will be destroyed.

  • 2 Cor 4:6
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    6For God, who said“Let light shine out of darkness,” is the one who shined in our hearts to give us the light of the glorious knowledge of God in the face of Christ.

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    9The true light, who gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.

  • Eph 5:8
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    8for you were at one time darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live like children of light–

  • Matt 6:1
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    1Pure-hearted Giving“Be careful not to display your righteousness merely to be seen by people. Otherwise you have no reward with your Father in heaven.

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    43Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. The one who has ears had better listen!

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    8“Or what woman, if she has ten silver coins and loses one of them, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search thoroughly until she finds it?