Luke 8:16

World English Bible (2000)

"No one, when he has lit a lamp, covers it with a container, or puts it under a bed; but puts it on a stand, that those who enter in may see the light.

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Referenced Verses

  • Luke 11:33 : 33 "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.
  • Mark 4:21-22 : 21 He said to them, "Is the lamp brought to be put under a basket or under a bed? Isn't it put on a stand? 22 For there is nothing hidden, except that it should be made known; neither was anything made secret, but that it should come to light.
  • Matt 5:15-16 : 15 Neither do you light a lamp, and put it under a measuring basket, but on a stand; and it shines to all who are in the house. 16 Even so, let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
  • Acts 26:18 : 18 to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive remission of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in me.'
  • Phil 2:15-16 : 15 that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you are seen as lights in the world, 16 holding up the word of life; that I may have something to boast in the day of Christ, that I didn't run in vain nor labor in vain.
  • Rev 1:20-2:1 : 20 the mystery of the seven stars which you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden lampstands. The seven stars are the angels of the seven assemblies. The seven lampstands are seven assemblies. 1 "To the angel of the assembly in Ephesus write: "He who holds the seven stars in his right hand, he who walks among the seven golden lampstands says these things:
  • Rev 11:4 : 4 These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands, standing before the Lord of the earth.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Luke 11:33-36
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    91%

    33 "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.

    34 The lamp of the body is the eye. Therefore when your eye is good, your whole body is also full of light; but when it is evil, your body also is full of darkness.

    35 Therefore see whether the light that is in you isn't darkness.

    36 If therefore your whole body is full of light, having no part dark, it will be wholly full of light, as when the lamp with its bright shining gives you light."

  • Matt 5:14-16
    3 verses
    88%

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

    15 Neither do you light a lamp, and put it under a measuring basket, but on a stand; and it shines to all who are in the house.

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

  • Mark 4:21-22
    2 verses
    87%

    21 He said to them, "Is the lamp brought to be put under a basket or under a bed? Isn't it put on a stand?

    22 For there is nothing hidden, except that it should be made known; neither was anything made secret, but that it should come to light.

  • Luke 8:17
    84%

    17 For nothing is hidden, that will not be revealed; nor anything secret, that will not be known and come to light.

  • Luke 12:2-3
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    2 But there is nothing covered up, that will not be revealed, nor hidden, that will not be known.

    3 Therefore whatever you have said in the darkness will be heard in the light. What you have spoken in the ear in the inner rooms will be proclaimed on the housetops.

  • John 11:9-10
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    74%

    9 Jesus answered, "Aren't there twelve hours of daylight? If a man walks in the day, he doesn't stumble, because he sees the light of this world.

    10 But if a man walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light isn't in him."

  • Eph 5:13
    73%

    13 But all things, when they are reproved, are revealed by the light, for everything that reveals is light.

  • Prov 13:9
    72%

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

  • John 12:35-36
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    72%

    35 Jesus therefore said to them, "Yet a little while the light is with you. Walk while you have the light, that darkness doesn't overtake you. He who walks in the darkness doesn't know where he is going.

    36 While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become children of light." Jesus said these things, and he departed and hid himself from them.

  • John 3:19-21
    3 verses
    72%

    19 This is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil.

    20 For everyone who does evil hates the light, and doesn't come to the light, lest his works would be exposed.

    21 But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his works may be revealed, that they have been done in God."

  • Luke 8:15
    72%

    15 That in the good ground, these are such as in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, hold it tightly, and bring forth fruit with patience.

  • Luke 12:35
    72%

    35 "Let your waist be dressed and your lamps burning.

  • Matt 6:22-23
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    72%

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

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

  • Job 18:5-6
    2 verses
    71%

    5 "Yes, the light of the wicked shall be put out, The spark of his fire shall not shine.

    6 The light shall be dark in his tent. His lamp above him shall be put out.

  • Job 24:16
    71%

    16 In the dark they dig through houses. They shut themselves up in the daytime. They don't know the light.

  • Matt 10:26-27
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    71%

    26 Therefore don't be afraid of them, for there is nothing covered that will not be revealed; and hidden that will not be known.

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

  • John 8:12
    70%

    12 Again, therefore, Jesus spoke to them, saying, "I am the light of the world. He who follows me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life."

  • 2 Cor 4:6
    70%

    6 seeing it is God who said, "Light will shine out of darkness," who has shone in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

  • John 12:46
    70%

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

  • Prov 24:20
    70%

    20 for there will be no reward to the evil man; and the lamp of the wicked shall be snuffed out.

  • Matt 25:4
    69%

    4 but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.

  • Matt 9:16
    69%

    16 No one puts a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; for the patch would tear away from the garment, and a worse hole is made.

  • John 7:4
    69%

    4 For no one does anything in secret, and himself seeks to be known openly. If you do these things, reveal yourself to the world."

  • Exod 40:4
    69%

    4 You shall bring in the table, and set in order the things that are on it. You shall bring in the lampstand, and light its lamps.

  • Luke 17:24
    69%

    24 for as the lightning, when it flashes out of the one part under the sky, shines to the other part under the sky; so will the Son of Man be in his day.

  • Num 4:9
    69%

    9 "They shall take a blue cloth, and cover the lampstand of the light, and its lamps, and its snuffers, and its snuff dishes, and all its oil vessels, with which they minister to it.

  • Num 8:2
    69%

    2 "Speak to Aaron, and tell him, 'When you light the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the lampstand.'"

  • John 1:9
    69%

    9 The true light that enlightens everyone was coming into the world.

  • Exod 39:37
    69%

    37 the pure lampstand, its lamps, even the lamps to be set in order, all its vessels, the oil for the light,

  • Exod 35:14
    68%

    14 the lampstand also for the light, with its vessels, its lamps, and the oil for the light;

  • John 1:5
    68%

    5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness hasn't overcome it.

  • Exod 25:37
    68%

    37 You shall make its lamps seven, and they shall light its lamps to give light to the space in front of it.

  • Matt 4:16
    68%

    16 the people who sat in darkness saw a great light, to those who sat in the region and shadow of death, to them light has dawned."

  • 2 Pet 1:19
    68%

    19 We have the more sure word of prophecy; and you do well that you heed it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns, and the morning star arises in your hearts:

  • Eph 5:8
    68%

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

  • Prov 20:20
    68%

    20 Whoever curses his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness.