Verse 15

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.

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.’”