Matthew 5:16 - The Text-Critical English New Testament

Let your light shine before others in such a way that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Let your light so shine before men that they may see your moral excellence and your praiseworthy, noble, and good deeds and recognize and honor and praise and glorify your Father Who is in heaven.

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

In the same way, let your light shine before people, so they can see the good things you do and praise your Father who is in heaven.

Catholic Public Domain Version

So then, let your light shine in the sight of men, so that they may see your good works, and may glorify your Father, who is in heaven.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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

Matthew 5:16 Cross References

Matthew 23:5

They do all their works to be seen by others. They make their phylacteries wide and the fringes of their garments long.

Matthew 23:9

And do not call anyone on earth your father, for there is one who is your Father, he who is in heaven.

Matthew 5:45

so that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.

Matthew 6:16

“When you fast, do not be gloomy like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces so that they may be seen by others to be fasting. Truly I say to you, they have received their reward.

Matthew 6:9

Pray then like this: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be yoʋr name.

Matthew 9:8

When the crowds saw it, they were amazed and glorified God, who had given such authority to men.

Luke 11:2

So he said to them, “When you pray, say, ‘ Our Father in heaven, hallowed be yoʋr name. Yoʋr kingdom come. Yoʋr will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

John 15:8

My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit, and so you will be my disciples.

Acts 9:36

Now in Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which means “Dorcas”). She was always doing good works and charitable acts.

1 Corinthians 14:25

The secrets of his heart will thus be revealed, and he will fall on his face and worship God, declaring that God is truly among you.

2 Corinthians 9:13

By their approval of this ministry, the saints in Jerusalem will glorify God because of your submission to the gospel of Christ that you confess, and also because of your generous contribution to them and to all.

Galatians 1:24

So they were glorifying God because of me.

Ephesians 2:10

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.

Ephesians 5:8

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

1 Thessalonians 2:12

and testifying that you should walk in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into his own kingdom and glory.

1 Timothy 2:10

but with good works, which is proper for women who profess godly reverence.

1 Timothy 5:10

and has a reputation for good works, that is, if she has brought up children, shown hospitality, washed the feet of the saints, helped the afflicted, and devoted herself to every good work.

1 Timothy 5:25

In the same way, good works are obvious, and even those that are not obvious cannot remain hidden.

1 Timothy 6:18

Command them to do good, to be rich in good works, and to be generous and willing to share,

Titus 2:14

He gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession, zealous for good works.

Titus 2:7

Show yoʋrself to be a model of good works in every way, and in yoʋr teaching show integrity, dignity, incorruptibility,

Titus 3:14

Our people must learn to devote themselves to good works in order to meet pressing needs, so that they will not be unfruitful.

Titus 3:4

But when the kindness of God our Savior and his love for mankind appeared,

Hebrews 10:24

And let us consider how to spur one another on to love and good works,

1 Peter 2:12

keeping your conduct honorable among the Gentiles, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good works and glorify God on the day of his visitation.

1 Peter 2:9

But you are a chosen lineage, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

1 Peter 3:1

In the same way, wives, submit to your own husbands, so that, even if some are disobedient to the word, they will be won without a word by the way you live

1 Peter 3:16

keeping a clear conscience, so that, when those who revile your good conduct in Christ speak against you as evildoers, they may be put to shame.

1 Peter 4:11

If anyone speaks, he should do so as one who speaks the oracles of God; if anyone serves, he should do so as one who serves from strength as God supplies it, so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.

1 Peter 4:14

If you are reproached for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you. On their part he is blasphemed, but on your part he is glorified.