Matthew 5:15

Free Bible Version

No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a bucket. No, it's placed on a lamp-stand and it provides light to everyone in the house.

Cross References

Exodus 25:37

Make seven lamps and place them on the lampstand so they can light up the area in front of it.

Zechariah 4:2

“What do you see?” he asked me. “I see a lampstand made of solid gold with a bowl at its top having seven lamps on it, each with seven lips.

Numbers 8:2

“Tell Aaron, ‘When you place the seven lamps on the lampstand, make sure they shine towards the front.’”

Mark 4:21

Who puts a lamp under a bucket, or beneath a bed?” Jesus asked them. “No, you put a lamp up on a lamp-stand.

Luke 11:33

No one lights a lamp and then hides it or places it under a bowl. No, you put it on a lamp stand so that those who come into the house can see the light.

Luke 11:36

If your whole body is full of light, with no areas of darkness, then it will be completely illuminated, just as a bright lamp gives you light.”

Luke 8:16

You don't light a lamp and then cover it with a bucket, or hide it under a bed. No, you put it on a stand, so that anyone who comes in can see the light.

Philippians 2:15

so that you'll be sincere, innocent of any wrong. Be God's blameless children living in the middle of a dishonest and corrupt people. Shine among them as lights to the world,

Hebrews 9:2

The first room in the Tabernacle housed the candlestick, the table, and the sacred bread. This was called the Holy Place.

Revelation 2:5

So remember how far you've fallen—repent and go back to what you were doing at first. Otherwise I'll come to you and I will remove your candlestick from where it is—unless you repent.