¶ And he said unto them: is the candle lighted, to be put under a bushel, or under the bord: is it not therefore lighted that it should be put on a candlestick?
Matthew 5:15 - William Tyndale New Testament neither do men light a candle and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick, and it lighteth all them which are in the house. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Nor do men light a lamp and put it under a peck measure, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house. American Standard Version (1901) Neither do men light a lamp, and put it under the bushel, but on the stand; and it shineth unto all that are in the house. Common English Bible Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket. Instead, they put it on top of a lampstand, and it shines on all who are in the house. Catholic Public Domain Version And they do not light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, so that it may shine to all who are in the house. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Neither do men light a candle and put it under a bushel, but upon a candlestick, that it may shine to all that are in the house. |
¶ And he said unto them: is the candle lighted, to be put under a bushel, or under the bord: is it not therefore lighted that it should be put on a candlestick?
¶ No man lighteth a candle, and putteth it in a privy place, neither under a bushel: But on a candlestick, that they that come in, may see the light.
For if all thy body shall be light, having no part dark: then shall all be full of light, even as when a candle doeth light thee with his brightness.
¶ No man lighteth a candle, and covereth it under a vessel, neither putteth it under the table: but setteth it on a candlestick, that they that enter in, may see light.
that ye may be faultless, and pure, and the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked, and a perverse nation, among which see that ye shine as lights in the world,
For that first tabernacle was made, wherein was the candlestick, and the table, and the shew bread, which is called wholy.
Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works. Or else I will come unto thee shortly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.