And He said to them, "A lamp is not brought so that it may be put under a measuring basket or under a bed, is it? Is it not brought so that it may be put on a lampstand?
Matthew 5:15 - English Majority Text Version Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it shines on everything in the house. Higit pang mga bersyonKing 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 to them, "A lamp is not brought so that it may be put under a measuring basket or under a bed, is it? Is it not brought so that it may be put on a lampstand?
"No one, having lit a lamp, puts it in a secret place or under a basket, but on a lampstand, so that those who come in may see the light.
Therefore if your whole body is full of light, not having any part dark, the whole body will be full of light, as when the bright shining of a lamp gives light to you."
"No one, when he has lit a lamp, covers it with a vessel or puts it under a bed, but sets it on a lampstand, so that those who enter may see the light.
in order that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverted generation, among whom you shine as light bearers in the world,
For a tabernacle was prepared: the first part, in which were both the lampstand and the table and the showbread, which is called the holy place;
Remember therefore from where you have fallen, and repent and do the first works; but if not, I am coming to you quickly and I will remove your lampstand out of its place, unless you repent.