Matthew 5:15
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Matthew 5:15 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
People do not light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on the lamp-stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house.
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Man zündet auch nicht eine Lampe an und setzt sie unter den Scheffel sondern auf das Lampengestell, und sie leuchtet allen, die im Hause sind.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Ni se enciende una lámpara y se pone debajo de un almud, mas sobre el candelero, y alumbra á todos los que están en casa.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Nem se acende a lâmpada para se pôr debaixo de um cesto, mas sim na luminária, e ilumina a todos quantos estão na casa.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Ninguém acende uma lamparina e coloca-a debaixo de um cesto, mas, em vez disso, coloca-a na candeia, e brilha para todos na casa.
📖 Matthew 5:15 in Context
13Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.
14Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
15Neither 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.
16Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
17Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
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