Matthew 5:16
“Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Matthew 5:16 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Even so let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Let your light so shine before the eyes of others so that, seeing your good actions, they will praise your Father who is in heaven.
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Also lasset euer Licht leuchten vor den Menschen, damit sie eure guten Werke sehen und euren Vater, der in den Himmeln ist, verherrlichen.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Así alumbre vuestra luz delante de los hombres, para que vean vuestras obras buenas, y glorifiquen á vuestro Padre que está en los cielos.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Assim brilhe vossa luz diante das pessoas, para que vejam vossas boas obras, e glorifiquem ao vosso Pai, que está nos céus.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Que a vossa luz brilhe diante das pessoas de tal forma que elas vejam as vossas boas obras e louvem ao vosso Pai que está no céu.
📖 Matthew 5:16 in Context
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.
18For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
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