Matthew 5:15

WEB

¹⁵Neither do you light a lamp and put it under a measuring basket, but on a stand; and it shines to all who are in the house.

KJV

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.

BSB

¹⁵Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket. Instead, they set it on a stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house.

FBV

¹⁵No 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.

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Extra References

Luke 11:33

³³“No one, when he has lit a lamp, puts it in a cellar or under a basket, but on a stand, that those who come in may see the light.

Mark 4:21

²¹He said to them, “Is a lamp brought to be put under a basket ^[+] or under a bed? Isn’t it put on a stand?

Luke 8:16

¹⁶“No one, when he has lit a lamp, covers it with a container or puts it under a bed; but puts it on a stand, that those who enter in may see the light.

Numbers 8:2

²“Speak to Aaron, and tell him, ‘When you light the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the lamp stand.’”

Exodus 25:37

³⁷You shall make its lamps seven, and they shall light its lamps to give light to the space in front of it.