Matthew 5:14-15
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14 “You are (A)the light of the world. A city set on a [a]hill cannot be hidden; 15 (B)nor do people light a lamp and put it under a [b]basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.
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- Matthew 5:14 Or mountain
- Matthew 5:15 Lit peck-measure
Mark 4:21-22
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21 And He was saying to them, “(A)A lamp is not brought to be put under a [a]basket, or under a bed, is it? Is it not brought to be put on the lampstand? 22 (B)For nothing is hidden, except to be revealed; nor has anything been secret, but that it would come to light.
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- Mark 4:21 Lit peck-measure
Luke 8:16-17
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Parable of the Lamp
16 “Now (A)no one lights a lamp and covers it over with a container, or puts it under a bed; but he puts it on a lampstand so that those who come in may see the light. 17 (B)For nothing is concealed that will not become evident, nor anything hidden that will not be known and come to light.
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Luke 11:33-34
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33 “(A)No one lights a lamp and puts it away in a cellar nor under a basket, but on the lampstand, so that those who enter may see the light. 34 (B)Your eye is the lamp of your body; when your eye is [a]clear, your whole body also is full of light; but when it is [b]bad, your body also is full of darkness.
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- Luke 11:34 Or healthy
- Luke 11:34 Or evil
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