Matthew 5:15
King James Version (KJV)
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.
In context
13 Ye 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.
14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
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.
16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
Matthew 5:15 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- 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.
- WEB World English Bible
- Neither 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Neither 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.
- ASV American Standard Version
- 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.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- nor do they light a lamp, and put it under the measure, but on the lamp-stand, and it shineth to all those in the house;
- DBY Darby Translation
- Nor do [men] light a lamp and put it under the bushel, but upon the lamp-stand, and it shines for all who are in the house.
- WBS Webster Bible
- Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a close vessel, but on a candlestick: and it giveth light to all that are in the house.