Verse
Matthew 5:16 — Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good…
“Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.”
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The verses around Matthew 5:16.
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.
Verse explanation
The light is not an end in itself: the stated goal is that good works lead other people to recognize God, not to admire whoever did them.
From the Matthew 5 study in Bible in Stories.
Matthew 5:16 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Assim resplandeça a vossa luz diante dos homens, para que vejam as vossas boas obras, e glorifiquem a vosso Pae, que está nos céus.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Assim brilhe vossa luz diante das pessoas, para que vejam vossas boas obras, e glorifiquem ao vosso Pai, que está nos céus.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
De la misma manera, ustedes deben dejar que su luz brille delante de todos a fin de que ellos puedan ver las cosas buenas que ustedes hacen y alaben a su Padre celestial.
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