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Matthew 5:15
Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.
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Original words
| English | Original word | Root | # |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neither | oude οὐδὲ | oude | 9 |
| do men light | kaiousin καίουσιν | kaiō | 1 |
| a candle | lychnon λύχνον | lychnos | 2 |
| and | kai καὶ | kai | 104 |
| put | titheasin τιθέασιν | tithēmi | 1 |
| it | auton αὐτὸν | autos | 70 |
| under | hypo ὑπὸ | hypo | 3 |
| a | ton τὸν | ho | 145 |
| bushel | modion μόδιον | modios | 1 |
| but | all ἀλλ | alla | 6 |
| on | epi ἐπὶ | epi | 12 |
| a | tēn τὴν | ho | 145 |
| candlestick | lychnian λυχνίαν | lychnia | 1 |
| and | kai καὶ | kai | 104 |
| it giveth light | lampei λάμπει | lampō | 2 |
| unto all | pasin πᾶσιν | pas | 14 |
| that are | tois τοῖς | ho | 145 |
| in | en ἐν | en | 40 |
| the | tē τῇ | ho | 145 |
| house | oikia οἰκίᾳ | oikia | 5 |
Cross-references 5
do men light a candle 3
- Mark 4:21
21Also He said to them, "Is a lamp brought to be put under a basket or under a bed? Is it not to be set on a lampstand?
- Luke 8:16
16"No one, when he has lit a lamp, covers it with a vessel or puts it under a bed, but sets it on a lampstand, that those who enter may see the light.
- Luke 11:33
33"No one, when he has lit a lamp, puts it in a secret place or under a basket, but on a lampstand, that those who come in may see the light.
it giveth light unto all that are in the house 2
- Exodus 25:37
37You shall make seven lamps for it, and they shall arrange its lamps so that they give light in front of it.
- Numbers 8:2
2"Speak to Aaron, and say to him, "When you arrange the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the lampstand."'