Matthew 5:16

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.

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Key words: doxazō patēr ergon kalos phōs

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English	Original word	Root	#
Let your	hymōn ὑμῶν	hymōn	29
light	phōs φῶς	phōs	3
so	houtōs οὕτως	houtō(s)	8
shine	lampsatō λαμψάτω	lampō	2
before	emprosthen ἔμπροσθεν	emprosthen	5
men	anthrōpōn ἀνθρώπων	anthrōpos	12
that	hopōs ὅπως	hopōs	7
they may see	idōsin ἴδωσιν	horaō	2
your	hymōn ὑμῶν	hymōn	29
good	kala καλὰ	kalos	4
works	erga ἔργα	ergon	1
and	kai καὶ	kai	104
glorify	doxasōsin δοξάσωσιν	doxazō	2
your	hymōn ὑμῶν	hymōn	29
Father	patera πατέρα	patēr	17
which	ton τὸν	ho	145
is in	en ἐν	en	40
heaven	ouranois οὐρανοῖς	ouranos	19

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J-103 2 Corinthians 9:1-13 J-49 1 Peter 2:9-12 P-36 Matthew 23:1-12 P-45 Philippians 2:12-17 P-48 1 Peter 2:11-12 P-95 Luke 11:2-13 S-106 Hebrews 10:9-31 S-51 1 Timothy 5:5-16 S-52 1 Peter 4:8-19 S-95 Luke 11:2-13

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your light so shine before men 10

Proverbs 4:18 Proverbs 4:18
18But the path of the just is like the shining sun, That shines ever brighter unto the perfect day.
Isaiah 58:8
8Then your light shall break forth like the morning, Your healing shall spring forth speedily, And your righteousness shall go before you; The glory of the LORD shall be your rear guard.
Isaiah 60:1-3
1Arise, shine; For your light has come! And the glory of the LORD is risen upon you. 2For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, And deep darkness the people; But the LORD will arise over you, And His glory will be seen upon you. 3The Gentiles shall come to your light, And kings to the brightness of your rising.
Romans 13:11-14
11And do this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed. 12The night is far spent, the day is at hand. Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light. 13Let us walk properly, as in the day, not in revelry and drunkenness, not in lewdness and lust, not in strife and envy. 14But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts.
Ephesians 5:8
8For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light
Philippians 2:15-16 P-45 Philippians 2:12-17
15that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world, 16holding fast the word of life, so that I may rejoice in the day of Christ that I have not run in vain or labored in vain.
1 Thessalonians 2:12
12that you would walk worthy of God who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.
1 Thessalonians 5:6-8
6Therefore let us not sleep, as others do, but let us watch and be sober. 7For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk are drunk at night. 8But let us who are of the day be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet the hope of salvation.
1 Peter 2:9 J-49 1 Peter 2:9-12
9But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;
1 John 1:5-7
5This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all. 6If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. 7But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.

that they may see your good works 12

Matthew 6:1-5, 16 Matthew 6:1Matthew 6:16Matthew 6:2Matthew 6:3Matthew 6:4Matthew 6:5
1"Take heed that you do not do your charitable deeds before men, to be seen by them. Otherwise you have no reward from your Father in heaven. 2Therefore, when you do a charitable deed, do not sound a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory from men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward. 3But when you do a charitable deed, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4that your charitable deed may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will Himself reward you openly. 5"And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward.
16"Moreover, when you fast, do not be like the hypocrites, with a sad countenance. For they disfigure their faces that they may appear to men to be fasting. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward.
Matthew 23:5 P-36 Matthew 23:1-12
5But all their works they do to be seen by men. They make their phylacteries broad and enlarge the borders of their garments.
Acts 9:36
36At Joppa there was a certain disciple named Tabitha, which is translated Dorcas. This woman was full of good works and charitable deeds which she did.
Ephesians 2:10
10For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.
1 Timothy 2:10
10but, which is proper for women professing godliness, with good works.
1 Timothy 5:10, 25 S-51 1 Timothy 5:5-16
10well reported for good works: if she has brought up children, if she has lodged strangers, if she has washed the saints' feet, if she has relieved the afflicted, if she has diligently followed every good work.
25Likewise, the good works of some are clearly evident, and those that are otherwise cannot be hidden.
1 Timothy 6:18
18Let them do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to give, willing to share,
Titus 2:7, 14
7in all things showing yourself to be a pattern of good works; in doctrine showing integrity, reverence, incorruptibility,
14who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from every lawless deed and purify for Himself His own special people, zealous for good works.
Titus 3:4, 7-8, 14
4But when the kindness and the love of God our Savior toward man appeared,
7that having been justified by His grace we should become heirs according to the hope of eternal life. 8This is a faithful saying, and these things I want you to affirm constantly, that those who have believed in God should be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable to men.
14And let our people also learn to maintain good works, to meet urgent needs, that they may not be unfruitful.
Hebrews 10:24 S-106 Hebrews 10:9-31
24And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works,
1 Peter 2:12 J-49 1 Peter 2:9-12 P-48 1 Peter 2:11-12
12having your conduct honorable among the Gentiles, that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may, by your good works which they observe, glorify God in the day of visitation.
1 Peter 3:1, 16
1Wives, likewise, be submissive to your own husbands, that even if some do not obey the word, they, without a word, may be won by the conduct of their wives,
16having a good conscience, that when they defame you as evildoers, those who revile your good conduct in Christ may be ashamed.

and glorify 8

Isaiah 61:3
3To console those who mourn in Zion, To give them beauty for ashes, The oil of joy for mourning, The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; That they may be called trees of righteousness, The planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified."
John 15:8
8By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples.
1 Corinthians 14:25
25And thus the secrets of his heart are revealed; and so, falling down on his face, he will worship God and report that God is truly among you.
2 Corinthians 9:13 J-103 2 Corinthians 9:1-13
13while, through the proof of this ministry, they glorify God for the obedience of your confession to the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal sharing with them and all men,
Galatians 1:24
24And they glorified God in me.
2 Thessalonians 1:10-12
10when He comes, in that Day, to be glorified in His saints and to be admired among all those who believe, because our testimony among you was believed. 11Therefore we also pray always for you that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfill all the good pleasure of His goodness and the work of faith with power, 12that the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 2:12 J-49 1 Peter 2:9-12 P-48 1 Peter 2:11-12
12having your conduct honorable among the Gentiles, that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may, by your good works which they observe, glorify God in the day of visitation.
1 Peter 4:11, 14 S-52 1 Peter 4:8-19
11If anyone speaks, let him speak as the oracles of God. If anyone ministers, let him do it as with the ability which God supplies, that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.
14If you are reproached for the name of Christ, blessed are you, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you. On their part He is blasphemed, but on your part He is glorified.

your Father which is in heaven 4

Matthew 5:45 Matthew 5:45
45that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
Matthew 6:9 Matthew 6:9
9In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name.
Matthew 23:9 P-36 Matthew 23:1-12
9Do not call anyone on earth your father; for One is your Father, He who is in heaven.
Luke 11:2 P-95 Luke 11:2-13 S-95 Luke 11:2-13
2So He said to them, "When you pray, say: Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done On earth as it is in heaven.