Matthew 5:16

New Testament · SCRIPTURE

Matthew 5:16

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.

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KJV

King James Version

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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WEB

World English Bible

Even so, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

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ASV

American Standard Version

Even so let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

Thus let your⁺ light shine before men, so that they may see your⁺ good works and may glorify your⁺ Father who [is] in the heavens.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Matthew 5

¹⁴ You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.

¹⁵ 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.

¹⁶ In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.

¹⁷ Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them.

¹⁸ For I tell you truly, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen, will disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.

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