Matthew 5:16

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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.

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.

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.

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.

YLT Young’s Literal Translation

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

Surrounding context — Matthew 5

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.

18 For 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.

19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach [them], the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

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1 Peter 2:12Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by [your] good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.Titus 2:7In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine [shewing] uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity,John 15:8Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.1 John 1:5-7This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.Philippians 2:15-16That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;Ephesians 5:8For ye were sometimes darkness, but now [are ye] light in the Lord: walk as children of light:Isaiah 60:1-3Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.1 Peter 3:16Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.1 Peter 4:14If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy [are ye]; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.Isaiah 58:8Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the LORD shall be thy rereward.1 Peter 2:9But ye [are] a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:Titus 3:14And let ours also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful.2 Corinthians 9:13Whiles by the experiment of this ministration they glorify God for your professed subjection unto the gospel of Christ, and for [your] liberal distribution unto them, and unto all [men];Hebrews 10:24And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:Ephesians 2:10For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.1 Timothy 6:18That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate;2 Thessalonians 1:10-12When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.Proverbs 4:18But the path of the just [is] as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.

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