“Neither do you light a lamp, and put it under a measuring basket, but on a stand; and it shines to all who are in the house.”
— WEB
Matthew 5:15
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“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.”
— KJV
“Neither do [men] light a lamp, and put it under the bushel, but on the stand; and it shineth unto all that are in the house.”
— ASV
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Neither do men light a candle--or, lamp. and put it under a bushel--a dry measure. but on a candlestick--rather, "under the bushel, but on the lampstand." The article is inserted in both cases to express the familiarity of everyone with those household utensils. and it giveth light--shineth "unto all that are in the house."
— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)
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