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.
Parallel translations
- KJV 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.
- BSB 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.
- NKJV 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.
- NASB nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.
- NLT No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house.
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Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Luke 11:33“No one, when he has lit a lamp, puts it in a cellar or under a basket, but on a stand, that those who come in may see the light.
- Mark 4:21He said to them, “Is the lamp brought to be put under a basket or under a bed? Isn’t it put on a stand?
- Luke 8:16“No one, when he has lit a lamp, covers it with a container, or puts it under a bed; but puts it on a stand, that those who enter in may see the light.
- Num 8:2“Speak to Aaron, and tell him, ‘When you light the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the lamp stand.’”
- Exod 25:37You shall make its lamps seven, and they shall light its lamps to give light to the space in front of it.
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