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Matthew 5:15
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Matthew 5:15
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15 (A)nor do people light a lamp and put it under a [a]basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.
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Matthew 5:15
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Matthew 5:15
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15 Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house.(A)
Matthew 5:15
King James Version
Matthew 5:15
King James Version
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.
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Mark 4:21
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Mark 4:21
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21 And He was saying to them, “(A)A lamp is not brought to be put under a [a]basket, or under a bed, is it? Is it not brought to be put on the lampstand?
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Mark 4:21
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Mark 4:21
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A Lamp on a Stand
21 He said to them, “Do you bring in a lamp to put it under a bowl or a bed? Instead, don’t you put it on its stand?(A)
Mark 4:21
King James Version
Mark 4:21
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21 And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick?
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Luke 8:16
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Luke 8:16
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Parable of the Lamp
16 “Now (A)no one lights a lamp and covers it over with a container, or puts it under a bed; but he puts it on a lampstand so that those who come in may see the light.
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Luke 8:16
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Luke 8:16
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A Lamp on a Stand
16 “No one lights a lamp and hides it in a clay jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, they put it on a stand, so that those who come in can see the light.(A)
Luke 8:16
King James Version
Luke 8:16
King James Version
16 No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but setteth it on a candlestick, that they which enter in may see the light.
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