“Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.” Let's unpack this verse meaning of Matthew 5:16. We embody the same light when we share God’s love with others as Jesus did, serving them with p
Verse (Click for Chapter) New International VersionIn the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.New Living TranslationIn the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise ...
In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven. The Fulfillment of the Law 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 ...
16. Let your light so shine…] The word translated “shine” is rendered “giveth light” in the preceding verse. It would be better to use the same English word in both cases. So = “in like manner.” That is final, not consecutive = ‘in order that.’ Bengel's GnomenMatthew 5:...
King James Version(KJV) 16Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. English Standard Version(ESV) 16In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to yo...
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. --Matthew 5:16 (KJV) Asyndeton consists of omitting conjunctions between words, phrases, or clauses. In a list of items, asyndeton gives the effect of unpremeditated ...
3Then God said,“Let there belight”; and there was light. Read full chapter 2 Corinthians 4:6 New International Version 6For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,”[a]made his light shine in our heartsto give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in...
The inference that "Let us make man in our image" (Genesis 1:26) refers to the plurality of God is refuted by the subsequent verse, which relates the creation of man to a singular God, "And God created man in His image" (Genesis 1:27). In this verse the Hebrew verb "created" ...
In this verse he is speaking of leaders who have since died, since "spoke the word of God to you" is in the past tense. How did they live? How did they die? We are to "give careful thought to"24the "outcome"25of their "way of life" (NRSV, NIV) or "conversation" (KJV). Th...
Having said that, I only ask that you seek out the truth; do not let others shape, shift, and manipulate you like a lump of clay; free your mind; your body will follow! “And the light shineth in the darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.”~(John 1:5 KJV) ...