Parallel Verses
American Standard Version
Ye are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
"You are the light of the world. A city located on a hill can't be hidden.
A Conservative Version
Ye are the light of the world. A city setting on a hill cannot be hid,
Amplified
An Understandable Version
You people are [like] light in the world. A city built on a hill will not go unnoticed.
Anderson New Testament
You are the light of the world: a city that lies upon a mountain can not be hid:
Bible in Basic English
You are the light of the world. A town put on a hill may be seen by all.
Common New Testament
You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.
Daniel Mace New Testament
ye are the light of the world. a city that is situated on an hill, cannot be hid;
Darby Translation
Ye are the light of the world: a city situated on the top of a mountain cannot be hid.
Godbey New Testament
Ye are the light of the world. A city sitting on a mountain is unable to be hidden.
Goodspeed New Testament
You are the light of the world! A city that is built upon a hill cannot be hidden.
John Wesley New Testament
Ye are the light of the world.
Julia Smith Translation
Ye are the light of the world. A city cannot be hid, set on a mountain.
King James 2000
You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid.
Lexham Expanded Bible
You are the light of the world. A city located on top of a hill cannot be hidden,
Modern King James verseion
You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill, cannot be hid,
Moffatt New Testament
You are the light of the world. A town on the top of a hill cannot be hidden.
Montgomery New Testament
"You are the light of the world. A city built on a hilltop cannot be hid;
NET Bible
You are the light of the world. A city located on a hill cannot be hidden.
New Heart English Bible
You are the light of the world. A city located on a hill cannot be hidden.
Noyes New Testament
Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid;
Sawyer New Testament
You are the light of the world. A city situated on a mountain cannot be hid.
The Emphasized Bible
Ye, are the light of the world: it is impossible for a city to be hid, on the top of a mountain, lying.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Ye are the light of the world. A city cannot be hid that is situated on an eminence.
Twentieth Century New Testament
It is you who are the Light of the world. A town that stands on a hill cannot be hidden.
Webster
Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid.
Weymouth New Testament
*You* are the light of the world; a town cannot be hid if built on a hill-top.
Williams New Testament
You are the light of the world. A city that is built upon a hill cannot be hidden.
World English Bible
You are the light of the world. A city located on a hill can't be hidden.
Worrell New Testament
"Ye are the light of the world: a city, set upon a hill, cannot he hid.
Worsley New Testament
Ye are the light of the world: a city, that is situated on a hill, cannot be hid.
Youngs Literal Translation
'Ye are the light of the world, a city set upon a mount is not able to be hid;
Themes
spiritual Blindness » Christ's ministers are lights to remove
Candlestick » Illustrative of » Ministers
Church » Light » Reflected from believers
Cities » Illustrative of » Saints
Disciples/apostles » What the disciples are
Glory » Who glorifies the lord
Light » Illustrative of » Ministers
Light, spiritual » Reflected from believers
Names » Of the saints » Lights
Select readings » The beatitudes
Righteous » Compared with » Lights
Topics
Interlinear
Keimai
Devotionals
Devotionals about Matthew 5:14
Devotionals containing Matthew 5:14
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 5:14
Prayers for Matthew 5:14
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Sermon On The Mount: Salt And Light
13 Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost its savor, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under foot of men. 14 Ye are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid. 15 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.
Names
Cross References
John 8:12
Again therefore Jesus spake unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in the darkness, but shall have the light of life.
Proverbs 4:18
But the path of the righteous is as the dawning light, That shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
John 12:36
While ye have the light, believe on the light, that ye may become sons of light. These things spake Jesus, and he departed and hid himself from them.
Philippians 2:15
that ye may become blameless and harmless, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom ye are seen as lights in the world,
Genesis 11:4-8
And they said, Come, let us build us a city, and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven, and let us make us a name; lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.
John 5:35
He was the lamp that burneth and shineth; and ye were willing to rejoice for a season in his light.
Romans 2:19-20
and art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them that are in darkness,
2 Corinthians 6:14
Be not unequally yoked with unbelievers: for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity? or what communion hath light with darkness?
Ephesians 5:8-14
For ye were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord: walk as children of light
1 Thessalonians 5:5
for ye are all sons of light, and sons of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness;
Revelation 1:20-1
the mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks are seven churches.
Revelation 21:14-27
And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.