Matthew 5:16

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Summary

Matthew 5:16

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

Your light

And

Your father

General references

Exodus 34:35

Proverbs 4:18

Bible References

Your light

But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn,
That shines brighter and brighter until the full day.

“Then your light will break out like the dawn,
And your recovery will speedily spring forth;
And your righteousness will go before you;
The glory of the Lord will be your rear guard.

“Arise, shine; for your light has come,
And the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.

Do this, knowing the time, that it is already the hour for you to awaken from sleep; for now salvation is nearer to us than when we believed.

for you were formerly darkness, but now you are Light in the Lord; walk as children of Light

so that you will prove yourselves to be blameless and innocent, children of God above reproach in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you

appear as lights in the world,

so that you would walk in a manner worthy of the God who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.

so then let us not sleep as

others do, but let us be alert and

sober.

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a

holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;

This is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you, that God is Light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.

And

To grant those who mourn in Zion,
Giving them a garland instead of ashes,
The oil of gladness instead of mourning,
The mantle of praise instead of a spirit of fainting.
So they will be called

oaks of righteousness,

The planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.

My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit, and so

prove to be My disciples.

the secrets of his heart are disclosed; and so he will fall on his face and worship God, declaring that God is certainly among you.

Because of the proof given by this ministry, they will glorify God for your obedience to your confession of the gospel of Christ and for the liberality of your contribution to them and to all,

And they were glorifying God because of me.

when He comes to be glorified in His saints on that day, and to be marveled at among all who have believed—for our testimony to you was believed.

Keep your behavior excellent among the Gentiles, so that in the thing in which they slander you as evildoers, they may because of your good deeds, as they observe them, glorify God in the day of visitation.

Whoever speaks, is to do so as one who is speaking the utterances of God; whoever serves is to do so as one who is serving

by the strength which God supplies; so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belongs the glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.

Your father

so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.

“Pray, then, in this way:
‘Our Father who is in heaven,
Hallowed be Your name.

Do not call anyone on earth your father; for One is your Father, He who is in heaven.

And He said to them, “When you pray, say:
‘Father, hallowed be Your name.
Your kingdom come.

General references

the sons of Israel would see the face of Moses, that the skin of Moses’ face shone. So Moses would replace the veil over his face until he went in to speak with Him.

But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn,
That shines brighter and brighter until the full day.