Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come in may see the light.
A bushel
Bible References
When
Luke 8:16
"Nobody lights a lamp and then covers it with a dish or puts it under a bed, but he puts it on its stand, so that those who come in may see the light.
Matthew 5:15
People do not light a lamp and put it under a peck-measure; they put it on its stand and it gives light to everyone in the house.
Mark 4:21
"Do people get out the lamp," he said to them, "and then put it under the peck-measure, or under the bed, instead of putting it up where it belongs?
A bushel
Matthew 5:15
People do not light a lamp and put it under a peck-measure; they put it on its stand and it gives light to everyone in the house.
May see
Matthew 5:16
Your light must burn in that way among men so that they will see the good you do, and praise your Father in heaven.
Matthew 10:27
What I tell you in the dark you must say in the light, and what you hear whispered in your ear, you must proclaim from the housetops.
John 11:9
Jesus answered, "Is not the day twelve hours long? If a man travels by day he will not stumble, for he can see the light of this world;
John 12:46
I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me may have to remain in darkness.
Philippians 2:15
so that you will be blameless and honest, faultless children of God in the midst of a crooked and perverted age, in which you appear like stars in a dark world,