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
No one lights a lamp and hides it under a vessel or puts it below the bed: he puts it on a stand so that those who come in can see the light.
Matthew 5:15
Nor do men light a lamp to put it under a bowl; they put it on a stand and it shines for all in the house.
Mark 4:21
He also said to them, "Is a lamp brought to be placed under a bowl or a bed? Is it not to be placed upon the stand?
A bushel
Matthew 5:15
Nor do men light a lamp to put it under a bowl; they put it on a stand and it shines for all in the house.
May see
Matthew 5:16
So your light is to shine before men, that they may see the good you do and glorify your Father in heaven.
Matthew 10:27
what I tell you in the dark, you must utter in the open, what you hear in a whisper you must proclaim on the housetop.
John 11:9
Jesus replied, "Are there not twelve hours in the day? If one walks during the day he does not stumble, for he sees the light of this world:
John 12:46
I have come as light into the world, that no one who believes in me may remain in the dark.
Philippians 2:15
so as to be blameless and innocent, faultless children of God in a crooked and perverse generation where you shine like stars in a dark world;