Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but setteth it on a candlestick, that they which enter in may see the light.
Bible References
When
Luke 11:33
No one lights a lamp to put it in a cellar or under a bowl, but 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?
Acts 26:18
that their eyes may be opened and that they may turn from darkness to light, from the power of Satan to God, to get remission of their sins and an inheritance among those who are consecrated by faith in me.'
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;
Revelation 1:20
As for the secret symbol of the seven stars which you have seen in my right hand, and of the seven golden lamp stands ??the seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.
Revelation 2:1
To the angel of the church at Ephesus write thus: ??These are the words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand, who moves among the seven golden lampstands:
Revelation 11:4
(they are the two olive-trees and the two lampstands which stand before the Lord of the earth):