Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
Ye are the light of the world. A city cannot be hid, set on a mountain.
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,
American Standard Version
Ye are the light of the world. A city set 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.
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: and if the salt be rendered insipid, with what shall it be salted? it is yet strong for nothing, except to be cast without, and to be trodden under foot of men. 14 Ye are the light of the world. A city cannot be hid, set on a mountain. 15 Neither do they burn a light, and set it under a basket, but upon a chandelier: and it shines to all in the house.
Names
Cross References
John 8:12
Again therefore Jesus spake to them, saying, I am the light of the world: he following me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
Proverbs 4:18
The path of the just as the light shining, going and shining even to the day prepared.
John 12:36
While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye might be the sons of light. These things spake Jesus, and having departed, he was hid from them.
Philippians 2:15
That ye be complete and pure, children of God, blameless in the midst of a crooked and perverted generation, among whom ye appear as luminaries in the world;
Genesis 11:4-8
And they will say, Come, we will build to us a city, and a tower, its head to the heavens; and we will make to us a name, lest we shall be dispersed over the face of the earth.
John 5:35
He was a burning and manifest light: and ye wished to rejoice for a time in his light.
Romans 2:19-20
And art persuaded thou thyself to be a guide of the blind, a light of them in darkness,
2 Corinthians 6:14
Be not unequally yoked together with the unbelieving: for what participation to justice and iniquity and what communion to light with darkness?
Ephesians 5:8-14
For ye were then darkness, and now light in the Lord: walk ye as children of light:
1 Thessalonians 5:5
Ye are all sons of light, and sons of day: we are not of night, nor of darkness.
Revelation 1:20-1
The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest upon my right hand, and the seven golden chandeliers. The seven stars are the messengers of the seven churches: and the seven chandeliers which thou sawest are the seven churches.
Revelation 21:14-27
And the wall of the city having twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve sent of the Lamb.