Matthew 5:16

The Sermon On The Mount: Salt And Light

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. ¹⁶ So let your light shine before men, that they see your good works, and praise your Father, him in the heavens. ¹⁷ Think not that I have come to abolish the law, or the prophets: for I have come not abolish, but to complete.

Father in Heaven

Good Deeds

Good Works

Heavenly Father

In Like Manner

Let Your Light So Shine

Our Father in Heaven

1 Peter 2:12

Having your turning back good in the nations: that, in what they speak against you as doing evil, from good works, they having beheld, might praise God in the day of inspection.

John 15:8

In this was my Father honoured, that ye should bear much fruit: and ye shall be disciples to me.

Matthew 9:8

And the crowds, seeing, admired, and praised God, giving such power to men.

Proverbs 4:18

The path of the just as the light shining, going and shining even to the day prepared.

Matthew 6:1-5

Attend ye not to do your justice before men, to be seen to them; and if otherwise ye have no reward from your Father which in the heavens.

2 Corinthians 9:13

By the proof of this service honouring God for the subjection of your assent to the good news of Christ, and to the simplicity of mutual participation to them and to all;

1 Peter 3:16

Having a good consciousness; that, in what they speak evil against you, as doing evil, they threatening your good turning round in Christ should be ashamed.

1 Peter 4:11

If any speak, as the oracles of God; if any serve, as of the strength which God furnishes: that in all God might be praised by Jesus Christ, in whom is the glory and strength for the time of times. Amen.

1 Peter 4:14

If ye be reproached in the name of Christ, ye happy; for the spirit of glory and of God rests upon you: by them truly he is defamed, and by you he is praised.

1 John 1:5-7

And this is the message which we have heard from him, and we announce to you, that God is light, and no darkness is in him.

Isaiah 58:8

Then shall thy light break forth as the dawn, and thy healing shall spring forth quickly: and thy justice going before thee; the glory of Jehovah shall gather thee.

Isaiah 60:1-3

Arise,shine, for thy light has come, and the glory of Jehovah has risen upon thee.

Isaiah 61:3

To set to those mourning in Zion, to give to them adorning instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, the vestment of praise for the spirit of faintness; and it shall be called to them, The mighty trees of justice of the planting of Jehovah, to be honored.

Matthew 5:45

So that ye might be sons of your Father, which in the heavens: for he makes his sun rise upon evil and good, and rains on the just and unjust.

Matthew 6:9

Therefore so do ye pray: Our Father which in the heavens, Let thy name be declared holy.

Matthew 6:16

And when ye fast, be not, as hypocrites, of gloomy aspect: for they conceal their faces that they might appear to men fasting. Verily I say to you, That they have their reward.

Matthew 23:5

And all their works do they, to be seen by men: and make broad their preservatives, and enlarge the border of their garments

Matthew 23:9

And call not your father upon earth: for one is your Father, which in the heavens.

Luke 11:2

And he said to them, When ye pray, say, Our Father he in the heavens, Holy be thy name. Let thy kingdom come. Let thy will be, as in heaven, also upon the earth.

Acts 9:36

And in Joppa was a certain disciple by name Tabitha, which interpreted is called Dorcas: she was full of good works and alms which she did.

Romans 13:11-14

And this, knowing the time, that already the hour ye should be awakened out of sleep: for now our salvation nearer than when we believed.

1 Corinthians 14:25

And so the hidden things of his heart are made manifest; and so having fallen upon the face, he will worship God, proclaiming that God is truly with you.

Galatians 1:24

And they glorified God in me.

Ephesians 2:10

For we are his work, created in Christ Jesus to good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.,

Ephesians 5:8

For ye were then darkness, and now light in the Lord: walk ye as children of light:

Philippians 2:15-16

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;

1 Thessalonians 2:12

For you to walk worthy of God, calling you into his kingdom and glory.

1 Thessalonians 5:6-8

Therefore let us not sleep, as also the rest; but let us watch and be sober.

2 Thessalonians 1:10-12

When he should come to be honoured in his holy ones, and to be admired in all the believing, (that our testimony among you was believed) in that day.

1 Timothy 2:10

But (what become women professing religious worship) with good works.

1 Timothy 5:10

Testified of in good works; if she have brought up children, if she lodged strangers, if she washed the feet of the holy, if she relieved the pressed, if she followed every good work.

1 Timothy 5:25

Likewise also the good works of some are manifest; and having these otherwise, it cannot be hid.

1 Timothy 6:18

To do good, to be rich in good works, to be liberal, qualified for participation;

Titus 2:7

Concerning all things hold thyself a type of good works: in doctrine, integrity, gravity, incorruptibility,

Titus 2:14

Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify to himself a distinguished people. zealous of good works.

Titus 3:4

And when the kindness and philanthropy of our Saviour God was made evident,

Titus 3:7-8

That justified by his grace, we might be heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

Titus 3:14

And let ours also learn to excel in good works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful.

Hebrews 10:24

And we should observe one another for the incitement of love and good works:

1 Peter 2:9

And ye a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for acquisition; so that ye should proclaim the excellencies of him having called you out of darkness into his wonderful light:

1 Peter 3:1

Likewise, wives being subject to their own husbands; that also, if any believe not the word, by the turning back of wives might be gained without the word;