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Matthew 5:15The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
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οὐδὲ καίουσιν λύχνον καὶ τιθέασιν αὐτὸν ὑπὸ τὸν μόδιον ἀλλ’ ἐπὶ τὴν λυχνίαν, καὶ λάμπει πᾶσιν τοῖς ἐν τῇ οἰκίᾳ.
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Matthew 5:15The Bible in Living English
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15 nor do they light a lamp and put it under the peck measure, but on the stand—and it shines for everybody in the house.
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Matthew 5:15American Standard Version
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15 Neither do men light a lamp, and put it under the bushel, but on the stand; and it shineth unto all that are in the house.
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Matthew 5:15The Emphasized Bible
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15 Neither light they a lamp and place it under the measure; but upon the lampstand, and it giveth light to all that are in the house.
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Matthew 5:15King James Version
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15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.
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Matthew Study Notes—Chapter 5New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
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a lamp: In Bible times, a common household lamp was a small earthenware vessel filled with olive oil.
a basket: Used for measuring dry commodities, such as grain. The type of “basket” (Greek, moʹdi·os) mentioned here had a capacity of about 9 L (or 8 dry qt).
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