Matthew 5:15
Modern Translations
New International Version
Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house.

New Living Translation
No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house.

English Standard Version
Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house.

Berean Study Bible
Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket. Instead, they set it on a stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house.

New American Standard Bible
nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.

NASB 1995
nor does anyone light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.

NASB 1977
“Nor do men light a lamp, and put it under the peck-measure, but on the lampstand; and it gives light to all who are in the house.

Amplified Bible
nor does anyone light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.

Christian Standard Bible
No one lights a lamp and puts it under a basket, but rather on a lampstand, and it gives light for all who are in the house.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
No one lights a lamp and puts it under a basket, but rather on a lampstand, and it gives light for all who are in the house.

Contemporary English Version
and no one lights a lamp and puts it under a clay pot. Instead, it is placed on a lampstand, where it can give light to everyone in the house.

Good News Translation
No one lights a lamp and puts it under a bowl; instead it is put on the lampstand, where it gives light for everyone in the house.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
No one lights a lamp and puts it under a basket. Instead, everyone who lights a lamp puts it on a lamp stand. Then its light shines on everyone in the house.

International Standard Version
People don't light a lamp and put it under a basket but on a lamp stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house.

NET Bible
People do not light a lamp and put it under a basket but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.

King James 2000 Bible
Neither do men light a lamp, and put it under a bushel, but on a lamp stand; and it gives light unto all that are in the house.

New Heart English Bible
Neither do you light a lamp, and put it under a measuring basket, but on a stand; and it shines to all who are in the house.

World English Bible
Neither do you light a lamp, and put it under a measuring basket, but on a stand; and it shines to all who are in the house.

American King James Version
Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it gives light to all that are in the house.

American Standard Version
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.

A Faithful Version
Neither do they light a lamp and put it under a bushelbasket, but on the lampstand; and it shines for all who are in the house.

Darby Bible Translation
Nor do [men] light a lamp and put it under the bushel, but upon the lamp-stand, and it shines for all who are in the house.

English Revised Version
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.

Webster's Bible Translation
Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a close vessel, but on a candlestick: and it giveth light to all that are in the house.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Neither doe men light a candel, and put it vnder a bushel, but on a candlesticke, and it giueth light vnto all that are in the house.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Neyther do men lyght a candell, and put it vnder a busshell: but on a candelsticke, and it geueth lyght vnto all that are in the house.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
nether do men lyght a candell, and put it vnder a busshell, but on a candelstick, and it lighteth all that are in the house.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
nether do men lyght a cadell and put it vnder a busshell but on a candelstick and it lighteth all that are in the house.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
nor do they light a lamp and put it under the measure, but on the lampstand, and it shines to all those in the house;

Berean Literal Bible
Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but upon the lampstand, and it gives light to all those in the house.

Young's Literal Translation
nor do they light a lamp, and put it under the measure, but on the lamp-stand, and it shineth to all those in the house;

Smith's Literal Translation
Neither do they burn a light, and set it under a basket, but upon a chandelier: and it shines to all in the house.

Literal Emphasis Translation
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Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Neither do men light a candle and put it under a bushel, but upon a candlestick, that it may shine to all that are in the house.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And they do not light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, so that it may shine to all who are in the house.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And they do not light a lamp and set it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all those who are in the house.

Lamsa Bible
Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lamp holder, so it gives light to all who are in the house.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
neither do men light a lamp and place it under the measure, but on the lamp-stand, and it gives light to all that are in the house.

Godbey New Testament
Neither do they light a candle, and place it under a bushel, but on the candlestick; and it shineth to all who are in the house.

Haweis New Testament
Neither do men burn a lamp, and set it under a bushel, but on its stand; and it sheds light on all that are in the house.

Mace New Testament
and when men light a lamp, they do not put it under a bushel: but on the stand, to give light to all the family.

Weymouth New Testament
Nor is a lamp lighted to be put under a bushel, but on the lampstand; and then it gives light to all in the house.

Worrell New Testament
Nor do they light a lamp, and put it under the measure, but on the lamp-stand; and it gives light to all who are in the house.

Worsley New Testament
Nor do men light a candle, to put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick: and then it giveth light to all in the house.
















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