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Matthew 5:15
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Matthew 5:15
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15 (A) 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.
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Matthew 5:15
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Matthew 5:15
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15 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.(A)
Mark 4:21
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Mark 4:21
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Light
(Luke 8.16-18)
21 (A) Jesus also said:
You don't light a lamp and put it under a clay pot or under a bed. Don't you put a lamp on a lampstand?
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Mark 4:21
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Mark 4:21
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A Lamp on a Stand
21 He said to them, “Do you bring in a lamp to put it under a bowl or a bed? Instead, don’t you put it on its stand?(A)
Luke 8:16
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Luke 8:16
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Light
(Mark 4.21-25)
16 (A) No one lights a lamp and puts it under a bowl or under a bed. A lamp is always put on a lampstand, so people who come into a house will see the light.
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Luke 8:16
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Luke 8:16
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A Lamp on a Stand
16 “No one lights a lamp and hides it in a clay jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, they put it on a stand, so that those who come in can see the light.(A)
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