Matthew 5:15
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.
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The point isn't just that a lamp is meant to be seen, but that the design of a typical household lampstand was to elevate the light, making it visible to everyone in the common living space. This highlights that God's intention in giving us spiritual light isn't just for our own benefit, but for the illumination of all those within our spiritual "house."
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lychnos · Greek Noun
A portable lamp or light source, typically fueled by oil, used to provide illumination in the home.
modios · Greek Noun
A dry measure (the Latin 'modius') equal to about eight or nine quarts; commonly used as a container to cover a lamp.
lychnia · Greek Noun
A pedestal or apparatus designed to hold a lamp aloft so its light can reach as far as possible.
vincentMatthew 5:15: "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."
A bushel (τὸν μόδιον)Rev., rightly, "the bushel;" since the definite article is designed to indicate a familiar object - the grain-measure which is found in every house.A candlestick (τὴν λυχνίαν)Rev., the stand. Also a part of the furniture of every house, and commonly but one in the house: hence the article. The word, which occurs four times i…
wesleyMatthew 5:15: "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."
5:15 Nay, the very design of God in giving you this light was, that it might shine. Mark 4:21; Luke 8:16; 11:33.
The point isn't just that a lamp is meant to be seen, but that the design of a typical household lampstand was to elevate the light, making it visible to everyone in the common living space. This highlights that God's intention in giving us spiritual light isn't just for our own benefit, but for the illumination of all those within our spiritual "house."
The point isn't just that a lamp is meant to be seen, but that the design of a typical household lampstand was to elevate the light, making it visible to everyone in the common living space. This highlights that God's intention in giving us spiritual light isn't just for our own benefit, but for the illumination of all those within our spiritual "house."
"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." — The point isn't just that a lamp is meant to be seen, but that the of a typical household lampstand was to elevate the light, making it visible to everyone in the common living space. This h…
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