No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come in may see the light.
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Gill's Exposition
Take heed therefore,.... By attending to the light of the Gospel, shining in the ministration of it, and do not neglect and despise it:
that the light which is in thee be not darkness; lest being…
These verses are found in Matthew, but in a different connection. See the notes at Mat 5:15; Mat 6:22-23.
Adam Clarke
No man, when he hath lighted, etc. - See on Mat 5:15 (note). Our Lord intimates, that if he worked a miracle among such an obstinate people, who were determined to disbelieve every evidence of his…
Christ's discourse in these verses shows two things: -
I. What is the sign we may expect from God for the confirmation of our faith. The great and most convincing proof of Christ's being sent of God,…
Cambridge Bible
33-36. The Inward Light.
33. in a secret place Rather, in a crypt or cellar.
under a bushel Rather, -under the bushel"; i.e. the one in use in the house; and similarly -the candlestick," or rather,…
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