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Where is “Let your light shine before men” in the Bible?
“Let your light shine before men” is Matthew 5:16. Jesus says it in the Sermon on the Mount.
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In the Bible
It is Matthew 5:16.
Yes, it is in the Bible.
Jesus says it in the Sermon on the Mount.
The verse
In the same way, your light must shine before people, so that they will see the good things you do and give glory to your Father in heaven.
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What it means there
The light is the good a person does. The aim is that people who see it give glory to God, not to the one doing it.
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Where is “Let your light shine before men” in the Bible?
“Let your light shine before men” is Matthew 5:16. English Bibles word this verse in different ways. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here. Jesus says it in the Sermon on the Mount.
Is “Let your light shine before men” in the Bible?
Yes. It is Matthew 5:16. In the Lumin Translation, Matthew 5:16 reads: “In the same way, your light must shine before people, so that they will see the good things you do and give glory to your Father in heaven.”
Who said “Let your light shine before men”?
Jesus says it in the Sermon on the Mount.
What does “Let your light shine before men” mean in the Bible?
The light is the good a person does. The aim is that people who see it give glory to God, not to the one doing it.
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