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Where is “You are the light of the world” in the Bible?
“You are the light of the world” is Matthew 5:14. Jesus says it in the Sermon on the Mount.
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In the Bible
It is Matthew 5:14.
Yes, it is in the Bible.
Jesus says it in the Sermon on the Mount.
The verse
You are the light of the world. A city that sits on a hill cannot be hidden.
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What it means there
In John’s Gospel Jesus says he is the light of the world. Here he says it of his followers. A lamp is lit to be seen, so they are not to hide.
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Where is “You are the light of the world” in the Bible?
“You are the light of the world” is Matthew 5:14. These exact words are in the Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible. Jesus says it in the Sermon on the Mount.
Is “You are the light of the world” in the Bible?
Yes. It is Matthew 5:14. In the Lumin Translation, Matthew 5:14 reads: “You are the light of the world. A city that sits on a hill cannot be hidden.”
Who said “You are the light of the world”?
Jesus says it in the Sermon on the Mount.
What does “You are the light of the world” mean in the Bible?
In John’s Gospel Jesus says he is the light of the world. Here he says it of his followers. A lamp is lit to be seen, so they are not to hide.
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