Matthew 5:15

Easy-to-Read Version

¹⁵People don’t hide a lamp under a bowl. They put it on a lampstand. Then the light shines for everyone in the house.

Matthew 5:15 in all English translations

Matthew 6:22-23

Easy-to-Read Version

²²“The only source of light for the body is the eye. If you look at people and want to help them, you will be full of light. ²³But if you look at people in a selfish way, you will be full of darkness. And if the only light you have is really darkness, you have the worst kind of darkness.^[a]

Read full chapter

Footnotes

Matthew 6:23 Literally, “²²The lamp of the body is the eye. So, if your eye is pure, your whole body will be full of light. ²³But if your eye is evil, your whole body will be dark. So, if the light in you is darkness, how much is the darkness.”