Matthew 5:15

Overview - Matthew 5
Christ's sermon on the mount.
Who are blessed;
13 the salt of the earth;
14 the light of the world.
17 He came to fulfil the law.
21 What it is to kill;
27 to commit adultery;
33 to swear.
38 He exhorts to suffer wrong,
43 to love our enemies;
48 and to labour after perfection.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Matthew 5:15  (King James Version)
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.
 


do
Mark 4:21 ; Luke 8:16 ; 11:33

a bushel
"A measure containing about a pint less than a peck."* it giveth.
Ex 25:37 Nu 8:2