Matthew 5:15
“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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Neither do men light a candle,.... Which may be read impersonally, "a candle is not lighted": and by it may be meant the…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Neither do men light a candle ... - The word rendered “candle” means any portable light, as a lamp, candle, lantern.…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Matthew 5:13-16
Christ had lately called his disciples, and told them that they should be fishers of men; here he tells them further…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
a bushel Rather, the bushel, i. e. the common measure found in every Jewish house. Strictly speaking, the modius,…
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