Matthew 5:16

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“In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.”

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Jesus tells his followers to let their light shine through good works so that others will see and give glory to God—not to the doer.

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“In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.”

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“Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.”

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“Even so let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.”

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“so let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and may glorify your Father who <FI>is<Fi> in the heavens.”

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Cross references

Other passages that echo Matthew 5:16 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 34:35and the Israelites would see that the face of Moses was radiant. So Moses would put the veil back over his face until he went in to speak with the LORD.
  2. Proverbs 4:18The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.
  3. Isaiah 58:8Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will come quickly. Your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the LORD will be your rear guard.
  4. Isaiah 60:1Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.
  5. Isaiah 61:3to console the mourners in Zion— to give them a crown of beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and a garment of praise for a spirit of despair. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.
  6. Matthew 5:45that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
  7. Matthew 6:1“Be careful not to perform your righteous acts before men to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
  8. Matthew 6:9So then, this is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name.
  9. Matthew 6:16When you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
  10. Matthew 9:8When the crowds saw this, they were filled with awe and glorified God, who had given such authority to men.
  11. Matthew 23:5All their deeds are done for men to see. They broaden their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels.
  12. Matthew 23:9And do not call anyone on earth your father, for you have one Father, who is in heaven.
  13. Luke 11:2So Jesus told them, “When you pray, say: ‘Father, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come.
  14. John 15:8This is to My Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, proving yourselves to be My disciples.
  15. Acts 9:36In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated as Dorcas), who was always occupied with works of kindness and charity.
  16. Romans 13:11And do this, understanding the occasion. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.
  17. 1 Corinthians 14:25and the secrets of his heart will be made known. So he will fall facedown and worship God, proclaiming, “God is truly among you!”
  18. 2 Corinthians 9:13Because of the proof this ministry provides, the saints will glorify God for your obedient confession of the gospel of Christ, and for the generosity of your contribution to them and to all the others.
  19. Galatians 1:24And they glorified God because of me.
  20. Ephesians 2:10For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.
  21. Ephesians 5:8For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,
  22. Philippians 2:15so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world
  23. 1 Thessalonians 2:12encouraging you, comforting you, and urging you to walk in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.
  24. 1 Thessalonians 5:6So then, let us not sleep as the others do, but let us remain awake and sober.

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