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Mat 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.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

do		Mar 4:21; Luk 8:16; Luk 11:33
a bushel		"""A measure containing about a pint less than a peck."""
it giveth		Exd 25:37; Num 8:2

Correlating Passages

	Mar 4:21	And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick?
	Luk 8:16	No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth [it] under a bed; but setteth [it] on a candlestick, that they which enter in may see the light.
	Luk 11:33	No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth [it] in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come in may see the light.

it giveth

	Exd 25:37	And thou shalt make the seven lamps thereof: and they shall light the lamps thereof, that they may give light over against it.
	Num 8:2	Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him, When thou lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light over against the candlestick.

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Scott, Thomas. "Matthew 5:15," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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