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Matthew 5:15
New English Translation
Matthew 5:15
New English Translation
15 People[a] do not light a lamp and put it under a basket[b] but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house.
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- Matthew 5:15 tn Grk “Nor do they light.” The plural in Greek is indefinite, referring to people in general.
- Matthew 5:15 tn Or “a bowl”; the Greek word refers to any container for dry material of about eight liters (two gallons) capacity. It could be translated “basket, box, bowl” (L&N 6.151).
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