the people who sat in darkness have seen a great light. And for those who lived in the land where death casts its shadow, a light has shined.”

Teaching about Salt and Light

“You are the salt of the earth. But what good is salt if it has lost its flavor? Can you make it salty again? It will be thrown out and trampled underfoot as worthless.

“You are the light of the world—like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden.

No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house.

“Your eye is like a lamp that provides light for your body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is filled with light.

But when your eye is unhealthy, your whole body is filled with darkness. And if the light you think you have is actually darkness, how deep that darkness is!

For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light.”

As the men watched, Jesus’ appearance was transformed so that his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as light.

For as the lightning flashes in the east and shines to the west, so it will be when the Son of Man comes.

“Immediately after the anguish of those days, the sun will be darkened, the moon will give no light, the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken.

His face shone like lightning, and his clothing was as white as snow.

Parable of the Lamp

Then Jesus asked them, “Would anyone light a lamp and then put it under a basket or under a bed? Of course not! A lamp is placed on a stand, where its light will shine.

For everything that is hidden will eventually be brought into the open, and every secret will be brought to light.

“At that time, after the anguish of those days, the sun will be darkened, the moon will give no light,

Because of God’s tender mercy, the morning light from heaven is about to break upon us,

to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, and to guide us to the path of peace.”

He is a light to reveal God to the nations, and he is the glory of your people Israel!”

Parable of the Lamp

“No one lights a lamp and then covers it with a bowl or hides it under a bed. A lamp is placed on a stand, where its light can be seen by all who enter the house.

For all that is secret will eventually be brought into the open, and everything that is concealed will be brought to light and made known to all.

“Yes,” he told them, “I saw Satan fall from heaven like lightning!

Receiving the Light

“No one lights a lamp and then hides it or puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where its light can be seen by all who enter the house.

“Your eye is like a lamp that provides light for your body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is filled with light. But when it is unhealthy, your body is filled with darkness.

Make sure that the light you think you have is not actually darkness.

If you are filled with light, with no dark corners, then your whole life will be radiant, as though a floodlight were filling you with light.”

Whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered behind closed doors will be shouted from the housetops for all to hear!