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.