Matthew 5:15 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMatthew 5:15 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
οὐδὲ
oudé
G3761
neither
καίουσιν
kaíō
G2545
to burn
λύχνον
lýchnos
G3088
lamp
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
τιθέασιν
títhēmi
G5087
to place
αὐτὸν
autós
G846
he
ὑπὸ
hypó
G5259
under
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
μόδιον
módios
G3426
modius
ἀλλ’
allá
G235
but
ἐπὶ
epí
G1909
upon
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
λυχνίαν
lychnía
G3087
lampstand
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
λάμπει
lámpō
G2989
to shine
πᾶσιν
pâs
G3956
all
τοῖς
ho
G3588
the
ἐν
en
G1722
in
τῇ
ho
G3588
the
οἰκίᾳ
oikía
G3614
house
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Neither do you light a lamp, and put it under a measuring basket, but on a stand; and it shines to all who are in the house.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Neither do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but rather on the lampstand, and it shines for all the ones in the house.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).