Matthew 5:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMatthew 5:16 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 →
οὕτως
hoútō
G3779
thus
λαμψάτω
lámpō
G2989
to shine
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
φῶς
phōs
G5457
light
ὑμῶν
hymeîs
G5210
you
ἔμπροσθεν
émprosthen
G1715
before
τῶν
ho
G3588
the
ἀνθρώπων
ánthrōpos
G444
human being
ὅπως
hópōs
G3704
how
ἴδωσιν
horáō
G3708
to see
ὑμῶν
hymeîs
G5210
you
τὰ
ho
G3588
the
καλὰ
kalós
G2570
good
ἔργα
érgon
G2041
work
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
δοξάσωσιν
doxázō
G1392
to glorify
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
πατέρα
patḗr
G3962
father
ὑμῶν
hymeîs
G5210
you
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
ἐν
en
G1722
in
τοῖς
ho
G3588
the
οὐρανοῖς
ouranós
G3772
heaven
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World English Bible Public Domain
Even so, let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
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King James Version Public Domain
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Let your light shine before men in such a way so that they might see your good deeds and might glorify your Father in the heavens.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).