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"No one, when he has lit a lamp, covers it with a container, or puts it under a bed; but puts it on a stand, that those who enter in may see the light.
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Your Faith is Meant to Be Seen
Commentators unanimously agree that this verse is a clear command against concealing one's faith. Just as a lamp is lit to illuminate a room, the spiritual light you've received from Christ—the truth of the Gospel and your new life—is meant to be displayed openly. Scholars like Spurgeon and Gill emphasize that this is a call to actively share your faith and live it out for others to see.
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When he hath lighted a lamp (λυχνον αψας). It is a portable lamp (λυχνον) that one lights (αψας aorist active participle of απτω, …
19th Century
Anglican
No man, when he hath lighted a candle.: Better, a lamp; and for “a candlestick,” the lampstand. See Not…
Baptist
A candlestick, or lamp-stand. True religion and true doctrine are not intended to be concealed; they are meant to be seen. And if any of you are hi…
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The theme of these verses is the same as that of vv.11–15—namely, that what is genuine can and will be tested for its authenticity. If what is “hid…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
No man, when he has lighted a candle Christ by this, and some proverbial sentences following, observes to his discip…
Presbyterian
There are many very needful and excellent rules and cautions for hearing the word, in the parable of the sower, and the application of it. Happy ar…
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