15 No one lights a lamp(A) and puts it under a basket,[a] but rather on a lampstand, and it gives light for all who are in the house.(B)

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  1. Matthew 5:15 A large basket used to measure grain

15 Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house.(A)

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Using Your Light

21 He(A) also said to them, “Is a lamp brought in to be put under a basket or under a bed?(B) Isn’t it to be put on a lampstand?(C)

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A Lamp on a Stand

21 He said to them, “Do you bring in a lamp to put it under a bowl or a bed? Instead, don’t you put it on its stand?(A)

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