Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Matthew 5:14 Cross-References
Explore 12 cross-references for Matthew 5:14 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Matthew chapter 5 verse 14 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.”
Matthew 5:14 (KJV)
Commentary on Matthew 5:14
Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. This declaration follows immediately after Jesus calling His disciples "the salt of the earth" (v.13), together comprising a bold vision of Christians' transformative role in society. Jesus doesn't say believers should become light or ought to be light—He declares they ARE light, stating ontological reality flowing from union with Christ, the true Light of the world (John 8:12, 9:5)."Ye are" (ὑμεῖς ἐστε/hymeis este) uses emphatic pronoun—YOU, specifically, in contrast to the world's darkness. The present indicative "ar...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Matthew 5:14
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“children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation”
“therefore”
“but are now light in the Lord. Walk as children of light”
“and children of the day. We don't belong to the night”
“that shines more and more until the perfect day.”
“believe in the light”
“a light to those who are in darkness”
“for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity? Or what communion has light with darkness?”
“and you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light.”
“and on them twelve names of the twelve Apostles of the Lamb.”