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Luke 11:33

No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come in may see the light.

KJV

Οὐδεὶς λύχνον ἅψας εἰς κρύπτην τίθησιν οὐδὲ ὑπὸ τὸν μόδιον, ἀλλ’ ἐπὶ τὴν λυχνίαν, ἵνα οἱ εἰσπορευόμενοι τὸ φέγγος βλέπωσιν.

Greek NT

Nemo lucernam accendit, et in abscondito ponit, neque sub modio : sed supra candelabrum, ut qui ingrediuntur, lumen videant.

Vulgate

No man, when he hath lighted a lamp, putteth it in a cellar, neither under the bushel, but on the stand, that they which enter in may see the light.

ASV

No man lighteth a candle and putteth it in a hidden place, nor under a bushel: but upon a candlestick, that they that come in may see the light.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

17 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

βλέπω
blepo
verb · 132×
εἰς
eis
preposition · 1769×
εἰσπορεύομαι
eisporeuomai
verb · 18×
κρύπτη
krupte
noun · 1×
λυχνία
luchnia
noun · 12×
λύχνος
luchnos
noun · 14×
μόδιος
modios
noun · 3×
οὐδέ
oude
conjunction · 137×
οὐδείς
oudeis
adjective · 235×
τίθημι
tithemi
verb · 99×
φέγγος
pheggos
noun · 3×
ἀλλά
alla
conjunction · 636×
ἅπτω
apto
verb · 5×
ἐπί
epi
preposition · 888×
ἵνα
ina
conjunction · 665×
o
article · 19778×
ὑπό
upo
preposition · 221×

Textual variants

2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

notable
SBLGNT: Οὐδεὶς | WH/Treg/NIV: Οὐδεὶς | RP: + δὲ
  • ΟὐδεὶςSBLGNT
  • ΟὐδεὶςWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • + δὲRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: φέγγος | RP: φέγγος | WH/Treg/NIV: φῶς
  • φέγγοςSBLGNT
  • φέγγοςRobinson-Pierpont
  • φῶςWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Tim 5:25 — Likewise also the good works of some are manifest beforehand; and they that are otherwise cannot be hid.
  • John 11:9 — Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world.
  • John 12:46 — I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.
  • Luke 8:16 — No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but setteth it on a candlestick, that they which enter in may see the light.
  • Luke 8:16 — No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but setteth it on a candlestick, that they which enter in may see the light.
  • Mark 4:21 — And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick?
  • Mark 4:21 — And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick?
  • Matt 5:15 — 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.
  • Matt 5:15 — 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.
  • Phil 2:15 — That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;
  • Rev 11:4 — These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth.