English Standard Version
Luke 8:16
16"No one after lighting a lamp covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a stand, so that those who enter may see the light.
Luke 8:16 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)“No one lights a lamp and hides it in a clay jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, they put it on a stand, so that those who come in can see the light.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“No one, when he has lit a lamp, covers it with a vessel or puts it under a bed, but sets it on a lampstand, that those who enter may see the light.
- New Living Translation (NLT)“No one lights a lamp and then covers it with a bowl or hides it under a bed. A lamp is placed on a stand, where its light can be seen by all who enter the house.
Context of Luke 8:16
14And as for what fell among the thorns, they are those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by the cares and riches and pleasures of life, and their fruit does not mature. 15As for that in the good soil, they are those who, hearing the word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart, and bear fruit with patience. "No one after lighting a lamp covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a stand, so that those who enter may see the light. 17For nothing is hidden that will not be made manifest, nor is anything secret that will not be known and come to light. 18Take care then how you hear, for to the one who has, more will be given, and from the one who has not, even what he thinks that he has will be taken away."
Read all of Luke 8Luke 8:16 word by word
Οὐδεὶς δὲ λύχνον ἅψας καλύπτει αὐτὸν σκεύει ἢ ὑποκάτω κλίνης τίθησιν, ἀλλ᾽ ἐπὶ λυχνίας τίθησιν ἵνα οἱ εἰσπορευόμενοι βλέπωσιν τὸ φῶς.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- ·δέde · thenG1161
- No manοὐδείςoudeis · noneG3762
- when he hath lightedἅπτωhaptō · to touchG681
- a candleλύχνοςluchnos · lampG3088
- coverethκαλύπτωkaluptō · to coverG2572
- itαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- with a vesselσκεῦοςskeuos · vesselG4632
- orἤē · orG2228
- puttethτίθημιtithēmi · to placeG5087
- underὑποκάτωhupokatō · underG5270
- a bedκλίνηklinē · bedG2825
- butἀλλάalla · butG235
- settethἐπιτίθημιepitithēmi · to put/lay onG2007
- onἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
- a candlestickλυχνίαluchnia · lampstandG3087
- thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
- they which enter inεἰσπορεύωeisporeuomai · to enterG1531
- may seeβλέπωblepō · to seeG991
- the lightφῶςphōs · lightG5457
Cross-references for Luke 8:16
- Luke 11:33"No one after lighting a lamp puts it in a cellar or under a basket, but on a stand, so that those who enter may see the light.
- Matthew 5:15Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house.
- Mark 4:21And he said to them, "Is a lamp brought in to be put under a basket, or under a bed, and not on a stand?
- Acts 26:18to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.'
- Philippians 2:15that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world,
- Revelation 1:20As for the mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden lampstands, the seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.
- Revelation 2:1"To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: 'The words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks among the seven golden lampstands.
- Revelation 11:4These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth.
Commentaries on Luke 8:16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16Lighted a candle - This is a repetition of a part of our Lord's sermon on the mount. See the notes on Matthew 5:15; Matthew 10:26; and on Mark 4:21, Mark 4:22.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16-18Verses 16-18 See the notes at Mark 4:21-25.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4-21Verses 4-21 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 are we, and for ever indebted to free grace, if the same thing that is a parable to others, with which they are only amused, is a plain truth to us, by which we are taught and governed. We ought to take heed of the things that will hinder our profiting by the word we hear; to take heed lest we hear…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16-17A small clay lamp was filled with olive oil and placed in a space in the wall (an alcove). The message of Jesus gives light to those who listen, and it shows their true attitudes.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. No man, &c.--(see on Mt 5:15, of which this is nearly a repetition).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Luke 8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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