Matthew 5:15

He said to them, “Is the lamp brought to be put under a basket or under a bed? Isn’t it put on a stand?

“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.

“No one, when he has lit a lamp, puts it in a cellar or under a basket, but on a stand, that those who come in may see the light.

But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the profit of all.

In the Tent of Meeting, outside the veil which is before the covenant, Aaron and his sons shall keep it in order from evening to morning before Yahweh: it shall be a statute forever throughout their generations on the behalf of the children of Israel.

and they burn to Yahweh every morning and every evening burnt offerings and sweet incense. They also set the show bread in order on the pure table; and the lamp stand of gold with its lamps, to burn every evening; for we keep the instruction of Yahweh our God, but you have forsaken him.

I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in me may not remain in the darkness.

In the same way also there are good works that are obvious, and those that are otherwise can’t be hidden.

For a tabernacle was prepared. In the first part were the lamp stand, the table, and the show bread; which is called the Holy Place.

oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet incense,

You shall make its lamps seven, and they shall light its lamps to give light to the space in front of it.

When Aaron lights the lamps at evening, he shall burn it, a perpetual incense before Yahweh throughout your generations.

He made the lamp stand of pure gold. He made the lamp stand of beaten work. Its base, its shaft, its cups, its buds, and its flowers were of one piece with it.

He made its seven lamps, and its snuffers, and its snuff dishes, of pure gold.

He put the lamp stand in the Tent of Meeting, opposite the table, on the south side of the tabernacle.

He lit the lamps before Yahweh, as Yahweh commanded Moses.

He shall keep in order the lamps on the pure gold lamp stand before Yahweh continually.

“Speak to Aaron, and tell him, ‘When you light the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the lamp stand.’ ”

“You shall perform the duty of the sanctuary and the duty of the altar, that there be no more wrath on the children of Israel.

by weight also for the lamp stands of gold, and for its lamps, of gold, by weight for every lamp stand and for its lamps; and for the lamp stands of silver, by weight for every lamp stand and for its lamps, according to the use of every lamp stand;

Your word is a lamp to my feet, and a light for my path.

The entrance of your words gives light. It gives understanding to the simple.

For the commandment is a lamp, and the law is light. Reproofs of instruction are the way of life,

Turn to the law and to the covenant! If they don’t speak according to this word, surely there is no morning for them.

He said to me, “What do you see?” I said, “I have seen, and behold, a lamp stand all of gold, with its bowl on the top of it, and its seven lamps on it; there are seven pipes to each of the lamps, which are on the top of it;

Then I asked him, “What are these two olive trees on the right side of the lamp stand and on the left side of it?”

You are the light of the world. A city located on a hill can’t be hidden.

What I tell you in the darkness, speak in the light; and what you hear whispered in the ear, proclaim on the housetops.

to shine on those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death; to guide our feet into the way of peace.”

The true light that enlightens everyone was coming into the world.

Again, therefore, Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”

Jesus answered, “Aren’t there twelve hours of daylight? If a man walks in the day, he doesn’t stumble, because he sees the light of this world.

“Why wasn’t this ointment sold for three hundred denarii, and given to the poor?”

to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive remission of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’

that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without defect in the middle of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you are seen as lights in the world,

We have the more sure word of prophecy; and you do well that you heed it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns, and the morning star arises in your hearts:

John, to the seven assemblies that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from God, who is and who was and who is to come; and from the seven Spirits who are before his throne;

I turned to see the voice that spoke with me. Having turned, I saw seven golden lamp stands.

Out of the throne proceed lightnings, sounds, and thunders. There were seven lamps of fire burning before his throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.

These are the two olive trees and the two lamp stands, standing before the Lord of the earth.

There will be no night, and they need no lamp light or sun light; for the Lord God will illuminate them. They will reign forever and ever.