14Ye are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid.


In Context

11 Blessed are ye when men'shall reproach you, and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets that were before you.

13 Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost its savor, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under foot of men.

14 Ye are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid.

15 Neither do men light a lamp, and put it under the bushel, but on the stand; and it shineth unto all that are in the house.

16 Even so let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

Matthew 5:14 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:14Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

5:14"You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:14You are the light of the world. A city seated on a mountain cannot be hid.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:14Ye are the light of the world: a city situated on the top of a mountain cannot be hid.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:14Ye are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:14Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:14You are the light of the world. A city located on a hill can't be hidden.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:14'Ye are the light of the world, a city set upon a mount is not able to be hid;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:14You are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.