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Or (referring to what precedes or follows).">3779</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3779.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3779">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">οὕτως<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/outo_s_3779.htm" title="houtōs: thus .">houtōs</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">Thus</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Adverb">Adv</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/2989.htm" title="Strong's Greek 2989: To shine, give light. A primary verb; to beam, i.e. Radiate brilliancy.">2989</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_2989.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 2989">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">λαμψάτω<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/lampsato__2989.htm" title="lampsatō: let shine.">lampsatō</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">let shine</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular">V-AMA-3S</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">3588</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3588">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">τὸ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/to_3588.htm" title="to: which.">to</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Article - Nominative Neuter Singular">Art-NNS</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/5457.htm" title="Strong's Greek 5457: Light, a source of light, radiance. From an obsolete phao; luminousness.">5457</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_5457.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 5457">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">φῶς<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/pho_s_5457.htm" title="phōs: light.">phōs</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">light</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular">N-NNS</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">4771</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 4771">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">ὑμῶν<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/umo_n_4771.htm" title="hymōn: of ye.">hymōn</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of you</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural">PPro-G2P</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/1715.htm" title="Strong's Greek 1715: From en and pros; in front of (literally or figuratively) or time).">1715</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_1715.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 1715">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">ἔμπροσθεν<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/emprosthen_1715.htm" title="emprosthen: before.">emprosthen</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">before</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Preposition">Prep</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">3588</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3588">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">τῶν<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/to_n_3588.htm" title="tōn: which.">tōn</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top"> - </td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Article - Genitive Masculine Plural">Art-GMP</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/444.htm" title="Strong's Greek 444: A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.">444</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_444.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 444">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">ἀνθρώπων,<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/anthro_po_n_444.htm" title="anthrōpōn: men.">anthrōpōn</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">men,</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural">N-GMP</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/3704.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3704: From hos and pos; what(-ever) how, i.e. In the manner that (as adverb or conjunction of coincidence, intentional or actual).">3704</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3704.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3704">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">ὅπως<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/opo_s_3704.htm" title="hopōs: in-the-process-that.">hopōs</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">so that</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Conjunction">Conj</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/3708.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3708: Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.">3708</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3708.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3708">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">ἴδωσιν<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/ido_sin_3708.htm" title="idōsin: they might see.">idōsin</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">they may see</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural">V-ASA-3P</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">4771</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 4771">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">ὑμῶν<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/umo_n_4771.htm" title="hymōn: of ye.">hymōn</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">your</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural">PPro-G2P</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">3588</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3588">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">τὰ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/ta_3588.htm" title="ta: the.">ta</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top"> - </td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Article - Accusative Neuter Plural">Art-ANP</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/2570.htm" title="Strong's Greek 2570: Properly, beautiful, but chiefly good, i.e. Valuable or virtuous.">2570</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_2570.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 2570">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">καλὰ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/kala_2570.htm" title="kala: winsomely good.">kala</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">good</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural">Adj-ANP</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/2041.htm" title="Strong's Greek 2041: From a primary ergo; toil; by implication, an act.">2041</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_2041.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 2041">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">ἔργα<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/erga_2041.htm" title="erga: works.">erga</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">works,</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural">N-ANP</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely. ">2532</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 2532">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">καὶ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/kai_2532.htm" title="kai: and.">kai</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Conjunction">Conj</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/1392.htm" title="Strong's Greek 1392: To glorify, honor, bestow glory on. From doxa; to render glorious.">1392</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_1392.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 1392">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">δοξάσωσιν<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/doxaso_sin_1392.htm" title="doxasōsin: might glorify.">doxasōsin</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">they should glorify</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural">V-ASA-3P</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">3588</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3588">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">τὸν<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/ton_3588.htm" title="ton: which.">ton</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Article - Accusative Masculine Singular">Art-AMS</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/3962.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3962: Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a "father".">3962</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3962.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3962">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">πατέρα<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/patera_3962.htm" title="patera: Father.">patera</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">Father</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular">N-AMS</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">4771</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 4771">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">ὑμῶν<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/umo_n_4771.htm" title="hymōn: of ye.">hymōn</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of you</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural">PPro-G2P</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">3588</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3588">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">τὸν<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/ton_3588.htm" title="ton: who [is].">ton</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top"> - </td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Article - Accusative Masculine Singular">Art-AMS</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; "in, " at, on, by, etc.">1722</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 1722">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">ἐν<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/en_1722.htm" title="en: in.">en</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">in</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Preposition">Prep</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">3588</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3588">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">τοῖς<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/tois_3588.htm" title="tois: the.">tois</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Article - Dative Masculine Plural">Art-DMP</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/3772.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3772: Perhaps from the same as oros; the sky; by extension, heaven; by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel.">3772</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3772.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3772">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">οὐρανοῖς.<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/ouranois_3772.htm" title="ouranois: heavens.">ouranois</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">heavens.</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Noun - Dative Masculine Plural">N-DMP</a></span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><br /><br /><br /> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> 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href="/whdc/matthew/5.htm">ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 5:16 Greek NT: Westcott and Hort 1881</a><br></span><span class="greek">οὕτως λαμψάτω τὸ φῶς ὑμῶν ἔμπροσθεν τῶν ἀνθρώπων, ὅπως ἴδωσιν ὑμῶν τὰ καλὰ ἔργα καὶ δοξάσωσιν τὸν πατέρα ὑμῶν τὸν ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς.</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/whnac/matthew/5.htm">ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 5:16 Greek NT: Westcott and Hort / [NA27 and UBS4 variants]</a><br></span><span class="greek">οὕτως λαμψάτω τὸ φῶς ὑμῶν ἔμπροσθεν τῶν ἀνθρώπων, ὅπως ἴδωσιν ὑμῶν τὰ καλὰ ἔργα καὶ δοξάσωσιν τὸν πατέρα ὑμῶν τὸν ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς.</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bz05/matthew/5.htm">ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 5:16 Greek NT: RP Byzantine Majority Text 2005</a><br></span><span class="greek">Οὕτως λαμψάτω τὸ φῶς ὑμῶν ἔμπροσθεν τῶν ἀνθρώπων, ὅπως ἴδωσιν ὑμῶν τὰ καλὰ ἔργα, καὶ δοξάσωσιν τὸν πατέρα ὑμῶν τὸν ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς. </span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/goc/matthew/5.htm">ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 5:16 Greek NT: Greek Orthodox Church</a><br></span><span class="greek">οὕτως λαμψάτω τὸ φῶς ὑμῶν ἔμπροσθεν τῶν ἀνθρώπων, ὅπως ἴδωσιν ὑμῶν τὰ καλὰ ἔργα καὶ δοξάσωσιν τὸν πατέρα ὑμῶν τὸν ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς.</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/t8/matthew/5.htm">ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 5:16 Greek NT: Tischendorf 8th Edition</a><br></span><span class="greek">οὕτως λαμψάτω τὸ φῶς ὑμῶν ἔμπροσθεν τῶν ἀνθρώπων, ὅπως ἴδωσιν ὑμῶν τὰ καλὰ ἔργα καὶ δοξάσωσιν τὸν πατέρα ὑμῶν τὸν ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς.</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/tr94/matthew/5.htm">ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 5:16 Greek NT: Scrivener's Textus Receptus 1894</a><br></span><span class="greek">οὕτω λαμψάτω τὸ φῶς ὑμῶν ἔμπροσθεν τῶν ἀνθρώπων, ὅπως ἴδωσιν ὑμῶν τὰ καλὰ ἔργα, καὶ δοξάσωσι τὸν πατέρα ὑμῶν τὸν ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς.</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/tr/matthew/5.htm">ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 5:16 Greek NT: Stephanus Textus Receptus 1550</a><br></span><span class="greek">οὕτως λαμψάτω τὸ φῶς ὑμῶν ἔμπροσθεν τῶν ἀνθρώπων ὅπως ἴδωσιν ὑμῶν τὰ καλὰ ἔργα καὶ δοξάσωσιν τὸν πατέρα ὑμῶν τὸν ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς</span><div align="left"><span class="toptext"><a href="//study.interlinearbible.org/matthew/5.htm">Matthew 5:16 Greek Study Bible</a> (<a href="//apostolic.interlinearbible.org/matthew/5.htm">Apostolic</a> / <a href="//interlinearbible.org/matthew/5.htm">Interlinear</a>)<br></span></div><div style="direction:ltr"><span class="greek"><span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3779.htm" title="outōs: so -- 3779: in this way, thus -- Adverb">οὕτως</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/2989.htm" title="lampsatō: should shine -- 2989: to shine -- Verb - Aorist Active Imperative - Third Person Singular">λαμψάτω</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3588.htm" title="to: which -- 3588: the -- Article - Nominative Singular Neuter">τὸ</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/5457.htm" title="phōs: light -- 5457: light -- Noun - Nominative Singular Neuter">φῶς</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/5216.htm" title="umōn: of you -- 5216: you -- Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Plural">ὑμῶν</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1715.htm" title="emprosthen: before -- 1715: before, in front of (in place or time) -- Preposition">ἔμπροσθεν</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3588.htm" title="tōn: which -- 3588: the -- Article - Genitive Plural Masculine">τῶν</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/444.htm" title="anthrōpōn: men -- 444: a man, human, mankind -- Noun - Genitive Plural Masculine">ἀνθρώπων,</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3704.htm" title="opōs: so that -- 3704: as, how, that -- Adverb">ὅπως</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1492.htm" title="idōsin: they may see -- 1492: be aware, behold, consider, perceive -- Verb - Aorist Active Subjunctive - Third Person Plural">ἴδωσιν</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/5216.htm" title="umōn: of you -- 5216: you -- Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Plural">ὑμῶν</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3588.htm" title="ta: which -- 3588: the -- Article - Accusative Plural Neuter">τὰ</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/2570.htm" title="kala: good -- 2570: beautiful, good -- Adjective - Accusative Plural Neuter">καλὰ</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/2041.htm" title="erga: works -- 2041: work -- Noun - Accusative Plural Neuter">ἔργα</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/2532.htm" title="kai: and -- 2532: and, even, also -- Conjunction">καὶ</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1392.htm" title="doxasōsin: glorify -- 1392: to render or esteem glorious (in a wide application) -- Verb - Aorist Active Subjunctive - Third Person Plural">δοξάσωσιν</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3588.htm" title="ton: which -- 3588: the -- Article - Accusative Singular Masculine">τὸν</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3962.htm" title="patera: Father -- 3962: a father -- Noun - Accusative Singular Masculine">πατέρα</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/5216.htm" title="umōn: of you -- 5216: you -- Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Plural">ὑμῶν</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3588.htm" title="ton: which -- 3588: the -- Article - Accusative Singular Masculine">τὸν</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1722.htm" title="en: in -- 1722: in, on, at, by, with -- Preposition">ἐν</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3588.htm" title="tois: which -- 3588: the -- Article - Dative Plural Masculine">τοῖς</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3772.htm" title="ouranois: heaven -- 3772: heaven -- Noun - Dative Plural Masculine">οὐρανοῖς.</a></span> </span></div><div align="left"><span class="versiontextkjvs"><a href="//kjvs.scripturetext.com/matthew/5.htm">KJV with Strong's</a> </span><br><span class="kjvs"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/5216.htm" title="humon (hoo-mone') -- ye, you, your (own, -selves)">Let your</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/5457.htm" title="phos (foce) -- fire, light">light</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3779.htm" title="houto (hoo'-to) -- after that, after (in) this manner, as, even (so)" target="big">">so</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/2989.htm" title="lampo (lam'-po) -- give light, shine">shine</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1715.htm" title="emprosthen (em'-pros-then) -- against, at, before, (in presence, sight) of">before</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/444.htm" title="anthropos (anth'-ro-pos) -- certain, man">men</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3704.htm" title="hopos (hop'-oce) -- because, how, (so) that, to, when">that</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1492.htm" title="eido (i'-do) -- be aware, behold, X can (+ not tell), consider, (have) know(-ledge), look (on), perceive, see, be sure, tell, understand ">they may see</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/5216.htm" title="humon (hoo-mone') -- ye, you, your (own, -selves)">your</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/2570.htm" title="kalos (kal-os') -- X better, fair, good(-ly), honest, meet, well, worthy">good</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/2041.htm" title="ergon (er'-gon) -- deed, doing, labour, work">works</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/2532.htm" title="kai (kahee) -- and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet">and</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1392.htm" title="doxazo (dox-ad'-zo) -- (make) glorify(-ious), full of (have) glory, honour, magnify">glorify</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/5216.htm" title="humon (hoo-mone') -- ye, you, your (own, -selves)">your</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3962.htm" title="pater (pat-ayr') -- father, parent">Father</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3588.htm" title="ho (ho) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc">which</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1722.htm" title="en (en) -- about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by ">is in</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3772.htm" title="ouranos (oo-ran-os') -- air, heaven(-ly), sky">heaven</a></span></div><div align="right"><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/matthew/5.htm">Matthew 5:16 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">כן יאר אורכם לפני בני האדם למען יראו מעשיכם הטובים ושבחו את אביכים שבשמים׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//pes.scripturetext.com/matthew/5.htm">Matthew 5:16 Aramaic NT: Peshitta</a><br></span><span class="aramaic">ܗܟܢܐ ܢܢܗܪ ܢܘܗܪܟܘܢ ܩܕܡ ܒܢܝܢܫܐ ܕܢܚܙܘܢ ܥܒܕܝܟܘܢ ܛܒܐ ܘܢܫܒܚܘܢ ܠܐܒܘܟܘܢ ܕܒܫܡܝܐ ܀</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/matthew/5-16.htm">Additional Parallel Greek</a></div><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/matthew/5.htm">New American Standard Bible </a></span><br />"Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/matthew/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/matthew/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />In the same way, let your light shine before men, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven. <div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="hdg">your light.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/proverbs/4-18.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Proverbs 4:18</span> But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shines more …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/isaiah/58-8.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Isaiah 58:8</span> Then shall your light break forth as the morning, and your health …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-1.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Isaiah 60:1-3</span> Arise, shine; for your light is come, and the glory of the LORD is …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/romans/13-11.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Romans 13:11-14</span> And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-8.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Ephesians 5:8</span> For you were sometimes darkness, but now are you light in the Lord: …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/philippians/2-15.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Philippians 2:15,16</span> That you may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/2-12.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Thessalonians 2:12</span> That you would walk worthy of God, who has called you to his kingdom and glory.</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-6.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Thessalonians 5:6-8</span> Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober…</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Peter 2:9</span> But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_john/1-5.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 John 1:5-7</span> This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare …</a></p><p class="hdg">that.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/matthew/6-1.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Matthew 6:1-5,16</span> Take heed that you do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/matthew/23-5.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Matthew 23:5</span> But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/acts/9-36.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Acts 9:36</span> Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/ephesians/2-10.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Ephesians 2:10</span> For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to good works, …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_timothy/2-10.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Timothy 2:10</span> But (which becomes women professing godliness) with good works.</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_timothy/5-10.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Timothy 5:10,25</span> Well reported of for good works; if she have brought up children, …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_timothy/6-18.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Timothy 6:18</span> That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/titus/2-7.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Titus 2:7,14</span> In all things showing yourself a pattern of good works: in doctrine …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/titus/3-4.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Titus 3:4,7,8,14</span> But after that the kindness and love of God our Savior toward man appeared…</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-24.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Hebrews 10:24</span> And let us consider one another to provoke to love and to good works:</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-12.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Peter 2:12</span> Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_peter/3-1.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Peter 3:1,16</span> Likewise, you wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, …</a></p><p class="hdg">and.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/isaiah/61-3.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Isaiah 61:3</span> To appoint to them that mourn in Zion, to give to them beauty for …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/john/15-8.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">John 15:8</span> Herein is my Father glorified, that you bear much fruit; so shall …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/14-25.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Corinthians 14:25</span> And thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest; and so falling …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/9-13.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">2 Corinthians 9:13</span> Whiles by the experiment of this ministration they glorify God for …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/galatians/1-24.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Galatians 1:24</span> And they glorified God in me.</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/2_thessalonians/1-10.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">2 Thessalonians 1:10-12</span> When he shall come to be glorified in his saints…</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-12.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Peter 2:12</span> Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_peter/4-11.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Peter 4:11,14</span> If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man …</a></p><p class="hdg">your Father.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/matthew/5-45.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Matthew 5:45</span> That you may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/matthew/6-9.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Matthew 6:9</span> After this manner therefore pray you: Our Father which are in heaven, …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/matthew/23-9.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Matthew 23:9</span> And call no man your father on the earth: for one is your Father, …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/luke/11-2.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Luke 11:2</span> And he said to them, When you pray, say, Our Father which are in …</a></p><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/matthew/5-16.htm">Matthew 5:16</a> • <a href="/niv/matthew/5-16.htm">Matthew 5:16 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/matthew/5-16.htm">Matthew 5:16 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/matthew/5-16.htm">Matthew 5:16 ESV</a> • <a href="/nasb/matthew/5-16.htm">Matthew 5:16 NASB</a> • <a href="/kjv/matthew/5-16.htm">Matthew 5:16 KJV</a> • <a href="//bibleapps.com/matthew/5-16.htm">Matthew 5:16 Bible Apps</a> • <a 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