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Graphic-novel illustration of a first-century household lit by an oil lamp with a hilltop city visible through the doorway.
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Matthew 5:13-16

The Light of the World

The Kingdom Way · Matthew 5

Story guide: Jesus compares his disciples to salt, a visible city, and a lamp that gives light to a household.

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13You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt becomes tasteless, with what will it be made salty? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men.

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

15Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to everyone in the house.

16In the same way, let your light shine before men, so that they may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in the heavens.

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