14 "You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden.
14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
14 "You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.
14 "Here's another way to put it: You're here to be light, bringing out the God-colors in the world. God is not a secret to be kept. We're going public with this, as public as a city on a hill.
14 You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.
14 "You are the light of the world-like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Matthew 5:14
Commentary on Matthew 5:13-16
(Read Matthew 5:13-16)
Ye are the salt of the earth. Mankind, lying in ignorance and wickedness, were as a vast heap, ready to putrify; but Christ sent forth his disciples, by their lives and doctrines to season it with knowledge and grace. If they are not such as they should be, they are as salt that has lost its savour. If a man can take up the profession of Christ, and yet remain graceless, no other doctrine, no other means, can make him profitable. Our light must shine, by doing such good works as men may see. What is between God and our souls, must be kept to ourselves; but that which is of itself open to the sight of men, we must study to make suitable to our profession, and praiseworthy. We must aim at the glory of God.