¹⁶ No man, when the light is lighted, puts a cover over it, or puts it under a bed, but he puts it on its table, so that those who come in may see the light.

³³ No man, when the light has been lighted, puts it in a secret place, or under a vessel, but on its table, so that those who come in may see the light.

²¹ And he said to them, When the light comes in, do people put it under a vessel, or under the bed, and not on its table?

²² There is nothing covered which will not be seen openly, and nothing has been made secret which will not come to light.

¹⁵ And a burning light is not put under a vessel, but on its table; so that its rays may be shining on all who are in the house.

¹⁶ Even so let your light be shining before men, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.

¹⁸ To make their eyes open, turning them from the dark to the light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may have forgiveness of sins and a heritage among those who are made holy by faith in me.

¹⁵ So that you may be holy and gentle, children of God without sin in a twisted and foolish generation, among whom you are seen as lights in the world,

¹⁶ Offering the word of life; so that I may have glory in you in the day of Christ, because my running was not for nothing and my work was not without effect.

²⁰ The secret of the seven stars which you saw in my right hand, and of the seven gold vessels with burning lights. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven lights are the seven churches.

¹ To the angel of the church in Ephesus say: These things says he who has the seven stars in his right hand, who is walking in the middle of the seven gold lights:

⁴ These are the two olive-trees and the two lights, which are before the Lord of the earth.