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Source language
Original Greek   
οὐδὲ καίουσιν λύχνον καὶ τιθέασιν αὐτὸν ὑπὸ τὸν μόδιον ἀλλʼ ἐπὶ τὴν λυχνίαν, καὶ λάμπει πᾶσιν τοῖς ἐν τῇ οἰκίᾳ.
Greek - Transliteration via code library   
oude kaiousin lukhnon kai titheasin auton upo ton modion all' epi ten lukhnian, kai lampei pasin tois en te oikia.

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
neque accendunt lucernam et ponunt eam sub modio sed super candelabrum ut luceat omnibus qui in domo sunt

King James Variants
American King James Version   
Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it gives light to all that are in the house.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
Neither do men light a lamp, and put it under a bushel, but on a lamp stand; and it gives light unto all that are in the house.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.
Authorized (King James) Version   
Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.
New King James Version   
Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.
21st Century King James Version   
Neither do men light a candle and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick, and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
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.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English   
And they do not light a lamp and set it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all those who are in the house.
Darby Bible Translation   
Nor do men light a lamp and put it under the bushel, but upon the lamp-stand, and it shines for all who are in the house.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
Neither do men light a candle and put it under a bushel, but upon a candlestick, that it may shine to all that are in the house.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
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.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house.
God's Word   
No one lights a lamp and puts it under a basket. Instead, everyone who lights a lamp puts it on a lamp stand. Then its light shines on everyone in the house.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
No one lights a lamp and puts it under a basket, but rather on a lampstand, and it gives light for all who are in the house.
International Standard Version   
People don't light a lamp and put it under a basket but on a lamp stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house.
NET Bible   
People do not light a lamp and put it under a basket but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house.
New American Standard Bible   
nor does anyone light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.
New International Version   
Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house.
New Living Translation   
No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house.
Webster's Bible Translation   
Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a close vessel, but on a candlestick: and it giveth light to all that are in the house.
Weymouth New Testament   
Nor is a lamp lighted to be put under a bushel, but on the lampstand; and then it gives light to all in the house.
The World English Bible   
Neither do you light a lamp, and put it under a measuring basket, but on a stand; and it shines to all who are in the house.
EasyEnglish Bible   
Nobody lights a lamp and then puts it under a pot. He will put the lamp in a high place. Everybody who is in the house can then see the light from the lamp.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
nor do they light a lamp, and put it under the measure, but on the lamp-stand, and it shineth to all those in the house;
New Life Version   
Men do not light a lamp and put it under a basket. They put it on a table so it gives light to all in the house.
Revised Geneva Translation   
“Nor does anyone light a candle and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the house.
The Voice Bible   
Similarly it would be silly to light a lamp and then hide it under a bowl. When someone lights a lamp, she puts it on a table or a desk or a chair, and the light illumines the entire house.
Living Bible   
Don’t hide your light! Let it shine for all; let your good deeds glow for all to see, so that they will praise your heavenly Father.
New Catholic Bible   
Nor would someone light a lamp and then put it under a basket; rather, it is placed upon a lampstand so that it may afford light to all in the house.
Legacy Standard Bible   
nor does anyone light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.
Jubilee Bible 2000   
Neither do men light a lamp and put it under a bushel, but on the lampstand, and it gives light unto all that are in the house.
Christian Standard Bible   
No one lights a lamp and puts it under a basket, but rather on a lampstand, and it gives light for all who are in the house.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
Nor do men light a lamp and put it under a peck measure, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house.
New Century Version   
And people don’t hide a light under a bowl. They put it on a lampstand so the light shines for all the people in the house.
The Message   
“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. If I make you light-bearers, you don’t think I’m going to hide you under a bucket, do you? I’m putting you on a light stand. Now that I’ve put you there on a hilltop, on a light stand—shine! Keep open house; be generous with your lives. By opening up to others, you’ll prompt people to open up with God, this generous Father in heaven.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
People do not light a lamp and put it under a basket. No, they put it on a stand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.
Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament   
Nor do people light a lamp and put it under the meal-tub, but on a stand, and it gives light to all · in the house.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
No one after lighting a lamp puts it under the bushel basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house.
New Matthew Bible   
Neither do men light a candle and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick, and it gives light to all who are in the house.
Good News Translation®   
No one lights a lamp and puts it under a bowl; instead it is put on the lampstand, where it gives light for everyone in the house.
Wycliffe Bible   
nor men tendeth a lantern, and putteth it under a bushel [neither men tend a lantern, and put it under a bushel], but on a candlestick, that it give light to all that be in the house.
New Testament for Everyone   
People don’t light a lamp and put it under a bucket; they put it on a lampstand. Then it gives light to everybody in the house.
Contemporary English Version   
and no one lights a lamp and puts it under a clay pot. Instead, it is placed on a lampstand, where it can give light to everyone in the house.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
Nor do men light a lamp and put it under a bushel, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house.
J.B. Phillips New Testament   
“You are the world’s light—it is impossible to hide a town built on the top of a hill. Men do not light a lamp and put it under a bucket. They put it on a lamp-stand and it gives light for everybody in the house.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
People do not light a lamp and put it under the bushel basket; rather, they put it on the lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
No one after lighting a lamp puts it under the bushel basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house.
Common English Bible © 2011   
Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket. Instead, they put it on top of a lampstand, and it shines on all who are in the house.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
nor does anyone light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.
English Standard Version Anglicised   
Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
Nor do they light a lamp and then put it under a bushel basket; it is set on a lampstand, where it gives light to all in the house.
New American Standard Bible   
nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.
The Expanded Bible   
And people don’t light a lamp and then hide it under a ·bowl [or basket]. They put it on a lampstand so the light shines for all the people in the house.
Tree of Life Version   
Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket. Instead, they put it on a lampstand so it gives light to all in the house.
Revised Standard Version   
Nor do men light a lamp and put it under a bushel, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house.
New International Reader's Version   
Also, people do not light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead, they put it on its stand. Then it gives light to everyone in the house.
BRG Bible   
Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.
Complete Jewish Bible   
Likewise, when people light a lamp, they don’t cover it with a bowl but put it on a lampstand, so that it shines for everyone in the house.
Worldwide English (New Testament)   
So also with a lamp. People do not light a lamp and put it under a basket. But they put it on the place for a lamp. Then all the people in the house can see its light.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
No one after lighting a lamp puts it under the bushel basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house.
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
No one, after lighting a menorah, places it under a measuring basket, but on the shulchan (table), and it gives ohr (light) to kol anshei habais (all in the house).
Names of God Bible   
No one lights a lamp and puts it under a basket. Instead, everyone who lights a lamp puts it on a lamp stand. Then its light shines on everyone in the house.
Modern English Version   
Neither do men light a candle and put it under a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the house.
Easy-to-Read Version   
People don’t hide a lamp under a bowl. They put it on a lampstand. Then the light shines for everyone in the house.
International Children’s Bible   
And people don’t hide a light under a bowl. They put the light on a lampstand. Then the light shines for all the people in the house.
Lexham English Bible   
nor do they light a lamp and place it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it shines on all those in the house.
New International Version - UK   
Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house.
Disciples Literal New Testament   
Nor do they burn a lamp and put it under the basket, but on the lampstand— and it shines on all the ones in the house.