Matthew 5:16
Modern Translations
New International Version
In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.

New Living Translation
In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.

English Standard Version
In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.

Berean Study Bible
In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.

New American Standard Bible
Your light must shine before people in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

NASB 1995
"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.

NASB 1977
“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.

Amplified Bible
Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good deeds and moral excellence, and [recognize and honor and] glorify your Father who is in heaven.

Christian Standard Bible
In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
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.

Contemporary English Version
Make your light shine, so others will see the good you do and will praise your Father in heaven.

Good News Translation
In the same way your light must shine before people, so that they will see the good things you do and praise your Father in heaven.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
In the same way let your light shine in front of people. Then they will see the good that you do and praise your Father in heaven.

International Standard Version
In the same way, let your light shine before people in such a way that they will see your good actions and glorify your Father in heaven."

NET Bible
In the same way, let your light shine before people, so that they can see your good deeds and give honor to your Father in heaven.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

New King James Version
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.

King James 2000 Bible
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

New Heart English Bible
Even so, let your light shine before people; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

World English Bible
Even so, let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

American King James Version
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

American Standard Version
Even so let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

A Faithful Version
In the same way also, you are to let your light shine before men, so that they may see your good works, and may glorify your Father Who is in heaven.

Darby Bible Translation
Let your light thus shine before men, so that they may see your upright works, and glorify your Father who is in the heavens.

English Revised Version
Even so let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

Webster's Bible Translation
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good workes, and glorifie your Father which is in heauen.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Let your lyght so shyne before men, that they may see your good workes, and glorifie your father, whiche is in heauen.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Let youre light so shyne before men, that they maye se youre good workes, and glorify youre father which is in heauen.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
Let youre light so shyne before men yt they maye se youre good workes and glorify youre father which is in heven.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
so let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and may glorify your Father who [is] in the heavens.

Berean Literal Bible
Thus let your light shine before men, so that they may see your good works and they should glorify your Father in the heavens.

Young's Literal Translation
so let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and may glorify your Father who is in the heavens.

Smith's Literal Translation
So let your light shine before men, that they see your good works, and praise your Father, him in the heavens.

Literal Emphasis Translation
Thus let your light shine before men, so that they might see your good works and they should glorify your Father in the heavens.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
So let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

Catholic Public Domain Version
So then, let your light shine in the sight of men, so that they may see your good works, and may glorify your Father, who is in heaven.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Thus your light will shine before the children of men that they may see your good works, and may glorify your Father who is in Heaven.

Lamsa Bible
Let your light thus shine before men, so that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
In this way let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

Godbey New Testament
Let your light so shine before the people, in order that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in the heavens.

Haweis New Testament
Just so let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in the heavens.

Mace New Testament
even so let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your father who is in heaven.

Weymouth New Testament
Just so let your light shine before all men, in order that they may see your holy lives and may give glory to your Father who is in Heaven.

Worrell New Testament
So let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father Who is in Heaven.

Worsley New Testament
So let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your father, who is in heaven.
















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