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Matthew 5:16

Matthew 5:16

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Canne, Browne, Blayney, Scott, and others · Public Domain

your light: Proverbs 4:18; Isaiah 58:8, Isaiah 60:1-3; Romans 13:11-14; Ephesians 5:8; Philippians 2:15-16; 1 Thessalonians 2:12, 1 Thessalonians 5:6-8; 1 Peter 2:9; 1 John 1:5-7

that: Matthew 6:1-5, Matthew 6:16, Matthew 23:5; Acts 9:36; Ephesians 2:10; 1 Timothy 2:10, 1 Timothy 5:10, 1 Timothy 5:25, 1 Timothy 6:18; Titus 2:7, Titus 2:14, Titus 3:4, Titus 3:7-8, Titus 3:14; Hebrews 10:24; 1 Peter 2:12, 1 Peter 3:1, 1 Peter 3:16

and: Isaiah 61:3; John 15:8; 1 Corinthians 14:25; 2 Corinthians 9:13; Galatians 1:24; 2 Thessalonians 1:10-12; 1 Peter 2:12, 1 Peter 4:11, 1 Peter 4:14

your Father: Matthew 5:45, Matthew 6:9, Matthew 23:9; Luke 11:2

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