Matthew 5:15 (YLT)

Passage

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;

Nearby Context

Matthew 5:13 `Ye are the salt of the land, but if the salt may lose savour, in what shall it be salted? for nothing is it good henceforth, except to be cast without, and to be trodden down by men.

Matthew 5:14 `Ye are the light of the world, a city set upon a mount is not able to be hid;

Matthew 5:15 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;

Matthew 5:16 so let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and may glorify your Father who <FI>is<Fi> in the heavens.

Matthew 5:17 `Do not suppose that I came to throw down the law or the prophets--I did not come to throw down, but to fulfil;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "light", "lamp", "under", "measure", "lamp-stand", "shineth", and "house". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "light" and "lamp", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "Ye are the light of the world..." into verse 16's "so let your light shine before men...", so "light" and "lamp" belong inside that flow. In Matthew context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "light" and "lamp" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.