Matthäus 5:14
Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
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Study Note
Jesus's declaration 'you are the light of the world' confers on his disciples a cosmic identity previously reserved in the Hebrew Bible for God and Israel as a nation. The metaphors of a city on a hill and a lamp on a stand both emphasize visibility — light's purpose is not self-contained but illuminating for others. The command 'let your light shine before others' (verse 16) grounds ethical behavior in identity: disciples act well because of what they are, not to become something. John Winthrop's 1630 'city on a hill' sermon applied this imagery to the Massachusetts Bay Colony, initiating its enduring use as an American political metaphor.
Andere Übersetzungen
Ye are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid.
`Ye are the light of the world, a city set upon a mount is not able to be hid;
You are the light of the world. A town put on a hill may be seen by all.
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