‹No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth› [it] ‹in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come in may see the light.›
KJV
Greek original
Louis Segond 1910
Personne n'allume une lampe pour la mettre dans un lieu caché ou sous le boisseau, mais on la met sur le chandelier, afin que ceux qui entrent voient la lumière.
KJV
‹No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth› [it] ‹in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come in may see the light.›
Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
y is more perfect than that of those who lead a solitary life. Objection 4: Further, our Lord said ( Lk. 11:33 ): "No man lighteth a candle and putteth it in a hidden place, nor under a bushel." Now those who lead a solitary life are seemingly in a hidden place, and to be doing n…
Various
Patrologia Latina Vol. 103 (Migne)
accendit lucernam et ponit eam sub modio, sed super candelabrum, ut luceat omnibus qui in domo sunt (Luc. XI, 33) . Hinc Petro ait: Simon Joannis, amas me (Joan. XXI, 15) ? Qui cum se amare protinus respondisset, audivit: Si diligis me, pasce oves meas (Ibid., V, 16) . Si ergo t…
Various
Patrologia Latina Vol. 147 (Migne)
ucerna ejus sic arserit in hoc mundo, quod per Dei gratiam jam non sub modio, sed super candelabrum (Luc. XI, 33) meruerit collocari, ut in se ardens per opera charitatis, luceat aliis per exemplum: universitatem vestram rogamus, monemus, et auctoritate qua fungimur praecipiendo…
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