Focused Passage

Matthew 5:13-16

Kingdom Blessedness, Fulfilled Law, and Heart-Level Righteousness

Matthew moves from kingdom blessedness, to disciple witness, to Jesus' fulfillment of Scripture, to a righteousness that surpasses externalism by addressing the heart before God.

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13You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its savor, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men.

14You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.

15Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket. Instead, they set it on a stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house.

16In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.

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References and Original Words

Verse 13

Original words

YouὙμεῖςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person PluralareἐστεG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluraltheτὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularsaltἅλαςG217Noun - Nominative Neuter Singularof theτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularearthγῆςG1093Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularButδὲG1161ConjunctionifἐὰνG1437ConjunctiontheτὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularsaltἅλαςG217Noun - Nominative Neuter Singularloses its savorμωρανθῇG3471Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person SingularhowἐνG1722Preposition. . .τίνιG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singularcan it be made salty againἁλισθήσεταιG233Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingularIt is no longer goodἰσχύειG2480Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .ἔτιG2089AdverbforεἰςG1519Preposition[anything]οὐδὲνG3762Adjective - Accusative Neuter SingularexceptεἰG1487Conjunction. . .μὴG3361Adverbto be thrownβληθὲνG906Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Neuter SingularoutἔξωG1854Adverb[and] trampledκαταπατεῖσθαιG2662Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or PassivebyὑπὸG5259Preposition-τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralmenἀνθρώπωνG444Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural
Verse 14

Original words

YouὙμεῖςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person PluralareἐστεG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluraltheτὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularlightφῶςG5457Noun - Nominative Neuter Singularof theτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularworldκόσμουG2889Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularA cityπόλιςG4172Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular-κειμένηG2749Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine SingularonἐπάνωG1883Prepositiona hillὄρουςG3735Noun - Genitive Neuter SingularcannotδύναταιG1410Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular. . .οὐG3756Adverbbe hiddenκρυβῆναιG2928Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive

BSB notes

  • Literally A city lying on a hill
Verse 15

Original words

NeitherοὐδὲG3761Conjunctiondo [people] lightκαίουσινG2545Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plurala lampλύχνονG3088Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionputτιθέασινG5087Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralitαὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularunderὑπὸG5259Preposition-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine Singulara basketμόδιονG3426Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularInsteadἀλλ’G235Conjunction[they set it] onἐπὶG1909Preposition-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine Singulara standλυχνίανG3087Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionit gives lightλάμπειG2989Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularto everyoneπᾶσινG3956Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural-τοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine PluralinἐνG1722PrepositiontheτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularhouseοἰκίᾳG3614Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Verse 16

Original words

In the same wayοὕτωςG3779Adverb{let}τὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularyourὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person PlurallightφῶςG5457Noun - Nominative Neuter SingularshineλαμψάτωG2989Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 3rd Person SingularbeforeἔμπροσθενG1715Preposition-τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralmenἀνθρώπωνG444Noun - Genitive Masculine PluralthatὅπωςG3704Conjunctionthey may seeἴδωσινG3708Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person PluralyourὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural-τὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluralgoodκαλὰG2570Adjective - Accusative Neuter PluraldeedsἔργαG2041Noun - Accusative Neuter PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionglorifyδοξάσωσινG1392Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularyourὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person PluralFatherπατέραG3962Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularinἐνG1722Preposition-τοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine PluralheavenοὐρανοῖςG3772Noun - Dative Masculine Plural

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