dont hide your light
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16So then, let your light shine in the sight of men, so that they may see your good works, and may glorify your Father, who is in heaven.
12Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying: “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me does not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.”
37For no word will be impossible with God.”
15And they do not light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, so that it may shine to all who are in the house.
20For everyone who does evil hates the Light and does not go toward the Light, so that his works may not be corrected.
21And he said to them: “Would someone enter with a lamp in order to place it under a basket or under a bed? Would it not be placed upon a lampstand?
1And a reed, similar to a staff, was given to me. And it was said to me: “Rise up and measure the temple of God, and those who are worshiping in it, and the altar. 2But the atrium, which is outside of the temple, set it aside and do not measure it, because it has been given over to the Gentiles. And they shall trample upon the Holy City for forty-two months. 3And I will present my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy for one thousand two hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth. 4These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands, standing in the sight of the lord of the earth. 5And if anyone will want to harm them, fire shall go forth from their mouths, and it shall devour their enemies. And if anyone will want to wound them, so must he be slain. 6These have the power to close up the heavens, so that it may not rain during the days of their prophesying. And they have power over the waters, to convert them into blood, and to strike the earth with every kind of affliction as often as they will.
28And we know that, for those who love God, all things work together unto good, for those who, in accordance with his purpose, are called to be saints.
10Do not be afraid, for I am with you. Do not turn away, for I am your God. I have strengthened you, and I have assisted you, and the right hand of my just one has upheld you.
9But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, an acquired people, so that you may announce the virtues of him who has called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.