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15 (A) and no one lights a lamp and puts it under a clay pot. Instead, it is placed on a lampstand, where it can give light to everyone in the house. 16 (B) Make your light shine, so others will see the good you do and will praise your Father in heaven.

The Law of Moses

17 Don't suppose I came to do away with the Law and the Prophets.[a] I did not come to do away with them, but to give them their full meaning.

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Footnotes

  1. 5.17 the Law and the Prophets: The Jewish Scriptures, that is, the Old Testament.

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