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The Parable of the lamp under a bowl, (also known as the lamp under a bushel), is one of the well known parables of Jesus. It appears in three of the Canonical gospels of the New Testament. The differences found in Matthew 5:14-15, Mark 4:21-25 and Luke 8:16-18, are minor, and the three versions may be derived from the same source. An abbreviated version of the parable also appears in the non canonical Gospel of Thomas (Saying 33).[1] In Matthew the parable is a continuation of the discourse on Salt and Light.
Narrative change
In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus says:
"No one, when he has lit a lamp, puts it in a cellar or under a basket, but on a stand, that those who come in may see the light. The lamp of the body is the eye. Therefore when your eye is good, your whole body is also full of light; but when it is evil, your body also is full of darkness. Therefore see whether the light that is in you isn't darkness. If therefore your whole body is full of light, having no part dark, it will be wholly full of light, as when the lamp with its bright shining gives you light."
— Luke 11:33-36, World English Bible
Interpretation change
In Matthew this parable is a continuation of the discourse on Salt and Light. The key idea of the parable is that "Light is to be revealed, not concealed."[2] The light here has been interpreted as referring to Jesus,[3][4] or to his message,[4] or to the believer's response to that message.[5]
References change
- ↑ Gospel of Thomas: Lamb translation and Patterson/Meyer translation.
- ↑ John R. Donahue and Daniel J. Harrington, The Gospel of Mark, Liturgical Press, 2005, ISBN 0814659659, p. 149.
- ↑ William L. Lane, The Gospel According to Mark: The English text with introduction, exposition, and notes, Eerdmans, 1974, ISBN 0802825028, pp. 165-166.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Barbara E. Reid, Parables for Preachers: Year B. The Gospel of Mark', Liturgical Press, 1999, ISBN 0814625517, pp. 106-107.
- ↑ Joel B. Green, The Gospel of Luke, Eerdmans, 1997, ISBN 0802823157, p. 329.
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