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Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot ° be hid.
Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.

New Defender's Study Bible Notes

5:14 set on a hill. Christ very likely was thinking of the six cities of refuge provided in Israel (Numbers 35:15), all of which were cities set on a hill, so that they could be seen for miles around, thus expediting their sighting by anyone seeking refuge in them (see also Joshua 20:7-8). They could be seen even at night by their watchfires. In a sense, believers should also be lights in a dark world.


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