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Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
light light N-NNS H5457 φῶς phos (foce)
shine to shine V-AMA-3S H2989 λαμψάτω lampo (lam'-po)
before before, in front of (in place or time) Prep H1715 ἔμπροσθεν emprosthen (em'-pros-then)
men, a man, human, mankind N-GMP H444 ἀνθρώπων anthropos (anth'-ro-pos)
so in this way, thus Adv H3779 οὕτως houto (hoo'-to)
good beautiful, good Adj-ANP H2570 καλὰ kalos (kal-os')
works, work N-ANP H2041 ἔργα ergon (er'-gon)
glorify to render or esteem glorious (in a wide application) V-ASA-3P H1392 δοξάσωσιν doxazo (dox-ad'-zo)
Father a father N-AMS H3962 πατέρα pater (pat-ayr')
heaven. heaven N-DMP H3772 οὐρανοῖς ouranos (oo-ran-os')

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King James Bible Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
Berean Bible Let Thus let your light so shine before men, so that they may see your good works, works and they should glorify your Father which is in heaven.the heavens.
Hebrew Greek English Let "Let your light so shine before men, men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which who is in heaven.
New American Standard Bible 1995 Let "Let your light so shine before men, men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which who is in heaven.