“No one lights a lamp and then covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a lampstand so that those who come in can see the light.

“No one after lighting a lamp puts it in a hidden place or under a basket, but on a lampstand, so that those who come in can see the light.

On the next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!

They asked the parents, “Is this your son, whom you say was born blind? Then how does he now see?”

He replied, “I do not know whether he is a sinner. I do know one thing – that although I was blind, now I can see.”

Jesus replied, “If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin, but now because you claim that you can see, your guilt remains.”

The crowds were paying attention with one mind to what Philip said, as they heard and saw the miraculous signs he was performing.

So Saul got up from the ground, but although his eyes were open, he could see nothing. Leading him by the hand, his companions brought him into Damascus.

Peter went out and followed him; he did not realize that what was happening through the angel was real, but thought he was seeing a vision.

as it is written, “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that would not see and ears that would not hear, to this very day.”

Think about the circumstances of your call, brothers and sisters. Not many were wise by human standards, not many were powerful, not many were born to a privileged position.

According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master-builder I laid a foundation, but someone else builds on it. And each one must be careful how he builds.

For now we see in a mirror indirectly, but then we will see face to face. Now I know in part, but then I will know fully, just as I have been fully known.

You are looking at outward appearances. If anyone is confident that he belongs to Christ, he should reflect on this again: Just as he himself belongs to Christ, so too do we.

not abandoning our own meetings, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging each other, and even more so because you see the day drawing near.

But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or look into it.

(Look! I will come like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays alert and does not lose his clothes so that he will not have to walk around naked and his shameful condition be seen.)

so that it will not be obvious to others when you are fasting, but only to your Father who is in secret. And your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.

For I tell you the truth, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.

“See that you do not disdain one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.