Salt and light
Salt and light are images used by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount, one of the main teachings of Jesus on morality and discipleship.[1] These images are in Matthew 5:13, 14, 15 and 16[2]
This article is about the biblical metaphor. For the television network, see Salt + Light Television.
The general theme of Matthew 5:13–16 is promises and expectations, and these expectations follow the promises of the first part.[2]
The first verse of this passage introduces the phrase "salt of the earth" (Greek: τὸ ἅλας τῆς γῆς, romanized: tò hálas tês gês):
The second verse introduces "City upon a Hill" (Greek: πόλις […] ἐπάνω ὄρους κειμένη, romanized: polis […] epánō órous keiménē):
The later verses refer to not hiding a lamp under a bushel, which also occurs in Luke 8:16–18 and the phrase "Light of the World", which also appears in John 8:12.