Salt and light

Salt and light are metaphors used by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount, one of the main teachings of Jesus on morality and discipleship. These metaphors in Matthew 5:13, 14, 15 and 16 immediately follow the Beatitudes and refer to expectations from the disciples. The general theme of Matthew 5:13–16 is promises and expectations, and these expectations follow the promises of the first part. The first verse of this passage introduces the phrase "salt of the earth": The last verses refer to lamp under a bushel, which occurs in Luke 8:16–18 and Light of the World which occurs in John 8:12.

Salt and light

Salt and light are metaphors used by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount, one of the main teachings of Jesus on morality and discipleship. These metaphors in Matthew 5:13, 14, 15 and 16 immediately follow the Beatitudes and refer to expectations from the disciples. The general theme of Matthew 5:13–16 is promises and expectations, and these expectations follow the promises of the first part. The first verse of this passage introduces the phrase "salt of the earth": The last verses refer to lamp under a bushel, which occurs in Luke 8:16–18 and Light of the World which occurs in John 8:12.