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. These images in,, immediately follow the Beatitudes and are often interpreted as referring to Jesus' expectations of his disciples.
The general theme of 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 second verse introduces "City upon a Hill":
The later verses refer to not hiding a lamp under a bushel, which also occurs in and the phrase "Light of the World", which also appears in.
