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Mark 4:21

Witness and mission

19 but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth, and the desire for other things come in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

20 Still others are like the seeds sown on good soil. They hear the word, receive it, and produce a crop—thirtyfold, sixtyfold, or a hundredfold.”

Jesus also said to them, “Does anyone bring in a lamp to put it under a basket or under a bed? Doesn’t he set it on a stand?

22 For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be brought to light.

23 If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”

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BSB
Jesus also said to them, “Does anyone bring in a lamp to put it under a basket or under a bed? Doesn’t he set it on a stand?
KJV
And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick?
WEB
He said to them, “Is a lamp brought to be put under a basket or under a bed? Isn’t it put on a stand?
ASV
And he said unto them, Is the lamp brought to be put under the bushel, or under the bed, [and] not to be put on the stand?
DARBY
And he said to them, Does the lamp come that it should be put under the bushel or under the couch? [Is it] not that it should be set upon the lamp-stand?
BLB
And He was saying to them, “Does the lamp come so that it might be put under the basket or under the bed? [Is it] not so that it might be put upon the lampstand?
ÅB
Og han sa til dem: Kommer vel lyset inn for å settes under en skjeppe eller under en seng? Kommer det ikke for å settes i staken?
OTB
Han sa til dem, «Blir en lampe tatt inn for å settes under et kar eller under en seng? Er den ikke for å settes på en lysestake?
B1930
Og han sa til dem: Kommer vel lyset inn for å settes under en skjeppe eller under en seng? Kommer det ikke for å settes i staken?

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Cross references

  • Matthew 5:15

    Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket. Instead, they set it on a stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house.

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  • Luke 11:33

    No one lights a lamp and puts it in a cellar or under a basket. Instead, he sets it on a stand, so those who enter can see the light.

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  • Luke 8:16

    No one lights a lamp and covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, he sets it on a stand, so those who enter can see the light.

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  • Isaiah 60:1–3

    Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.

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  • Ephesians 5:3–15

    But among you, as is proper among the saints, there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed.

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  • 1 Corinthians 12:7

    Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good.

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  • Philippians 2:15–16

    so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world

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