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Mark 4:21

Witness and mission

19 And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.

20 And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.

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?

22 For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad.

23 If any man have 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?

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Matthew 5:15

    Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.

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  • Luke 11:33

    No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come in may see the light.

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  • Luke 8:16

    No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but setteth it on a candlestick, that they which enter in may see the light.

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  • Isaiah 60:1–3

    Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.

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  • Ephesians 5:3–15

    But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;

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  • 1 Corinthians 12:7

    But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.

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  • Philippians 2:15–16

    That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;

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