KJV King James Version
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?
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Mark 4:21
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?
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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?
WEB World English Bible
He said to them, “Is the lamp brought to be put under a basket or under a bed? Isn’t it put on a stand?
ASV American Standard Version
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?
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And he said to them, ‘Doth the lamp come that under the measure it may be put, or under the couch—not that it may be put on the lamp-stand?
Surrounding context — Mark 4
18 And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word,
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.
21 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.
24 And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ΚαὶG2532 · kaiandἔλεγενG3004 · legōto sayαὐτοῖςG846 · autosit/s/heμήτιG3385 · mētisurely notἔρχεταιG2064 · erchomaito come/goὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoλύχνοςG3088 · luchnoslampἵναG2443 · hinain order that/toὑπὸG5259 · hupoby/under: byτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoμόδιονG3426 · modiosbucketτεθῇG5087 · tithēmito placeἢG2228 · ēorὑπὸG5259 · hupoby/under: byτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoκλίνην;G2825 · klinēbedοὐχG3756 · ounoἵναG2443 · hinain order that/toἐπὶG1909 · epiupon/to/againstτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoλυχνίανG3087 · luchnialampstandτεθῇ;G5087 · tithēmito place
Cross-references
Matthew 5:15Neither 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.Luke 11:33No 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.Luke 8:16No 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.Isaiah 60:1-3Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.Ephesians 5:3-15But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;1 Corinthians 12:7But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.Philippians 2:15-16That 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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