Mark 4:21
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“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?”
A short, plain-language explanation of Mark 4:21 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.
“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?”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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?”
King James Version · Public Domain“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?”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“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?”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Mark 4:21 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Isaiah 60:1Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.
- Matthew 5:15Neither 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.
- Luke 8:16No 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.
- Luke 11:33No 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.
- 1 Corinthians 12:7Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good.
- Ephesians 5:3But 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.
- Philippians 2:15so 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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