Mark 4:21 Parallel Translations

Jesus said to them, "Does anyone bring a lamp into a room to put it under a basket or under a bed? Isn't it put on a lamp stand?(GOD'S WORD®)

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?

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?

BBE:

And he said to them, When the light comes in, do people put it under a vessel, or under the bed, and not on its table?

DBY:

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?

ERV:

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?

WEY:

He went on to say, "Is the lamp brought in in order to be put under the bushel or under the bed? Is it not rather in order that it may be placed on the lampstand?

WBS:

And he said to them, Is a candle brought to be put under a close vessel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick?

WEB:

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?

YLT:

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?

Mark 4:21 Cross References

XREF:

Matthew 5:15 nor does anyone light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.

Luke 8:16 "Now no one after lighting a lamp covers it over with a container, or puts it under a bed; but he puts it on a lampstand, so that those who come in may see the light.

Luke 11:33 "No one, after lighting a lamp, puts it away in a cellar nor under a basket, but on the lampstand, so that those who enter may see the light. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

4:21 {2} 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?
(2) Although the light of the gospel is rejected by the world, yet it ought to be lit, if for no other reason than this, that the wickedness of the world might be revealed.

PNT:

4:21 Is a candle... put under a bushel? The Jews used lamps instead of candles. These were set on, not a candlestick, but a light stand. See PNT Mt 5:15. It is possible that these words, as well as Mr 4:24, were not spoken on this day, but borrowed from the Sermon on the Mount, because they are parables of a certain kind.

WES:

4:21 And he said, Is a candle - As if he had said, I explain these things to you, I give you this light, not to conceal, but to impart it to others. And if I conceal any thing from you now, it is only that it may be more effectually manifested hereafter. Mt 5:15; Lu 8:16; 11:33.

MHC:

4:21-34 These declarations were intended to call the attention of the disciples to the word of Christ. By his thus instructing them, they were made able to instruct others; as candles are lighted, not to be covered, but to be placed on a candlestick, that they may give light to a room. This parable of the good seed, shows the manner in which the kingdom of God makes progress in the world. Let but the word of Christ have the place it ought to have in a soul, and it will show itself in a good conversation. It grows gradually: first the blade; then the ear; after that the full corn in the ear. When it is sprung up, it will go forward. The work of grace in the soul is, at first, but the day of small things; yet it has mighty products even now, while it is in its growth; but what will there be when it is perfected in heaven!

CONC:

Basket Bed Bowl Bushel Candle Candlestick Close Couch Instead Isn't Lamp Lampstand Lamp-stand Measure Order Placed Rather Saying Stand Table Vessel

Basket Bed Bowl Bushel Candle Candlestick Close Instead Lamp Lamp-Stand Measure Order Placed Rather Stand Table Vessel

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