Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
Then Jesus told them, "A lamp isn't brought indoors to be put under a basket or under a bed, is it? It's to be put on a lamp stand, isn't it?
New American Standard Bible
And He was saying to them,
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?
Holman Bible
He
A Conservative Version
And he said to them, Does the lamp come so that it might be put under the bushel or under the bed? Is it not so that it might be put on the lampstand?
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?
Amplified
He said to them,
An Understandable Version
Then He said to them, "Is a lamp brought in to be put under a bushel-sized container, or under the bed, instead of on its stand?
Anderson New Testament
And he said to them: Is a lamp brought in that it may be put under the measure, or under the divan? Is it not brought that it may be put on the lamp-stand?
Bible in Basic English
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?
Common New Testament
And he said to them, "Is a lamp brought to be put under a basket or under a bed? Is it not to be set on a lampstand?
Daniel Mace New Testament
Again he said, is a lamp ever brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? or to be set on a stand?
Darby Translation
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?
Godbey New Testament
And He said to them; Whether does the light come, that it may be placed under a bushel, or under a bed? is it not that it may be placed on a candlestick?
Goodspeed New Testament
"Do people get out the lamp," he said to them, "and then put it under the peck-measure, or under the bed, instead of putting it up where it belongs?
John Wesley New Testament
And he said to them, Is a candle brought to be cut under a bushel or under a bed, and not to be set on a candlestick?
Julia Smith Translation
And he said to them, Much less the light comes that it be set under a bushel, or under a bed; that it be not set upon a candlestick.
King James 2000
And he said unto them, Is a lamp brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a lampstand?
Lexham Expanded Bible
And he said to them, "Surely a lamp is not brought so that it may be put under a bushel basket or under a bed, [is it]? [Is it] not so that it may be put on a lampstand?
Modern King James verseion
And He said to them, Does a lamp come to be put under a grain-measure, or under a bed? and not to be set on a lampstand?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he said unto them, "Is the candle lighted, to be put under a bushel, or under the table? And is it not, rather, lighted to be put on a candlestick?
Moffatt New Testament
He also said to them, "Is a lamp brought to be placed under a bowl or a bed? Is it not to be placed upon the stand?
Montgomery New Testament
He went on to say. "Is the lamp brought in to be put under the bushel or the bed? Is it not rather to be put on the lamp-stand?
NET Bible
He also said to them, "A lamp isn't brought to be put under a basket or under a bed, is it? Isn't it to be placed on a lampstand?
New Heart English Bible
And he said to them, "Is the lamp brought to be put under a basket or under a bed? Is not it put on a stand?
Noyes New Testament
And he said to them, Is a lamp brought to be put under the bushel, or under the bed, and not to be set on the lampstand?
Sawyer New Testament
And he said to them, Does a light come to be put under a modius [1.916 gallon measure], or under a bed? and not to be put in a candlestick?
The Emphasized Bible
And he was saying unto them - Doth the lamp come that under the measure it should be put, or under the couch? Is it not that upon the lampstand it may be put?
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And he said unto them, Is a lamp brought out to be put under a bushel, or under a bed, and not to be placed on a stand?
Twentieth Century New Testament
And Jesus said to them: "Is a lamp brought to be put under the corn-measure or under the couch, instead of being put on the lampstand?
Webster
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?
Weymouth New Testament
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?
Williams New Testament
Then He put a question to them: "A lamp is not brought to be put under a peck-measure or under a bed, is it? Is it not rather to be put on the lamp-stand?
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?
Worrell New Testament
And He said to them, "Is the lamp brought to be put under the measure, or under the bed! Is it not, that it may be put on the lampstand?
Worsley New Testament
And He said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or a bed, and not to be set on a candlestick?
Youngs 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?
Themes
Hiding » That which has been hidden
Jesus Christ » History of » Parable of the sower (at lake galilee)
Kingdom of God » What the kingdom of God is likened to
Manifestation » What shall be manifested
Interlinear
Hupo
ὑπό
Hupo
Usage: 188
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Mark 4:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Parable Of The Lamp
20 Others are like the seeds sown on good soil. They hear the word, accept it, and produce crops 30, 60, or 100 times what was sown." 21 Then Jesus told them, "A lamp isn't brought indoors to be put under a basket or under a bed, is it? It's to be put on a lamp stand, isn't it? 22 Nothing is hidden except for the purpose of having it revealed, and nothing is secret except for the purpose of having it come to light.
Cross References
Matthew 5:15
People don't light a lamp and put it under a basket but on a lamp stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house.
Luke 8:16
"No one lights a lamp and hides it under a bowl or puts it under a bed. Instead, he puts it on a lamp stand so that those who come in will see the light.
Luke 11:33
"No one lights a lamp and puts it in a hiding place or under a basket, but on a lamp stand, so that those who enter may see its light.
Isaiah 60:1-3
"Arise, shine! For your light has come; the glory of the LORD has risen upon you.
1 Corinthians 12:7
To each person has been given the ability to manifest the Spirit for the common good.
Ephesians 5:3-15
Do not let sexual sin, impurity of any kind, or greed even be mentioned among you, as is proper for saints.
Philippians 2:15-16
so that you may be blameless and innocent, God's children without any faults among a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine like stars in the world