Mark 4:21-25 - The Parable Of The Lamp

²¹ 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? ²² for there is not anything hid that may not be manifested, nor was anything kept hid but that it may come to light. ²³ If any hath ears to hear -- let him hear.' ²⁴ And he said to them, 'Take heed what ye hear; in what measure ye measure, it shall be measured to you; and to you who hear it shall be added; ²⁵ for whoever may have, there shall be given to him, and whoever hath not, also that which he hath shall be taken from him.'

¹⁶ And no one having lighted a lamp doth cover it with a vessel, or under a couch doth put it; but upon a lamp-stand he doth put it, that those coming in may see the light, ¹⁷ for nothing is secret, that shall not become manifest, nor hid, that shall not be known, and become manifest. ¹⁸ 'See, therefore, how ye hear, for whoever may have, there shall be given to him, and whoever may not have, also what he seemeth to have, shall be taken from him.'

²¹ and having been fully persuaded that what He hath promised He is able also to do: ²² wherefore also it was reckoned to him to righteousness. ²³ And it was not written on his account alone, that it was reckoned to him, ²⁴ but also on ours, to whom it is about to be reckoned -- to us believing on Him who did raise up Jesus our Lord out of the dead, ²⁵ who was delivered up because of our offences, and was raised up because of our being declared righteous.