Mark 4:21 BSB — MannaFest

Mark 4:21

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?

BSB

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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?

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?

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Commentary

2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Is a candle brought ... - A candle is not lit up to be put immediately under a measure or a bed, where it can give no light. Its design is to give light. So my preaching by parables is not designed to obscure the truth, but to throw light on it. You should understand those parables, and, understanding them, should impart the truth to others also, as a candle throws its beams upon a dark world. Bushel - The word here used in the original means a measure for grain containing about 12 quarts.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

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.

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Original language & word study

22 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Καὶ	Kai	And	G2532 →
ἔλεγεν	elegen	He was saying	G3004 →
αὐτοῖς	autois	to them	G846 →
μήτι	mēti	surely not ever	G3385 →
ἔρχεται	erchetai	is brought in	G2064 →
ὁ	ho	the	G3588 →
λύχνος	luchnos	lamp	G3088 →
ἵνα	ina	so that	G2443 →
ὑπὸ	hupo	under	G5259 →
τὸν	ton	the	G3588 →
μόδιον	modion	basket	G3426 →
τεθῇ	tethēa	it may be put	G5087 →
ἢ	ē	or	G2228 →
ὑπὸ	hupo	under	G5259 →
τὴν	tēn	the	G3588 →
κλίνην;	klinēn	bed?	G2825 →
οὐχ	ouch	Surely	G3756 →
ἵνα	ina	that	G2443 →
ἐπὶ	epi	upon	G1909 →
τὴν	tēn	the	G3588 →
λυχνίαν	luchnian	lampstand	G3087 →
τεθῇ;	tethēa	may it be put?	G5087 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Matthew 5:15
Neither 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.
leads to
- Luke 11:33
  No 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.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Luke 8:16
  No 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.
- Numbers 8:2
  “Speak to Aaron and tell him: ‘When you set up the seven lamps, they are to light the area in front of the lampstand.’”
- Exodus 25:37
  Make seven lamps and set them up on the lampstand so that they illuminate the area in front of it.
Through
Luke 11:33
No 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.
leads to
- Mark 4:21–22
  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?
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Luke 8:16–17
  No 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.
- John 12:46
  I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in Me should remain in darkness.
Through
Luke 8:16
No 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.
leads to
- Matthew 5:15–16
  Neither 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.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Mark

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Mark