Mark 4:21 — Bible Verse (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?”

Mark 4:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Mark 4:21 in 6 Bible Translations

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Mark 4:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“He said to them, “Is a lamp brought to be put under a basket or under a bed? Isn’t it put on a stand?”

Mark 4:21 — World English Bible

Mark 4:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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? ”

Mark 4:21 — American Standard Version

Mark 4:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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 — Young's Literal Translation

Mark 4:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“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? ”

Mark 4:21 — Darby Translation

Mark 4:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Also he saide vnto them, Commeth the candle in, to be put vnder a bushell, or vnder the bed, and not to be put on a candlesticke?”

Mark 4:21 — Geneva Bible

Mark 4:21 in Context — Mark 4

19 And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.

20 And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.

21 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?

22 For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad.

23 If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.

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What Does Mark 4:21 Mean?

Mark 4:21 is a verse from the Book of Mark, part of the New Testament. It appears in Mark chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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