Mark 4:21 - The Scriptures 1998

And He said to them, “Would a lamp be brought to be put under a basket or under a bed? Is it not to be put on a lampstand?

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And He said to them, Is the lamp brought in to be put under a peck measure or under a bed, and not [to be put] on the lampstand?

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?

Common English Bible

Jesus said to them, “Does anyone bring in a lamp in order to put it under a basket or a bed? Shouldn’t it be placed on a lampstand?

Catholic Public Domain Version

And he said to them: "Would someone enter with a lamp in order to place it under a basket or under a bed? Would it not be placed upon a lampstand?

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And he said to them: Doth a candle come in to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick?

Mark 4:21 Cross References

Matthew 5:15

“Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it shines to all those in the house.

Luke 11:33

“And no one, when he has lit a lamp, puts it in a hidden place or under a basket, but on a lampstand, that those who come in shall see the light.

Luke 8:16

“And no one having lit a lamp, covers it with a vessel or puts it under a bed, but he puts it on a lampstand, so that those coming in see the light.

1 Corinthians 12:7

And to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for profiting,