Mark 4:21 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

²¹ 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?

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²¹ 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)

²¹ 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

²¹ 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

²¹ 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

²¹ 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

Neither does a person light an [olive oil] lamp and place it under a bushel-sized container, but on a stand where it can illuminate everything in the house.

Luke 11:33

“No one lights an [olive oil] lamp and [then] places it in a hidden place or under a bushel-sized container, but on its stand, so that those who enter [the room] can see [by] the light.

Luke 8:16

“And no one lights an [olive oil] lamp and then covers it with a basket or puts it under a bed. But he places it on a stand so that those entering [the house] will see [by] the light.

1 Corinthians 12:7

But the evidence of the Holy Spirit’s [power] is given to each person for the good of everyone.