Mark 4:21

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

He said to them, “Is a lamp brought in to be put under the bushel basket or under the bed and not on the lampstand?

Cross References

Matthew 5:15

People do not light a lamp and put it under the bushel basket; rather, they put it on the lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house.

Luke 11:33

“No one after lighting a lamp puts it in a cellar or under a bushel basket; rather, one puts it on the lampstand so that those who enter may see the light.

Luke 8:16

“No one after lighting a lamp hides it under a jar or puts it under a bed; rather, one puts it on a lampstand, so that those who enter may see the light.

1 Corinthians 12:7

To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.