Mark 4:21

The Passion Translation

He also gave them this parable: “No one lights a lamp only to place it under a basket or under the bed. It is meant to be placed on a lampstand.

Cross References

Matthew 5:15

And who would light a lamp and then hide it in an obscure place? Instead, it’s placed where everyone in the house can benefit from its light.

Luke 11:33

“No one would think of lighting a lamp and then hiding it in the basement where no one would benefit. A lamp belongs on a lampstand, where all who enter may see its light.

Luke 8:16

“No one lights a lamp and then hides it, covering it over or putting it where no one sees its light. No, he places the lamp on a lampstand so others benefit from its brightness.

1 Corinthians 12:7

Each believer is given continuous revelation by the Holy Spirit to benefit not just himself but all.