No one lights a lamp and puts it under a basket, but rather on a lampstand, and it gives light for all who are in the house.
Mark 4:21 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised He also said to them, ‘Is a lamp brought in to be put under a basket or under a bed? Isn’t it to be put on a lampstand? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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? |
No one lights a lamp and puts it under a basket, but rather on a lampstand, and it gives light for all who are in the house.
‘No one lights a lamp and puts it in the cellar or under a basket, but on a lampstand, so that those who come in may see its light.
‘No one, after lighting a lamp, covers it with a basket or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a lampstand so that those who come in may see its light.
A manifestation of the Spirit is given to each person for the common good: