neither do men light a candle and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick, and it lighteth all them which are in the house.
Mark 4:21 - William Tyndale New Testament ¶ And he said unto them: is the candle lighted, to be put under a bushel, or under the bord: is it not therefore lighted that it should be put on a candlestick? 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? |
neither do men light a candle and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick, and it lighteth all them which are in the house.
¶ No man lighteth a candle, and putteth it in a privy place, neither under a bushel: But on a candlestick, that they that come in, may see the light.
¶ No man lighteth a candle, and covereth it under a vessel, neither putteth it under the table: but setteth it on a candlestick, that they that enter in, may see light.
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