Mark 4:21-23

Disciples’ Literal New Testament

The Lamp Comes To Shine, Not To Be Hidden

²¹And He was saying to them, “The lamp does not come in order that it may be put under the basket or under the bed, does it? Is it not in order that it may be put on the lampstand? ²²For it is not hidden, except in order that it may be made-visible^[a]. Nor did it become hidden-away, but in order that it may come into visibility. ²³If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear”.

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Footnotes

Mark 4:22 Or, revealed. One would only hide a lamp for the purpose of shining it at the proper time. The lamp may be Jesus, who came to light the world, but is hidden from Israel until the proper time; or, the truth Jesus brings, which is now hidden in parables in order that it may come into visibility at the proper time. Or, the lamp may refer to the word of God which believers hide in their hearts in order that it may shine at the opportune time.

Disciples’ Literal New Testament (DLNT)

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