Mark 4:21–23
¶ 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?
¶ *And he said vnto them, Is a candle brought to be put vnder a †bushell, or vnder a bed? & not to be set on a candlesticke?
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Translator clarificationThe word, in the originall, signifieth a lesse measure as Mat. 5.15.
- *Cross-referenceMatth. 5.15.
For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad.
*For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested: neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- *Cross-referenceMatth. 10.26.
If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.
If any man haue eares to heare, let him heare.
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From verse 21
- Matthew 5:15Rank 1 from verse 21
- Luke 11:33Rank 2 from verse 21
33No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come in may see the light.
33*No man when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it in a secret place, neither vnder a †bushell, but on a candlesticke, that they which come in may see the light.
16¶ No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but setteth it on a candlestick, that they which enter in may see the light.
16¶ *No man when he hath lighted a candle, couereth it with a vessell, or putteth it vnder a bed: but setteth it on a candlesticke, that they which enter in, may see the light.
- Isaiah 60:1–3Rank 4 from verse 21
1ARISE, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.
2For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.
3And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.
1¶ ‖Arise, shine, for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen vpon thee.
2For behold, the darknesse shall couer the earth, and grosse darknesse the people: but the LORD shall arise vpon thee, and his glory shall be seene vpon thee.
3*And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightnesse of thy rising.
- Ephesians 5:3–15Rank 5 from verse 21
3But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;
4Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.
5For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
6Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.
7Be not ye therefore partakers with them.
8For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:
9(For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)
10Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord.
11And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.
12For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret.
13But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light.
14Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.
15See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,
3But fornication and all vncleannesse, or couetousnesse, let it not be once named amongst you, as becommeth Saints:
4Neither filthinesse, nor foolish talking, nor iesting, which are not conuenient: but rather giuing of thankes.
5For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor vncleane person, nor couetous man who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdome of Christ, and of God.
6Let no man deceiue you with vaine words: for because of these things commeth the wrath of God vpon the children of ‖disobedience.
7Bee not yee therefore partakers with them.
8For yee were sometimes darkenesse, but now are yee light in the Lord: walke as children of light,
9(For the fruite of the spirit is in all goodnesse and righteousnesse & trueth.)
10Proouing what is acceptable vnto the Lord:
11And haue no fellowship with the vnfruitfull workes of darkenesse, but rather reproue them.
12For it is a shame euen to speake of those things which are done of them in secret.
13But all things that are ‖reprooued, are made manifest by the light: for whatsoeuer doth make manifest, is light.
14Wherfore hee saith: *Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall giue thee light.
15*See then that yee walke circumspectly, not as fooles, but as wise,
- 1 Corinthians 12:7Rank 6 from verse 21
- Philippians 2:15–16Rank 7 from verse 21
15That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;
16Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain.
15That yee may bee blamelesse and ‖harmelesse, the sonnes of God, without rebuke, in the middes of a crooked and peruerse nation, among whom ‖ye shine as lights in the world:
16Holding foorth the word of life, that I may reioyce in the day of Christ, that I haue not runne in vaine, neither laboured in vaine.
From verse 22
- Ecclesiastes 12:14Rank 2 from verse 22
- 1 Corinthians 4:5Rank 3 from verse 22
5Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.
5*Therefore iudge nothing before the time, vntill the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkenesse, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall euery man haue prayse of God.
- Matthew 10:26–27Rank 4 from verse 22
26Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.
27What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops.
26Feare them not therefore: *for there is nothing couered, that shall not be reueiled; and hidde, that shall not be knowen.
27What I tell you in darkenesse, that speake yee in light: and what yee heare in the eare, that preach yee vpon the house tops.
- Psalms 78:2–4Rank 5 from verse 22
2I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:
3Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us.
4We will not hide them from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the Lord, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done.
2*I will open my mouth in a parable: I wil vtter darke sayings of old:
3Which we haue heard, & knowen: and our fathers haue told vs.
4We will not hide them from their children, shewing to the generation to come, the praises of the LORD: and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done.
- Acts 20:27Rank 6 from verse 22
- Luke 12:2–3Rank 8 from verse 22
2For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.
3Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.
2*For there is nothing couered, that shall not be reuealed, neither hid, that shall not be knowen.
3Therefore, whatsoeuer yee haue spoken in darkenesse, shall bee heard in the light: and that which yee haue spoken in the eare, in closets, shal be proclaimed vpon the house tops.
- Psalms 40:9–10Rank 9 from verse 22
9I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O Lord, thou knowest.
10I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation.
9I haue preached righteousnesse in the great congregation: loe, I haue not refrained my lippes, O LORD, thou knowest.
10I haue not hid thy righteousnesse within my heart, I haue declared thy faithfulnesse and thy saluation: I haue not concealed thy louing kindnesse, and thy truth, from the great congregation.
- 1 John 1:1–3Rank 10 from verse 22
1THAT which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life;
2(For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;)
3That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.
1¶ That which was from y e beginning, which wee haue heard, which wee haue seene with our eyes, which wee haue looked vpon, and our hands haue handled of the word of life.
2(For the life was manifested, and we haue seene it, and beare witnes, and shew vnto you that eternall life which was with the Father, and was manifested vnto vs.)
3That which wee haue seene and heard, declare we vnto you, that ye also may haue felowship with vs; and truely our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Sonne Iesus Christ.
From verse 23
- Matthew 11:15Rank 2 from verse 23
- Revelation 2:29Rank 3 from verse 23
- Revelation 2:11Rank 4 from verse 23
- Revelation 2:17Rank 5 from verse 23
17He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.
17Hee that hath an eare, let him heare what the Spirit saith vnto the Churches. To him that ouercommeth will I giue to eate of the hidden Manna, and will giue him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth, sauing hee that receiueth it.
- Revelation 2:7Rank 6 from verse 23
7He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
7Hee that hath an eare, let him heare what the Spirit saith vnto the Churches: To him that ouercommeth will I giue to eate of the tree of life, which is in the middest of the Paradise of God.
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DEFINED WORDS
Mark 4:21
Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references
A lamp or portable light used for illumination.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
To place, set, lay, appoint, bring into a condition, or cause to be.
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A dry measure and the vessel that holds it.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: A place for rest or sleep. Sense 2: The marriage bed or a place in which something lies. As a verb, to place or lie in a bed.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references
1. To put or place a person or thing in a position, relation, or condition; when passive, to be so placed, fixed, or adorned. 2. To establish, fix, appoint, assign, prescribe, or determine. 3. To arrange, prepare, present, display, or put in order or array. 4. To direct, turn, or firmly apply the face, heart, eyes, mind, affection, or action toward something. 5. To start, advance, send out, proceed on a course or work, or make an attack, as in set forward, set forth, or set upon where those meanings apply. 6. To value or esteem; or, in set at nought or set light by, to despise. 7. Of the sun, to go down.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
1. At, upon, or in contact with the named place, object, side, or time. 2. Toward, against, concerning, depending upon, or directed to the named person or thing. 3. Forward or continuing; in joined expressions such as go on, put on, and lay hold on, the other words supply the particular action.
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COMBINED MEANING
candlestick
A stand or support for a lamp or light; especially a lampstand with branches.
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DEFINED WORDS
Mark 4:22
1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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Put, kept, or placed out of sight, knowledge, discovery, understanding, or danger; concealed, secret, covered, or withheld from perception.
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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.
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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
COMBINED MEANING
manifested
Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of manifest, meaning to make known, reveal, or show plainly.
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1. Also not; nor, introducing or joining a further negative statement or prohibition. 2. Not either, or none, of the alternatives named, commonly in a neither ... nor construction.
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Retained, guarded, observed, or preserved.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
1. Hidden, concealed, private, or not openly known. 2. A hidden matter, counsel, or mystery.
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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828
A verb expressing duty, propriety, expectation, intention, purpose, condition, appointed outcome, or a future event viewed from another time or statement.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Out of doors or away from one’s usual place; outward, away, or throughout a wide area.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893
DEFINED WORDS
Mark 4:23
1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.
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Plural form of ear. Sense 1: The organ of hearing. Sense 2: The seed-bearing head of grain.
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Sense 1: To perceive sound or spoken words. Sense 2: To receive or learn by report. Sense 3: To listen to, regard, or heed. Sense 4: To attend favourably to a request.
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Sense 1: To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain. Sense 2: To lower or send down.
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20And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.
20And these are they which are sowen on good ground, such as heare the word, and receiue it, & bring foorth fruit, some thirty fold, some sixtie, and some an hundred.
21¶ 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?
21¶ *And he said vnto them, Is a candle brought to be put vnder a †bushell, or vnder a bed? & not to be set on a candlesticke?
Selected passage22For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad.
22*For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested: neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad.
Selected passage23If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.
23If any man haue eares to heare, let him heare.
Selected passage24And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given.
24And he said vnto them, Take heed what you heare: *With what measure ye mete, it shalbe measured to you: And vnto you that heare, shal more be giuen.