Mark 4:21

¶ 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?
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

And He was saying to them, "A lamp is not brought to be put under a basket, is it, or under a bed? Is it not {brought} to be put on the lampstand?
- New American Standard Version (1995)

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?
- American Standard Version (1901)

And he said to them, When the light comes in, do people put it under a vessel, or under the bed, and not on its table?
- Basic English Bible

Jesus also said to them, "Does anyone bring in a lamp to put it under a basket or under a bed? Doesn't he set it on a stand?
- Berean Standard Bible Bible

And he said to them, Does the lamp come that it should be put under the bushel or under the couch? [Is it] not that it should be set upon the lamp-stand?
- Darby Bible

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?
- Douay-Rheims Bible

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?
- English Revised Version

He said to them, "Is the lamp brought to be put under a basket or under a bed? Isn't it put on a stand?
- World English Bible

Wesley's Notes for Mark 4:21

4:21 And he said, Is a candle - As if he had said, I explain these things to you, I give you this light, not to conceal, but to impart it to others. And if I conceal any thing from you now, it is only that it may be more effectually manifested hereafter. #Mt 5:15|; Lu 8:16; 11:33.