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

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, Is a candle brought to be put under a close vessel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick?
- Webster's Bible

He went on to say, "Is the lamp brought in in order to be put under the bushel or under the bed? Is it not rather in order that it may be placed on the lampstand?
- Weymouth Bible

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

And he seide to hem, Wher a lanterne cometh, that it be put vndur a buschel, or vndur a bed? nay, but that it be put on a candilstike?
- Wycliffe Bible

And he said to them, `Doth the lamp come that under the measure it may be put, or under the couch -- not that it may be put on the lamp-stand?
- Youngs Literal 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.