The Parable of the Lamp

21 And he said to them, “Surely a lamp is not brought so that it may be put under a bushel basket or under a bed, is it?[a] Is it not[b] so that it may be put on a lampstand? 22 For nothing is secret except so that it may be revealed, nor has become hidden except so that it will come to light. 23 If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear!”

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 4:21 The negative construction in Greek anticipates a negative answer here, indicated in the translation by the phrase “is it
  2. Mark 4:21 The negative construction in Greek anticipates a positive answer here