Mark 4:21

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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?

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  • Matt 5:15 : 15 And a burning light is not put under a vessel, but on its table; so that its rays may be shining on all who are in the house.
  • Luke 11:33 : 33 No man, when the light has been lighted, puts it in a secret place, or under a vessel, but on its table, so that those who come in may see the light.
  • Luke 8:16 : 16 No man, when the light is lighted, puts a cover over it, or puts it under a bed, but he puts it on its table, so that those who come in may see the light.
  • Isa 60:1-3 : 1 Up! let your face be bright, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord is shining on you. 2 For truly, the earth will be dark, and the peoples veiled in blackest night; but the Lord will be shining on you, and his glory will be seen among you. 3 And nations will come to your light, and kings to your bright dawn.
  • 1 Cor 12:7 : 7 But to every man some form of the Spirit's working is given for the common good.
  • Eph 5:3-9 : 3 But evil acts of the flesh and all unclean things, or desire for others' property, let it not even be named among you, as is right for saints; 4 And let there be no low behaviour, or foolish talk, or words said in sport, which are not right, but in place of them the giving of praise. 5 Being certain of this, that no man who gives way to the passions of the flesh, no unclean person, or one who has desire for the property of others, or who gives worship to images, has any heritage in the kingdom of Christ and God. 6 Do not be turned from the right way by foolish words; for because of these things the punishment of God comes on those who do not put themselves under him. 7 Have no part with such men; 8 For you at one time were dark, but now are light in the Lord: let your behaviour be that of children of light 9 (Because the fruit of the light is in all righteousness and in everything which is good and true), 10 Testing by experience what is well-pleasing to the Lord; 11 And have no company with the works of the dark, which give no fruit, but make their true quality clear; 12 For the things which are done by them in secret it is shame even to put into words. 13 But all things, when their true quality is seen, are made clear by the light: because everything which is made clear is light. 14 For this reason he says, Be awake, you who are sleeping, and come up from among the dead, and Christ will be your light. 15 Take care then how you are living, not as unwise, but as wise;
  • Phil 2:15-16 : 15 So that you may be holy and gentle, children of God without sin in a twisted and foolish generation, among whom you are seen as lights in the world, 16 Offering the word of life; so that I may have glory in you in the day of Christ, because my running was not for nothing and my work was not without effect.

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  • Luke 8:15-17
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    15 And those in the good earth are those who, having given ear to the word, keep it with a good and true heart, and in quiet strength give fruit.

    16 No man, when the light is lighted, puts a cover over it, or puts it under a bed, but he puts it on its table, so that those who come in may see the light.

    17 For nothing is put out of view which will not be made clear, and nothing is secret of which the knowledge will not come to light.

  • Matt 5:13-16
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    13 You are the salt of the earth; but if its taste goes from the salt, how will you make it salt again? it is then good for nothing but to be put out and crushed under foot by men.

    14 You are the light of the world. A town put on a hill may be seen by all.

    15 And a burning light is not put under a vessel, but on its table; so that its rays may be shining on all who are in the house.

    16 Even so let your light be shining before men, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.

  • Luke 11:33-36
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    33 No man, when the light has been lighted, puts it in a secret place, or under a vessel, but on its table, so that those who come in may see the light.

    34 The light of the body is the eye: when your eye is true, all your body is full of light; but when it is evil, your body is dark.

    35 So take care that the light which is in you is not dark.

    36 If, then, all your body is light, with no part of it dark, it will be completely full of light, as when a flame with its bright shining gives you light.

  • Mark 4:22-23
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    22 There is nothing covered which will not be seen openly, and nothing has been made secret which will not come to light.

    23 If any man has ears, let him give ear.

  • Mark 4:30-33
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    30 And he said, What picture may we give of the kingdom of God, or with what story may we make it clear?

    31 It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is put in the earth, is smaller than all the seeds on the earth,

    32 But when it is planted, it comes up, and becomes taller than all the plants, and puts out great branches, so that the birds of heaven are able to take rest in its shade.

    33 And with a number of such stories he gave them his teaching, as they were able to take it:

  • Luke 12:2-3
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    2 But nothing is covered up, which will not come to light, or secret, which will not be made clear.

    3 So, whatever you have said in the dark, will come to men's hearing in the light, and what you have said secretly inside the house, will be made public from the house-tops.

  • Mark 4:20
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    20 And these are they who were planted on the good earth; such as give ear to the word, and take it into their hearts, and give fruit, thirty and sixty and a hundred times as much.

  • Mark 4:26
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    26 And he said, Such is the kingdom of God, as if a man put seed in the earth,

  • Luke 8:9
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    9 And his disciples put questions to him about the point of the story.

  • Matt 25:4
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    4 But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lights.

  • Luke 12:35
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    35 Be ready, dressed as for a journey, with your lights burning.

  • Mark 4:11-13
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    11 And he said to them, To you is given the secret of the kingdom of God, but to those who are outside, all things are given in the form of stories;

    12 So that seeing they may see, and it will not be clear to them; and hearing it, they will not get the sense; for fear that they may be turned again to me and have forgiveness.

    13 And he said to them, If you are not clear about this story, how will you be clear about the others?

  • Luke 13:18
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    18 Then he said, What is the kingdom of God like? what comparison may I make of it?

  • Matt 10:26-27
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    26 Have, then, no fear of them: because nothing is covered which will not come to light, or secret which will not be made clear.

    27 What I say to you in the dark, say in the light: and what comes to your ear secretly, say publicly from the house-tops.

  • Exod 40:4
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    4 And put the table inside, placing all the things on it in order; and put in the support for the lights, and let its lights be burning.

  • John 12:35
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    35 Jesus said to them, For a little time longer the light will be among you; while you have the light go on walking in it, so that the dark may not overtake you: one walking in the dark has no knowledge of where he is going.

  • Luke 21:29
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    29 And he made a story for them: See the fig-tree, and all the trees;

  • Luke 13:20
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    20 And again he said, What is the kingdom of God like?

  • Matt 4:16
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    16 The people who were in the dark saw a great light, and to those in the land of the shade of death did the dawn come up.

  • Luke 8:11
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    11 Now this is the point of the story: The seed is the word of God.

  • Mark 4:3
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    3 A man went out to put seed in the earth:

  • John 12:46
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    46 I have come as a light into the world, so that no one who has faith in me will go on living in the dark.

  • Matt 13:24
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    24 And he gave them another story, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a man who put good seed in his field:

  • Mark 4:6-9
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    6 And when the sun was high, it was burned; and because it had no root, it became dry and dead.

    7 And some went among the thorns, and the thorns came up, and it had no room for growth and gave no fruit.

    8 And some, falling on good earth, gave fruit, coming up and increasing, and giving thirty, sixty, and a hundred times as much.

    9 And he said to them, Whoever has ears, let him give ear.

  • Luke 6:39
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    39 And he gave them teaching in the form of a story, saying, Is it possible for one blind man to be guide to another? will they not go falling together into a hole?

  • Luke 17:24
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    24 For as in a thunderstorm the bright light is seen from one end of the sky to the other, so will the Son of man be when his time comes.

  • Matt 25:7
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    7 Then all those virgins got up, and made ready their lights.

  • Matt 13:34
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    34 All these things Jesus said to the people in the form of stories; and without a story he said nothing to them:

  • Luke 8:5
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    5 A man went out to put in seed, and while he was doing it, some was dropped by the wayside and it was crushed under foot, and was taken by the birds of heaven.

  • Luke 14:35
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    35 It is no good for the land or for the place of waste; no one has a use for it. He who has ears, let him give ear.

  • John 11:10
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    10 But if a man goes about in the night, he may have a fall because the light is not in him.