Focused Passage

Mark 4:21-25

The Mystery of the Kingdom: Hearing, Fruitfulness, and the Lord over the Storm

Mark 4 moves from Jesus' parable of the sower to the mystery of the kingdom, from warning about hearing to promises of hidden growth, from small beginnings to great kingdom outcome, and finally from kingdom teaching to a storm where the disciples must learn who Jesus is.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

21Jesus 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?

22For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be brought to light.

23If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”

24He went on to say, “Pay attention to what you hear. With the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and even more will be added to you.

25For whoever has will be given more. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.”

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Verse 21

Original words

vvvΚαὶG2532Conjunction[Jesus] also saidἔλεγενG2036Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularto themαὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural-〈ὅτι〉G3754ConjunctionDoes [anyone] bring inἔρχεταιG2064Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularaG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularlampλύχνοςG3088Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularvvvΜήτιG3385IntPrtcltoἵναG2443Conjunctionput [it]τεθῇG5087Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person SingularunderὑπὸG5259Preposition-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine Singulara basketμόδιονG3426Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularorG2228ConjunctionunderὑπὸG5259Preposition-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine Singulara bedκλίνηνG2825Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularDoesn’tοὐχG3756Adverb-ἵναG2443Conjunctionhe set itτεθῇG5087Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person SingularonἐπὶG1909Preposition-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine Singulara standλυχνίανG3087Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 22

Original words

ForγάρG1063Conjunctionthere isἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularnothingοὐG3756Adverb-〈τι〉G5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter SingularhiddenκρυπτὸνG2927Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular-ἐὰνG1437ConjunctionthatἵναG2443Conjunctionwill not beμὴG3361AdverbdisclosedφανερωθῇG5319Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singularand nothingοὐδὲG3761ConjunctionvvvἐγένετοG1096Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularconcealedἀπόκρυφονG614Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular-ἀλλ’G235ConjunctionthatἵναG2443Conjunctionwill [not] be broughtἔλθῃG2064Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingulartoεἰςG1519PrepositionlightφανερόνG5318Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular
Verse 23

Original words

IfΕἴG1487ConjunctionanyoneτιςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularhasἔχειG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularearsὦταG3775Noun - Accusative Neuter Pluralto hearἀκούεινG191Verb - Present Infinitive Activelet him hearἀκουέτωG191Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 24

Original words

-ΚαὶG2532ConjunctionHe went on to sayἔλεγενG2036Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-αὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person PluralPay attention toΒλέπετεG991Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person PluralwhatτίG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singularyou hearἀκούετεG191Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralWithἐνG1722Preposition[the]G3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Neuter SingularmeasureμέτρῳG3358Noun - Dative Neuter Singularyou [use]μετρεῖτεG3354Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Pluralit will be measuredμετρηθήσεταιG3354Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singularto youὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person PluralandκαὶG2532Conjunctioneven more will be addedπροστεθήσεταιG4369Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singularto youὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural
Verse 25

Original words

ForγὰρG1063ConjunctionwhoeverὃςG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularhasἔχειG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularwill be givenδοθήσεταιG1325Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular[more]αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular[But]καὶG2532ConjunctionwhoeverὃςG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularvvvοὐκG3756Adverbdoes not haveἔχειG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularevenκαὶG2532ConjunctionwhatG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singularhe hasἔχειG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularwill be taken awayἀρθήσεταιG142Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singularfromἀπ’G575PrepositionhimαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular

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