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

21 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?

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

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

24 He 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.

25 For 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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References and Original Words

Verse 21

Original words

vvv Καὶ G2532 Conjunction [Jesus] also said ἔλεγεν G2036 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular to them αὐτοῖς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural - 〈ὅτι〉 G3754 Conjunction Does [anyone] bring in ἔρχεται G2064 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular a G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular lamp λύχνος G3088 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular vvv Μήτι G3385 IntPrtcl to ἵνα G2443 Conjunction put [it] τεθῇ G5087 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular under ὑπὸ G5259 Preposition - τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular a basket μόδιον G3426 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular or G2228 Conjunction under ὑπὸ G5259 Preposition - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular a bed κλίνην G2825 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Doesn’t οὐχ G3756 Adverb - ἵνα G2443 Conjunction he set it τεθῇ G5087 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular on ἐπὶ G1909 Preposition - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular a stand λυχνίαν G3087 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 22

Original words

For γάρ G1063 Conjunction there is ἐστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular nothing οὐ G3756 Adverb - 〈τι〉 G5101 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular hidden κρυπτὸν G2927 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular - ἐὰν G1437 Conjunction that ἵνα G2443 Conjunction will not be μὴ G3361 Adverb disclosed φανερωθῇ G5319 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular and nothing οὐδὲ G3761 Conjunction vvv ἐγένετο G1096 Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular concealed ἀπόκρυφον G614 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular - ἀλλ’ G235 Conjunction that ἵνα G2443 Conjunction will [not] be brought ἔλθῃ G2064 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular to εἰς G1519 Preposition light φανερόν G5318 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular
Verse 23

Original words

If Εἴ G1487 Conjunction anyone τις G5100 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular has ἔχει G2192 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular ears ὦτα G3775 Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural to hear ἀκούειν G191 Verb - Present Infinitive Active let him hear ἀκουέτω G191 Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 24

Original words

- Καὶ G2532 Conjunction He went on to say ἔλεγεν G2036 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - αὐτοῖς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural Pay attention to Βλέπετε G991 Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural what τί G5101 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular you hear ἀκούετε G191 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural With ἐν G1722 Preposition [the] G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singular measure μέτρῳ G3358 Noun - Dative Neuter Singular you [use] μετρεῖτε G3354 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural it will be measured μετρηθήσεται G3354 Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular to you ὑμῖν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction even more will be added προστεθήσεται G4369 Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular to you ὑμῖν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural
Verse 25

Original words

For γὰρ G1063 Conjunction whoever ὃς G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular has ἔχει G2192 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular will be given δοθήσεται G1325 Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular [more] αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular [But] καὶ G2532 Conjunction whoever ὃς G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular vvv οὐκ G3756 Adverb does not have ἔχει G2192 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular even καὶ G2532 Conjunction what G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular he has ἔχει G2192 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular will be taken away ἀρθήσεται G142 Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular from ἀπ’ G575 Preposition him αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular

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