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Mark 4:20-22
New International Version
Mark 4:20-22
New International Version
20 Others, like seed sown on good soil, hear the word, accept it, and produce a crop—some thirty, some sixty, some a hundred times what was sown.”
A Lamp on a Stand
21 He said to them, “Do you bring in a lamp to put it under a bowl or a bed? Instead, don’t you put it on its stand?(A) 22 For whatever is hidden is meant to be disclosed, and whatever is concealed is meant to be brought out into the open.(B)
Mark 4:20-22
New King James Version
Mark 4:20-22
New King James Version
20 But these are the ones sown on good ground, those who hear the word, [a]accept it, and bear (A)fruit: some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some a hundred.”
Light Under a Basket(B)
21 (C)Also He said to them, “Is a lamp brought to be put under a basket or under a bed? Is it not to be set on a lampstand? 22 (D)For there is nothing hidden which will not be revealed, nor has anything been kept secret but that it should come to light.
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Mark 4:20-22
English Standard Version
Mark 4:20-22
English Standard Version
20 But those that were sown on the good soil are the ones who hear the word and accept it and (A)bear fruit, (B)thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold.”
A Lamp Under a Basket
21 (C)And he said to them, (D)“Is a lamp brought in to be put under a basket, or under a bed, and not on a stand? 22 (E)For nothing is hidden except to be made manifest; nor is anything secret except to come to light.
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Mark 4:20-22
New American Standard Bible
Mark 4:20-22
New American Standard Bible
20 And those are the ones sown with seed on the good soil; and they hear the word and accept it and (A)bear fruit, thirty, sixty, and a hundred times as much.”
21 And He was saying to them, “(B)A lamp is not brought to be put under a [a]basket, or under a bed, is it? Is it not brought to be put on the lampstand? 22 (C)For nothing is hidden, except to be revealed; nor has anything been secret, but that it would come to light.
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- Mark 4:21 Lit peck-measure
Mark 4:20-22
King James Version
Mark 4:20-22
King James Version
20 And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.
21 And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick?
22 For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad.
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