Mark 4:21-25

Expanded Bible

Use What You Have^(A)

²¹ Then Jesus said to them, “Do you hide a lamp under a ·bowl [basket] or under a bed? No! You put the lamp on a lampstand. ²² [For] Everything that is hidden will be ·made clear [revealed; disclosed] and every ·secret [concealed] thing will be ·made known [brought to light/into the open]. ²³ ·Let those with ears use them and listen! [^L“If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”]

²⁴ [And he said to them,] “·Think carefully about [Pay attention to] what you hear. ·The way you give to others is the way God will give to you [or The standard you use to judge others will be the standard used for you; ^LWith the measure you measure, it will be measured to you], ·but God will give you even more [and even more will be added to you]. ²⁵ Those who ·have understanding [^Lhave] will be given more. But those who do not ·have understanding [^Lhave], even what they have will be taken away from them. [^CThe Greek does not say what they have; but the context suggests spiritual understanding to comprehend the mysteries of the kingdom (v. 11).]