Mar 4:21 | NET2full | STEP | He also said to them , “A lamp isn’t brought to be put under a basket or under a bed , is it? Isn’t it to be placed on a lampstand ?

‏ Mark 4:21

The Parable of the Lamp

21 He also said to them, “A lamp ^{▼▼sn The lamp is probably an ancient oil burning lamp or perhaps a candlestick. Jesus is comparing revelation to light, particularly the revelation of his ministry.} isn’t brought to be put under a basket ^{▼▼tn Or “a bowl”; this refers to any container for dry material of about eight liters (two gallons) capacity. It could be translated “basket, box, bowl” (L&N 6.151).} or under a bed, is it? Isn’t it to be placed on a lampstand?