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The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 4:21

Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, etc.? The Greek is ὁ λύχνος , and is better rendered the lamp. The figure is recorded by St. Matthew ( Matthew 5:15 ) as used by our Lord in his sermon on the mount. It is evident that he repeated his sayings, and used them sometimes in a different connection. The lamp is here the light of Divine truth, shining in the person of Christ. Is the lamp brought to be put under the bushel ? It comes to us. The light in our souls is not of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 4:21-22

Revelation and not concealment the final purpose of the truth. I. THIS APPEARS FROM : 1 . Its very nature. That which reveals ( e.g. light) is not to be itself hidden. Its whole tendency is and has been towards greater manifestation. Each revelation of God has been grandee than that which preceded. 2 . Its central significance in the Divine economy. It has evidently a practical relation to the whole, just as "the lamp" had to the peasant's room, as the general means of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 4:21-25

The use of the spirit. I. THE FACULTIES OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT COMPARED TO LIGHT . We may take any division of them we please: intellectual, emotional, volitional; head, heart, hand;—the comparison holds good. 1 . Light is cheering, so is intellect; sound reasoning, bright fancy, lambent wit, genial humor, sound knowledge. 2 . With light goes heat. The sound head is generally associated with the large heart. Carlyle said that a great heart was the foundation of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 4:21-25

Parallel passage: Luke 8:16-18 .— Light and illumination. I. TEMPORARY OBSCURATION . The heathens in their mysteries had esoteric doctrines only made known to the initiated, and not designed to be revealed at any time to the uninitiated. The obscuration in their case was permanent. Our Lord, at a particular period of his ministry and for a special purpose, veiled his teaching in parable. But this obscuration was only meant to continue for a time. Our Lord guards against the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 4:22

For there is nothing hid which shall not be manifested . The Greek of the latter part of this sentence, according to the best authorities, runs thus: ἐὰν μὴ ἵνα φανερωθῇ ; so the true rendering of the words is, there is nothing hid save that it should be manifested ; that is, there is nothing now hid, but in order that it may be made known. There is a great principle of the Divine operations here announced by our Lord. Much, very much, is now hidden from us, in nature, in... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Mark 4:21

Is a candle brought ... - A candle is not lit up to be put immediately under a measure or a bed, where it can give no light. Its design is to give light. So my preaching by parables is not designed to obscure the truth, but to throw light on it. You should understand those parables, and, understanding them, should impart the truth to others also, as a candle throws its beams upon a dark world.Bushel - The word here used in the original means a measure for grain containing about 12 quarts.Bed -... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Mark 4:22

There is nothing hid ... - See the notes at Matthew 10:26. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Mark 4:21-25

Mark 4:21-25. And he said, Is a candle, &c. As if he had said, I explain these things to you, I give you this light, not to conceal, but to impart it to others. And if I conceal any thing from you now, it is only that it may be more effectually manifested hereafter. Take heed what ye hear That is, attend to what you hear, that it may have its due influence upon you. With what measure ye mete That is, according to the improvement you make of what you have heard, still further... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Mark 4:1-29

PARABLES54. The sower (Matthew 13:1-23; Mark 4:1-29; Luke 8:1-18)To visit all the towns of Galilee was a huge task. Jesus and his disciples were helped in this work by a group of women who went with them to look after their daily needs (Luke 8:1-3). Crowds of people came to see Jesus wherever he went, and were often a hindrance to the progress of the gospel. It seems that one reason Jesus began to teach extensively in parables was to separate those who were genuinely interested from those who... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Mark 4:21

Is . . . brought = Doth . . come. Figure of speech l'rosopopoeia App-6 . candle = the lamp. Greek. luchnos . App-130 . to be put = in order to be placed. under. Greek. hupo. App-104 . bushel = the measure. bed. Greek kline. Not the same word as in Mark 2:4 . and not to be = [Is it] not [brought] in order that it may be. candlestick = the lampstand. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 4:21

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 4:21-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 4:21-25

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 4:21-25

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 4:22

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Mark 4:21

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Mark 4:22

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Mark 4:21-25

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Mark 4:1-29

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Mark 4:21

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