E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Mark 4:23
If, &c. Assuming the hypothesis as a fact. App-118 . read more
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E.W. Bullinger
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 4:21
And he said unto them, Is the lamp brought to be put under the bushel, or under the bed, and not to be put on the stand?This verse and through Mark 4:25 make up a paragraph of disconnected sayings of Christ, brought together here in a remarkable application in a new context, indicating that the sacred Scriptures have a vitality and meaning of their own, even out of context. Jesus did here exactly what Paul did in Romans 10:8, where he quoted Deuteronomy 30:11-14 with an application not found in... read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 4:22
For there is nothing hid, save that it should be manifested; neither was anything made secret, but that it should come to light.The same idea in different words is in Matthew 10:26. Dummelow's understanding of Jesus' repetition of this maxim here seems to be correct:Our Lord corrects a false impression which might have arisen from the mention of a mystery (Mark 4:11). If the gospel was for a moment treated as a secret, it was so only because this temporary secrecy was essential to its... read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 4:23
If any man hath ears to hear, let him hear. And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete it shall be measured unto you; and more shall be given unto you.Take heed what ye hear ... has the obvious meaning of enjoining selectivity in the things men choose to hear; but Dummelow advocated another reading as quite possible, "Understand (weigh well the meaning of) what ye hear."[25] Both ideas are valid Scriptural injunctions.With what measure ye mete, etc. ... Euthymius... read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Mark 4:21-22
Mark 4:21-22. Is a candle brought, &c. candlestick?— Is a lamp, &c.—stand. Campbell. When Jesus had ended his interpretation of the parable of the sower, he did not direct his discourse to the people, but continued speaking to the apostles, shewing them, by the similitude of a lighted lamp, the use that they were to make of this, and ofall the instructions which he should give them. As lamps are kindled to give light unto those who are in a house; so the understandings of the apostles... read more
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Mark 4:21
21. And he said unto them, Is a candle—or "lamp" brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick?—"that they which enter in may see the light" ( :-). See on :-, of which this is nearly a repetition. read more
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Mark 4:22
22. For there is nothing hid which shall not be manifested, c.—See on :- but the connection there and here is slightly different. Here the idea seems to be this—"I have privately expounded to you these great truths, but only that ye may proclaim them publicly; and if ye will not, others will. For these are not designed for secrecy. They are imparted to be diffused abroad, and they shall be so; yea, a time is coming when the most hidden things shall be brought to light." read more
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Mark 4:23
23. If any man have ears to hear, let him hear—This for the second time on the same subject (see on Mark 4:9). read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Mark 4:1-34
2. Jesus’ teaching in parables 4:1-34This is the first of three extended teaching sessions that Mark recorded (cf. Mark 7:1-23; Mark 13:3-37). Jesus’ three parables in this section describe the character of the messianic kingdom.Parables are illustrations that teach truth by comparisons (Gr. parabole, lit. "something thrown alongside," similitudes). Some are long stories, but others are short similes, metaphors, analogies, or proverbial sayings (cf. Mark 2:19-22; Mark 3:24-25; Mark 3:27). The... read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Mark 4:22
nothing = not (Greek. ou. App-105 .) anything. manifested. Greek phaneroo. App-106 . was any thing kept secret = does a secret thing take place. it should come abroad = it may come into (Greek. eis. App-104 .) [the] light ( App-130 8), read more