Verse Comparison: Mark 4:21
American Standard Version
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?
Amplified® Bible
And He said to them, Is the lamp brought in to be put under a peck measure or under a bed, and not [to be put] on the lampstand?
Contemporary English Version
Jesus also said: You don't light a lamp and put it under a clay pot or under a bed. Don't you put a lamp on a lampstand?
Darby English Version
And he said to them, Does the lamp come that it should be put under the bushel or under the couch? [Is it] not that it should be set upon the lamp-stand?
Good News Bible
Jesus continued, "Does anyone ever bring in a lamp and put it under a bowl or under the bed? Isn't it put on the lampstand?
International Standard Version
Then Jesus said to them, "A lamp isn't brought indoors to be put under a basket or under a bed, is it? It's to be put on a lampstand, isn't it?
King James Version
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?
New American Standard Bible
And He was saying to them, "A lamp is not brought to be put under a basket, is it, or under a bed? Is it not {brought} to be put on the lampstand?
New International Version
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?
New King James Version
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?
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
And He said to them, "We do not bring a lamp to put it under a basket, do we, or under a bed? Do we not bring it to put it on the lampstand?
Young's Literal Translation
And he said to them, `Doth the lamp come that under the measure it may be put, or under the couch -- not that it may be put on the lamp-stand?
