Mark 4:21-25

Mark 4:21-25

[21] And  unto them,  Is  a candle  brought  to  be put  under  a bushel,  or  under  a bed?  and not  to  on  a candlestick?  [22] For  nothing  hid,  be manifested;  neither  was any thing kept  secret,  but  that  it should come  abroad.  [23] have  ears  to hear,  [24] And  unto them,  Take heed  what  ye hear:  with  what  measure  ye mete,  and  that hear  shall more be given.  [25] For  he that  hath,  to him  shall be given:  and  he that  hath  not,  from  him  shall be taken  even  that which  he hath. 

What does Mark 4:21-25 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

Jesus" statements in this pericope appear scattered throughout the other Gospels. Mark 4:21 occurs in Matthew 5:15 and in Luke 11:33. Mark 4:22 is in Matthew 10:26 and in Luke 12:2. Mark 4:24 appears in Matthew 7:2 and in Luke 6:38. Mark 4:25 is also in Matthew 13:12; Matthew 25:29 as well as in Luke 19:26. This phenomenon does not mean that this pericope lacks authenticity. It means that Jesus frequently used these expressions at other times during His teaching ministry as well as here. He was an itinerant preacher, and itinerant preachers often use the same messages with the same or similar words with different audiences.