OET interlinear MARK 4:23

Section 4:21–25: Jesus told his disciples to study and share the truths that God revealed to them

In this section Jesus told a parable about a lamp (4:21). He told this parable in order to encourage his disciples to share the gospel and not to hide it. Then he talked about hidden things and urged his disciples to listen carefully to what he told them.

It is good to translate this section before you decide on a heading for it.

Here are some other possible headings for this section:

The parables of the lamp and measuring

We must not hide the light/truth

There are parallel passages for this section in Matthew 5:15 (also Matthew 7:2) and Luke 8:16–18 (also Luke 11:33, 6:38, 8:18).

If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”

• If/since you^(plur) have ears for listening with, then listen^(plur) well!”

• Whoever is able to hear what I say should try to understand it.”

• You^(plur) who are listening, think carefully about what you^(plur) have heard.”