Mark 4:21-25

21Then Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Nobody brings a lamp into a house and puts it under a pot or under a bed. You do not do that. You put it up on a high place.

22God hides some things now. But there will be a time when people will see them. God keeps some things secret now. But there will be a time when people will understand those things.’

23Then Jesus said, ‘You have ears, so listen well to what I say.’

24Jesus then said, ‘Think carefully about the things that you hear. God will give to you in the same way that you give to other people. And you will receive even more.

25A person who has received some things will receive more things. Some other people have nothing. They will lose even the little bit that they do have.’