New English Translation
Mark 4:22
22For nothing is hidden except to be revealed, and nothing concealed except to be brought to light.
Mark 4:22 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad.
- New International Version (NIV)For whatever is hidden is meant to be disclosed, and whatever is concealed is meant to be brought out into the open.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For nothing is hidden except to be made manifest; nor is anything secret except to come to light.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For there is nothing hidden which will not be revealed, nor has anything been kept secret but that it should come to light.
Context of Mark 4:22
20But these are the ones sown on good soil: They hear the word and receive it and bear fruit, one thirty times as much, one sixty, and one a hundred.” 21He also said to them, “A lamp isn’t brought to be put under a basket or under a bed, is it? Isn’t it to be placed on a lampstand? For nothing is hidden except to be revealed, and nothing concealed except to be brought to light. 23If anyone has ears to hear, he had better listen!” 24And he said to them, “Take care about what you hear. The measure you use will be the measure you receive, and more will be added to you.
Read all of Mark 4Mark 4:22 word by word
οὐ γάρ ἐστιν κρυπτόν ἐὰν μὴ ἵνα φανερωθῇ, οὐδὲ ἐγένετο ἀπόκρυφον ἀλλ᾽ ἵνα ἔλθῃ εἰς φανερόν.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Forγάρgar · forG1063
- there isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- nothingοὐou · noG3756
- nothingτιςtis · oneG5100
- hidκρυπτόςkruptos · hiddenG2927
- whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- shallἐάνean · ifG1437
- notμήmē · notG3361
- be manifestedφανερόωphaneroō · to revealG5319
- neitherοὐδέoude · norG3761
- was any thing keptγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
- secretἀπόκρυφοςapokruphos · concealedG614
- butἀλλάalla · butG235
- thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
- thatεἰςeis · towardG1519
- it should comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
- abroadφανερόςphaneros · clearG5318
Cross-references for Mark 4:22
- Psalms 40:9I have told the great assembly about your justice. Look! I spare no words! O Lord, you know this is true.
- Psalms 78:2I will sing a song that imparts wisdom; I will make insightful observations about the past.
- Ecclesiastes 12:14For God will evaluate every deed, including every secret thing, whether good or evil.
- Matthew 10:26“Do not be afraid of them, for nothing is hidden that will not be revealed, and nothing is secret that will not be made known.
- Luke 8:17For nothing is hidden that will not be revealed, and nothing concealed that will not be made known and brought to light.
- Luke 12:2Nothing is hidden that will not be revealed, and nothing is secret that will not be made known.
- Acts 4:20for it is impossible for us not to speak about what we have seen and heard.”
- Acts 20:27For I did not hold back from announcing to you the whole purpose of God.
- 1 Corinthians 4:5So then, do not judge anything before the time. Wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the motives of hearts. Then each will receive recognition from God.
- 1 John 1:1This is what we proclaim to you: what was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and our hands have touched (concerning the word of life –
Commentaries on Mark 4:22
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22For there is nothing hid, etc. - Probably our Lord means, that all that had hitherto been secret, relative to the salvation of a lost world, or only obscurely pointed out by types and sacrifices, shall now be uncovered and made plain by the everlasting Gospel. See on Matthew 5:15; (note); Matthew 10:26; (note).Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22There is nothing hid - See the notes at Matthew 10:26.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-34Verses 21-34 These declarations were intended to call the attention of the disciples to the word of Christ. By his thus instructing them, they were made able to instruct others; as candles are lighted, not to be covered, but to be placed on a candlestick, that they may give light to a room. This parable of the good seed, shows the manner in which the kingdom of God makes progress in the world. Let but the word of Christ have the place it ought to have in…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22-23One day, the lamp (that is, Jesus; compare John 8:12) will reveal everything hidden. This includes every thought and secret action (Mark 13:26; 14:62; see Philippians 2:10–11). The time to listen is now, before this happens (Mark 4:9).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2222. For there is nothing hid which shall not be manifested, &c.--See on Mt 10:26, 27; 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…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Mark 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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