Mark 4:22

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

20And the seed that fell on good soil represents those who hear and accept God’s word and produce a harvest of thirty, sixty, or even a hundred times as much as had been planted!” 21Then Jesus asked them, “Would anyone light a lamp and then put it under a basket or under a bed? Of course not! A lamp is placed on a stand, where its light will shine. For everything that is hidden will eventually be brought into the open, and every secret will be brought to light. 23Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand.” 24Then he added, “Pay close attention to what you hear. The closer you listen, the more understanding you will be given—and you will receive even more.

Mark 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 all your people about your justice. I have not been afraid to speak out, as you, O Lord, well know.
• Psalms 78:2for I will speak to you in a parable. I will teach you hidden lessons from our past—
• Ecclesiastes 12:14God will judge us for everything we do, including every secret thing, whether good or bad.
• Matthew 10:26“But don’t be afraid of those who threaten you. For the time is coming when everything that is covered will be revealed, and all that is secret will be made known to all.
• Luke 8:17For all that is secret will eventually be brought into the open, and everything that is concealed will be brought to light and made known to all.
• Luke 12:2The time is coming when everything that is covered up will be revealed, and all that is secret will be made known to all.
• Acts 4:20We cannot stop telling about everything we have seen and heard.”
• Acts 20:27for I didn’t shrink from declaring all that God wants you to know.
• 1 Corinthians 4:5So don’t make judgments about anyone ahead of time—before the Lord returns. For he will bring our darkest secrets to light and will reveal our private motives. Then God will give to each one whatever praise is due.
• 1 John 1:1We proclaim to you the one who existed from the beginning, whom we have heard and seen. We saw him with our own eyes and touched him with our own hands. He is 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

Topics related to Mark 4:22

• Influence
• Jesus, the Christ
• Judgment
• Secret
• Sermon
• Zeal, Religious

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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