A Lamp Under a Basket
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k Also He said to them, "Is a lamp brought to be put under a basket or under a bed? Is it not to be set on a lampstand?
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l "For there is nothing hidden which will not be revealed, nor has anything been kept secret but that it should come to light.
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m "If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear."
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Then He said to them, "Take heed what you hear. n With the same measure you use, it will be measured to you; and to you who hear, more will be given.
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o "For whoever has, to him more will be given; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him."
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Cross References
Matthew 5:15
Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.
Luke 8:16
No one, when he has lit a lamp, covers it with a vessel or puts it under a bed, but sets it on a lampstand, that those who enter may see the light.
Luke 11:33
No one, when he has lit a lamp, puts it in a secret place or under a basket, but on a lampstand, that those who come in may see the light.
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Cross References
Ecclesiastes 12:14
For God will bring every work into judgment, Including every secret thing, Whether good or evil.
Matthew 10:26
Therefore do not fear them. For there is nothing covered that will not be revealed, and hidden that will not be known.
Matthew 10:27
Whatever I tell you in the dark, speak in the light; and what you hear in the ear, preach on the housetops.
Luke 12:3
Therefore whatever you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have spoken in the ear in inner rooms will be proclaimed on the housetops.
1 Corinthians 4:5
Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the counsels of the hearts. Then each one's praise will come from God.
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Cross References
Matthew 11:15
He who has ears to hear, let him hear!
Matthew 13:9
"He who has ears to hear, let him hear!"
Matthew 13:43
Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun ...
Mark 4:9
And He said to them, "He who has ears to hear, ...
Luke 8:8
"But others fell on good ground, sprang up, and...
Luke 14:35
"It is neither fit for the land nor for the dun...
Revelation 3:6
"He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spiri...
Revelation 3:13
"He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spiri...
Revelation 3:22
"He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spiri...
Revelation 13:9
If anyone has an ear, let him hear.
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Cross References
Matthew 7:2
For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.
Luke 6:38
"Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you."
2 Corinthians 9:6
But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.
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Cross References
Matthew 13:12
For whoever has, to him more will be given, and he will have abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
Matthew 25:29
For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away.
Luke 8:18
"Therefore take heed how you hear. For whoever has, to him more will be given; and whoever does not have, even what he seems to have will be taken from him."
Luke 19:26
For I say to you, that to everyone who has will be given; and from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
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