Mark 4:22 Meaning and Explanation
“For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Nothing is hidden except in order to be revealed; nothing is kept secret except that it should come into the open.
What Does Mark 4:22 Mean?
Jesus presses the lamp saying into a promise. The hiddenness of the kingdom is deliberate and temporary: hidden in order to be manifested, secret only on its way to the open. The veiled parables, the quiet circle of learners, the unimpressive beginnings, all of it is seed time before harvest, lamp before lampstand.
The concealments of God serve His revelations. What He is doing in the world, and in a single obscure life, may be invisible for a long season, yet the season has a direction. This comforts everyone who labors unseen and warns everyone who counts on secrecy, for hearts as well as kingdoms will one day stand in full light. The wise prayer is to live now in a way that welcomes that coming brightness.
Mark 4:22 in the Original Language
phaneroo (φανερόω), 'manifested' -- to bring out of hiddenness into open light.
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What does Mark 4:22 mean?
Nothing is hidden except in order to be revealed; nothing is kept secret except that it should come into the open.