Mark 4:22. For there is nothing hid, etc. See on Matthew 10:26. Here these words are a literal statement of what was figuratively expressed in Mark 4:21.

But that it should come to light. This is the purpose of the temporary secrecy, a thought implied throughout, but more strongly expressed here. Even the concealing is for the purpose of revealing. Only by such a process could Christian truth be ultimately spread. The concealing, hiding purpose, mentioned in Mark 4:12, is not without this gracious use of revealing the truth more fully to those who see the evil effect of rejecting it.

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