For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad.
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Interpretation
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.