Mark 4:24-25
New American Standard Bible
24 And He was saying to them, “Take care what you listen to. [a](A)By your standard of measure it will be measured to you; and more will be given you besides. 25 (B)For whoever has, to him more will be given; and whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.”
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- Mark 4:24 Lit By what measure you measure
Mark 4:24-25
Amplified Bible
24 Then He said to them, “Pay attention to what you hear. By your own standard of measurement [that is, to the extent that you study spiritual truth and apply godly wisdom] it will be measured to you [and you will be given even greater ability to respond]—and more will be given to you besides. 25 For [a]whoever has [a teachable heart], to him more [understanding] will be given; and whoever does not have [a yearning for truth], even what he has will be taken away from him.”(A)
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- Mark 4:25 The person “who has” is one who is receptive to God’s word, while the one “who does not have” is the person who is blind to and has rejected the spiritual truth and godly wisdom already given to him. As a result, even what little he had previously understood about Jesus will no longer be clear to him.
Mark 4:24-25
King James Version
24 And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given.
25 For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he hath.
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Luke 8:18
New American Standard Bible
18 So take care how you listen; (A)for whoever has, to him more will be given; and whoever does not have, even what he [a]thinks he has will be taken away from him.”
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- Luke 8:18 Or seems to have
Luke 8:18
Amplified Bible
18 So be careful how you listen; for whoever has [a teachable heart], to him more [understanding] will be given; and whoever does not have [a longing for truth], even what he thinks he has will be taken away from him.”(A)
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Luke 8:18
King James Version
18 Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he seemeth to have.
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