Mark 4:24-26
EasyEnglish Bible
24 Jesus then said, ‘Think carefully about the things that you hear. God will give to you in the same way that you give to other people. And you will receive even more. 25 A person who has received some things will receive more things. Some other people have nothing. They will lose even the little bit that they do have.’[a]
Jesus tells a story about seeds
26 Then Jesus said, ‘I will tell you a story about the kingdom of God. It is like this: A man throws seeds in his field.
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- 4:25 Jesus is telling his disciples about how to listen to him. They should listen carefully so that they will be able to understand his message more and more. Then God can teach them even more things. Some people think that they know God. But they do not really understand and they do not obey him. So God will take away those things from their minds.
Mark 4:24-26
New International Version
24 “Consider carefully what you hear,” he continued. “With the measure you use, it will be measured to you—and even more.(A) 25 Whoever has will be given more; whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them.”(B)
The Parable of the Growing Seed
26 He also said, “This is what the kingdom of God is like.(C) A man scatters seed on the ground.
Mark 4:24-26
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.
26 And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;
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