Mark 4:25
23 If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”
24 He went on to say, “Pay attention to what you hear. With the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and even more will be added to you.
For whoever has will be given more. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.”
26 Jesus also said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed on the ground.
27 Night and day he sleeps and wakes, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he knows not how.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- For whoever has will be given more. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.”
- KJV
- For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he hath.
- WEB
- For whoever has, to him more will be given; and he who doesn’t have, even that which he has will be taken away from him.”
- ASV
- For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, from him shall be taken away even that which he hath.
- DARBY
- For whosoever has, to him shall be given; and he who has not, even what he has shall be taken from him.
- BLB
- For whoever has, [it] will be given to him; and whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.”
- ÅB
- For den som har, ham skal gis, og den som ikke har, fra ham skal endog tas det han har.
- OTB
- For den som har, skal få mer; den som ikke har, skal bli fratatt selv det han har.»
- B1930
- For den som har, ham skal gis, og den som ikke har, fra ham skal endog tas det han har.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 13:12
Whoever has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
Read in contextLuke 8:18
Pay attention, therefore, to how you listen. Whoever has will be given more, but whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has will be taken away from him.”
Read in contextMatthew 25:28–29
Therefore take the talent from him and give it to the one who has ten talents.
Read in contextJohn 15:2
He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful.
Read in contextLuke 16:9–12
I tell you, use worldly wealth to make friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, they will welcome you into eternal dwellings.
Read in contextLuke 19:24–26
Then he told those standing by, ‘Take the mina from him and give it to the one who has ten minas.’
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