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Matthew 13:12

Wisdom

10 Then the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why do You speak to the people in parables?”

11 He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.

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.

13 This is why I speak to them in parables: ‘Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.’

14 In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.

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BSB
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.
KJV
For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.
WEB
For whoever has, to him will be given, and he will have abundance; but whoever doesn’t have, from him will be taken away even that which he has.
ASV
For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that which he hath.
DARBY
for whoever has, to him shall be given, and he shall be caused to be in abundance; but he who has not, even what he has shall be taken away from him.
BLB
For whoever has, [it] will be given to him, and he will be in abundance. And whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
ÅB
For den som har, han skal bli gitt mer, og han skal ha overflod. Men den som ikke har, han skal bli fratatt selv det lille som han har.
OTB
For den som har, til ham skal det bli gitt mer, og han skal ha overflod. Den som ikke har, fra ham skal selv det han har bli tatt bort.
B1930
For den som har, ham skal gis, og han skal ha overflod; men den som ikke har, fra ham skal endog tas det han har.

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  • Matthew 25:29

    For everyone who has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. But the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.

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  • Mark 4:24–25

    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.

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  • Luke 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.”

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  • Luke 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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  • John 15:2–5

    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.

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  • Revelation 2:5

    Therefore, keep in mind how far you have fallen. Repent and perform the deeds you did at first. But if you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.

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  • Matthew 21:43

    Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.

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  • Isaiah 5:4–7

    What more could I have done for My vineyard than I already did for it? Why, when I expected sweet grapes, did it bring forth sour fruit?

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