Luke 8:18
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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.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.”
In other translations
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.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.”
Greek words
ΒλέπετεBlepetedo take heedG991οὖνounthereforeG3767πῶςpōshowG4459ἀκούετε·akoueteyou hear;G191ὃςhoswho[ever]G3739ἂνanmaybeG302γὰρgarforG1063ἔχῃ,echēshall have,G2192δοθήσεταιdothēsetaiwill be givenG1325αὐτῷ,autōto him,G846καὶkaiandG2532ὃςhoswho[ever]G3739ἂνanmaybeG302μὴmēnotG3361ἔχῃ,echēshall have,G2192καὶkaievenG2532ὃhowhatG3739δοκεῖdokeihe seemsG1380ἔχεινecheinto haveG2192ἀρθήσεταιarthēsetaiit will be taken awayG142ἀπ᾽ap᾽fromG575αὐτοῦ.¶autouhim.G846
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- Matthew 13:12For 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.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.
- Mark 4:23-2523 If any man have ears to hear, let him hear. 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.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. 25 For whoever has will be given more. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.”
- Luke 19:26For I say unto you, That unto every one which hath shall be given; and from him that hath not, even that he hath shall be taken away from him.He replied, ‘I tell you that everyone who has will be given more; but the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
- Matthew 25:29For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.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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- Hebrews 2:1Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.We must pay closer attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.
- John 15:2Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.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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- 1 Corinthians 8:2And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know.The one who thinks he knows something does not yet know as he ought to know.
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