Luke 8:18

Take heed, therefore, how you hear; for whoever has, to him shall be given; and whoever has not, even that which he seems to have shall be taken from him.

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

17For there is nothing concealed, that shall not be made manifest, nor hid, that shall not be known and brought into view.

19And his mother and his brothers came to him, but were not able to get near him on account of the multitude.

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Cross References

Matthew 13:12For whoever has, to him shall be given, and he shall have abundance; but whoever has not, even that which he has shall be taken from him.

Mark 4:23If any one has ears to hear, let him hear.

Luke 9:44Let these words sink into your ears; for the Son of man is about to be delivered into the hands of men.

Luke 16:2And he called him, and said to him: What is this that I hear of you? Give an account of your stewardship, for you can no longer act as steward.

Matthew Henry on Luke 8:5-22

The Parable of the Sower. 4 And when much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable: 5 A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it. 6 And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture. 7 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it. 8 And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and… Read the whole commentary →

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