Luke 8:18

Therefore, be shomer how you listen, for whoever has, to him shall more be given; and whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has shall be taken away from him.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

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 nothing is nistar (hidden) which will not become nikar (evident), nor anything hidden which shall not be made known and come to ohr (light).

19And the Em of Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach and his achim came to him, and they were not able to get to him because of the multitude.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 32:46And he said unto them, Set your hearts unto all the devarim which I testify among you today, which ye shall command your banim to be shomer to do, kol divrei hatorah hazot.

Proverbs 14:12There is a derech (road) which seemeth yashar (right) unto an ish, 1 but the acharit (latter end, future) thereof are the drakhim of mavet. 1

Matthew 13:12For whoever has, + 13:12 more will be given to him, and he will have an abundance. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him. + 13:12 see Mt 25:14-29

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

Luke 9:44Let these divrei Hashem lodge in your ears: for the Bar Enosh + 9:44 Moshiach, Dan 7:13 is about to be delivered into the hands of Bnei Adam.

Luke 16:2And having called him, the oisher said to the sochen, What is this I hear about you? Submit to a bikoret beshbonot (audit) for that which is under your pekuddah (stewardship care), for you are no longer able to be sochen.

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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