Luke 8:18

Take heed how ye hear: for to him that hath, shall be given; and from him that hath not, shall be taken even what he thinketh he hath.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

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 covered, that shall not be uncovered; nor concealed, that shall not be known and become manifest.

19And his mother and his brothers came to him, and they could not speak with him, because of the multitude.

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Cross References

Matthew 13:12For to him that hath, shall be given; and he shall abound: but from him that hath not, even what he hath shall be taken from him.

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

Luke 9:44Lay up these words in your minds: for the Son of man is to be delivered into the hands of men.

Luke 16:2And his lord called him, and said to him: What is this that I hear of thee? Render to me an account of thy stewardship; for thou canst no longer be my 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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