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24 “Be careful with what you hear,” he went on. “The scales you use will be used for you, and more so. 25 If you have something, you’ll be given more; but if you have nothing, even what you have will be taken away.”

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26 “This is what God’s kingdom is like,” said Jesus. “Once upon a time a man sowed seed on the ground.

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24 And He said to them, Be careful what you are hearing. The measure [a][of thought and study] you give [to [b]the truth you hear] will be the measure [c][of virtue and knowledge] that comes back to you—and more [besides] will be given to you who hear.

25 For to him who has will more be given; and from him who has nothing, even what he has will be taken away [[d]by force],

26 And He said, The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed upon the ground,

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 4:24 W. Robertson Nicoll, ed., The Expositor’s Greek New Testament.
  2. Mark 4:24 James C. Gray and George M. Adams, Bible Commentary; Kenneth Wuest, Word Studies; Albert Barnes, Notes on the New Testament; and others.
  3. Mark 4:24 W. Robertson Nicoll, ed., The Expositor’s Greek New Testament.
  4. Mark 4:25 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.