Mark 4:24

He said to them, “Take heed what you hear. With whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you, and more will be given to you who hear.

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WEBBE

He said to them, “Take heed what you hear. With whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you; and more will be given to you who hear.

BSB

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.

KJV

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.

ASV

And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete it shall be measured unto you; and more shall be given unto you.

BBE

And he said to them, Take care what you give ear to: in the same measure as you give you will get, and more will be given to you.

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Καὶ Kai And G2532 ἔλεγεν elegen He was saying G3004 αὐτοῖς autois to them G846 βλέπετε blepete do take heed G991 τί ti what G5101 ἀκούετε akouete you hear G191 ἐν en With G1722 ᾧ hō what G3739 μέτρῳ metrō measure G3358 μετρεῖτε metreite you measure G3354 μετρηθήσεται metrēthēsetai it will be measured G3354 ὑμῖν humin to you G4771 καὶ kai and G2532 προστεθήσεται prostethēsetai more will be added G4369 ὑμῖν humin to you G4771 τοῖς tois who G3588 ἀκούουσιν akouousin are hearing G191

The early church

(ubi sup.) Or else, If ye diligently endeavour to do all the good which ye can, and to teach it to your neighbours, the mercy of God will come in, to give you both in the present life a sense to take in higher things, and a will to do better things, and will add for the future an everlasting reward. And therefore it is subjoined, And to you shall more be given.
Bede · d. 735Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)
With what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you, that is, whatsoever degree of application ye bring, in that degree ye will receive profit.
Theophylact of Ohrid · d. 1107Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)
According to the measure of his faith the understanding of mysteries is divided to every man, and the virtues of knowledge will also be added to them.
Pseudo-Jerome · d. 9999Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 21–34

These declarations were intended to call the attention of the disciples to the word of Christ. By his thus instructing them, they were made able to instruct others; as candles are lighted, not to be covered, but to be placed on a candlestick, that they may give light to a room. This parable of the good seed, shows the manner in which the kingdom of God makes progress in the world. Let but the word of Christ have the place it ought to have in a soul, and it will show itself in a good conversation. It grows gradually: first the blade; then the ear; after that the full corn in the ear. When it is sprung up, it will go forward. The work of grace in the soul is, at first, but the day of small things; yet it has mighty products even now, while it is in its growth; but what will there be when it is perfected in heaven!

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