Mark 4:25

Amplified Bible

"For whoever has [a teachable heart], to him more [understanding] will be given; and whoever does not have [a yearning for truth], even what he has will be taken away from him."

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
For whoever has, more will be given to him, and whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.”

King James Version (1611)
For he that hath, to him shall be giuen: and he that hath not, from him shall be taken, euen that which he hath.

King James Version
For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he hath.

English Standard Version
For to the one who has, more will be given, and from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away."

New American Standard Bible
"For whoever has, to him more will be given; and whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him."

New Century Version
Those who have understanding will be given more. But those who do not have understanding, even what they have will be taken away from them."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"For whoever has, to him more shall be given; and whoever does not have, even what he has shall be taken away from him."

Legacy Standard Bible
For whoever has, to him more shall be given; and whoever does not have, even what he has shall be taken away from him."

Berean Standard Bible
For whoever has will be given more. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him."

Contemporary English Version
Everyone who has something will be given more. But people who don't have anything will lose what little they have.

Complete Jewish Bible
For anyone who has something will be given more; but from anyone who has nothing, even what he does have will be taken away."

Darby Translation
For whosoever has, to him shall be given; and he who has not, even what he has shall be taken from him.

Easy-to-Read Version
The people who have some understanding will receive more. But those who do not have much will lose even the small amount they have."

Geneva Bible (1587)
For vnto him that hath, shall it be giuen, and from him that hath not, shall be taken away, euen that he hath.

George Lamsa Translation
For he who has, to him will be given; and he who has not, even that which he has will be taken away from him.

Good News Translation
Those who have something will be given more, and those who have nothing will have taken away from them even the little they have."

Lexham English Bible
For whoever has, more will be given to him, and whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him."

Literal Translation
For whoever may have, more will be given to him; and the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.

American Standard Version
For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, from him shall be taken away even that which he hath.

Bible in Basic English
He who has, to him will be given: and he who has not, from him will be taken even that which he has.

Hebrew Names Version
For whoever has, to him will more be given, and he who doesn't have, from him will be taken away even that which he has."

International Standard Version
For whoever has something, will have more given to him. But whoever has nothing, even what he has will be taken away."Matthew 13:12; 25:29; Luke 8:18; 19:26;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
For whosoever hath, unto him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, that also which he hath shall be taken from him.

Murdock Translation
For to him that hath, will more be given; and from him that hath not, even what he hath, will be taken from him.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
For vnto hym that hath, shall it be geuen: and from hym that hath not, shalbe taken away, euen that which he hath.

English Revised Version
For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, from him shall be taken away even that which he hath.

World English Bible
For whoever has, to him will more be given, and he who has not, from him will be taken away even that which he has."

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
For he that hath, to him shall be given; but he that hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he hath.

Weymouth's New Testament
For those who have will have more given them; and from those who have not, even what they have will be taken away."

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
For it schal be youun to hym that hath, and it schal be takun awei fro him that hath not, also that that he hath.

Update Bible Version
For he that has, to him shall be given: and he that has not, from him shall be taken away even that which he has.

Webster's Bible Translation
For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he hath.

New English Translation
For whoever has will be given more, but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him."

New King James Version
For whoever has, to him more will be given; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him."

New Living Translation
To those who listen to my teaching, more understanding will be given. But for those who are not listening, even what little understanding they have will be taken away from them."

New Life Bible
He who has, to him will be given. To him who does not have, even the little he has will be taken from him."

New Revised Standard
For to those who have, more will be given; and from those who have nothing, even what they have will be taken away."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
For, he that hath, it shall be given, unto him, and, he that hath not, even what he hath, shall be taken from him.

Douay-Rheims Bible
For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, that also which he hath shall be taken away from him.

Revised Standard Version
For to him who has will more be given; and from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away."

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
For vnto him yt hath shall it be geven: and from him that hath not shalbe taken awaye even that he hath.

Young's Literal Translation
for whoever may have, there shall be given to him, and whoever hath not, also that which he hath shall be taken from him.'

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
For who so hath, vnto him shal be geuen: and who so hath not, from him shalbe taken awaye, euen that he hath.

Mace New Testament (1729)
for he that makes use of what he has shall have more, but he that does not, shall be stript of what he has.

Simplified Cowboy Version
Those who listen and apply what I say to do, they'll start catching on even more and more. But if you ignore the things I say, you'll end up losing more than you started with."

Contextual Overview

²¹He said to them, "A lamp is not brought in to be put under a basket or under a bed, is it? Is it not [brought in] to be put on the lampstand? ²²"For nothing is hidden, except to be revealed; nor has anything been kept secret, but that it would come to light [that is, things are hidden only temporarily, until the appropriate time comes for them to be known]. ²³"If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear and heed My words." ²⁴Then He said to them, "Pay attention to what you hear. By your own standard of measurement [that is, to the extent that you study spiritual truth and apply godly wisdom] it will be measured to you [and you will be given even greater ability to respond]—and more will be given to you besides. ²⁵"For whoever has [a teachable heart], to him more [understanding] will be given; and whoever does not have [a yearning for truth], even what he has will be taken away from him." ²⁶Then He said, "The kingdom of God is like a man who throws seed on the ground; ²⁷and he goes to bed at night and gets up every day, and [in the meantime] the seed sprouts and grows; how [it does this], he does not know. ²⁸"The earth produces crops by itself; first the blade, then the head [of grain], then the mature grain in the head. ²⁹"But when the crop ripens, he immediately puts in the sickle [to reap], because [the time for] the harvest has come." ³⁰And He said, "How shall we picture the kingdom of God, or what parable shall we use to illustrate and explain it?

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Matthew 13:12, Matthew 25:28, Matthew 25:29, Luke 8:18, Luke 16:9-12, Luke 19:24-26, John 15:2

Reciprocal: Luke 11:36 - the whole Luke 19:26 - That unto

Cross-References

Genesis 4:1
Now the man Adam knew Eve as his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain, and she said, "I have obtained a man (baby boy, son) with the help of the LORD."

Genesis 4:3
And in the course of time Cain brought to the LORD an offering of the fruit of the ground.

Genesis 4:4
But Abel brought [an offering of] the [finest] firstborn of his flock and the fat portions. And the LORD had respect (regard) for Abel and for his offering;

Genesis 4:8
Cain talked with Abel his brother [about what God had said]. And when they were [alone, working] in the field, Cain attacked Abel his brother and killed him.

Genesis 4:10
The LORD said, "What have you done? The voice of your brother's [innocent] blood is crying out to Me from the ground [for justice].

Genesis 4:11
"And now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's [shed] blood from your hand.

1 Chronicles 1:1
Adam [his genealogical line], Seth, Enosh,

Luke 3:38
the son of Enosh, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For he that hath, to him shall be given,.... He that has Gospel light and knowledge, and makes a proper use of it, he shall have more; his path shall be as the path of the just, which shines more and more to the perfect day; the means of grace and knowledge shall be blessed, to him, he attending constantly thereon, that he shall arrive to such a knowledge of the Son of God as to be a perfect man in comparison of others, who are in a lower class; and shall come to the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ, shall grow up to maturity, and be a man in understanding: and he that has the truth of grace, though its beginning is but small, yet that making and keeping him humble, as it always does, he shall have more grace, or that he has shall open and enlarge in its actings and exercises; his faith shall grow exceedingly, he shall abound in hope through the power of the Holy Ghost; and his love to God, and Christ, and to the saints, shall be greater and greater; and he shall increase in humility, patience, self-denial, c. and so he that has gifts for public usefulness, and does not neglect them, but stirs them up for the profit of others, he shall have an increase of them he shall shine as a star in Christ's right hand, and appear brighter and brighter in the firmament of the church:

and he that hath not, from him shall be taken, even that which he hath; or seemed to have, or thought he had, Luke 8:18, a saying often used by Christ, both with respect to the ignorant Jews, and professing Christians, and even, as here, to the disciples themselves, respect perhaps being had to Judas. He that has only a speculative notion of the Gospel, and is without any experience and practice of it, in course of time his candle is put out; his light becomes darkness; he drops and denies the truths he held, and relinquishes the profession of them: and he that has only counterfeit grace, a feigned faith, a false hope, and a dissembled love, in due time these will be discovered, and the name of them, and the character he bore, on account of them, will be taken from him: for true grace is never taken away, nor lost; it is a solid, permanent thing, and is inseparable to everlasting glory and happiness: but bare notions of the Gospel, and a mere show of grace, are unstable and transient things; as also are the greatest gifts without the grace of God. Judas had doubtless all the appearance of a true Christian; he had the Gospel committed to him, and the knowledge of it, and gifts qualifying him to preach it, and a commission from Christ for it, yea, even a power of working miracles to confirm what he preached; and yet not having true grace, all was taken away from him, and were of no use unto him in the business of salvation: and so sometimes it is, that even in this life the idle and worthless shepherd has his right arm clean dried up, and his right eye utterly darkened; his ministerial light and abilities are taken away from him; these being either not used at all by him, or used to bad purposes; see Matthew 12:12.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For he that hath ... - See the notes at Matthew 13:12. The meaning here seems to be, he that diligently attends to my words shall increase more and more in the knowledge of the truth; but he that neglects them and is inattentive shall become more ignorant; the few things which he had learned he will forget, and his trifling knowledge will be diminished.

Hath not - Does not improve what he possessed, or does not make proper use of his means of learning.

That which he hath - That which he had already learned. By this we are taught the indispensable necessity of giving attention to the means of instruction. The attention must be “continued.” It is not sufficient that we have learned some things, or appear to have learned much. All will be in vain unless we go forward, and improve every opportunity of learning the will of God and the way of salvation. So what children are taught will be of little use unless they follow it up and endeavor to improve themselves.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 25. He that hath — Matthew 13:12; Matthew 13:12.