Verse 24
Mark 4:24
Bible in Basic English
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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.
Original Language Text
greek
καὶ ἔλεγεν αὐτοῖς· Βλέπετε τί ἀκούετε. ἐν ᾧ μέτρῳ μετρεῖτε μετρηθήσεται ὑμῖν καὶ προστεθήσεται ⸀ὑμῖν.
English Translation
And he said to them: "See what you hear. With the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and more will be added to you."
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Chapter 4 Context
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And again he was teaching by the seaside. And a very great number of people had come to him, so that...
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And he gave them teaching about a number of things in the form of stories, and said to them in his t...
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A man went out to put seed in the earth:
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And while he was doing it, some was dropped by the wayside, and the birds came and took it for food.
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And some went on the stones, where it had not much earth; and it came up straight away, because the...
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And when the sun was high, it was burned; and because it had no root, it became dry and dead.
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And some went among the thorns, and the thorns came up, and it had no room for growth and gave no fr...
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And some, falling on good earth, gave fruit, coming up and increasing, and giving thirty, sixty, and...
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And he said to them, Whoever has ears, let him give ear.
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And when he was by himself, those who were round him with the twelve put questions to him about the...
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And he said to them, To you is given the secret of the kingdom of God (Elohim), but to those who are...
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So that seeing they may see, and it will not be clear to them; and hearing it, they will not get the...
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And he said to them, If you are not clear about this story, how will you be clear about the others?
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The seed is the word.
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And these are they by the wayside, where the word is planted; and when they have given ear, the Evil...
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And in the same way, these are they who are planted on the stones, who, when the word has come to th...
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And they have no root in themselves, but go on for a time; then, when trouble comes or pain, because...
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And others are those planted among the thorns; these are they who have given ear to the word,
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And the cares of this life, and the deceits of wealth, and the desire for other things coming in, pu...
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And these are they who were planted on the good earth; such as give ear to the word, and take it int...
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And he said to them, When the light comes in, do people put it under a vessel, or under the bed, and...
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There is nothing covered which will not be seen openly, and nothing has been made secret which will...
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If any man has ears, let him give ear.
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And he said to them, Take care what you give ear to: in the same measure as you give you will get, a...
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He who has, to him will be given: and he who has not, from him will be taken even that which he has.
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And he said, Such is the kingdom of God (Elohim), as if a man put seed in the earth,
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And went to sleep and got up, night and day, and the seed came to growth, though he had no idea how.
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The earth gives fruit by herself; first the leaf, then the head, then the full grain.
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But when the grain is ready, he quickly sends men to get it cut, because the time for cutting has co...
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And he said, What picture may we give of the kingdom of God (Elohim), or with what story may we make...
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It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is put in the earth, is smaller than all the seed...
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But when it is planted, it comes up, and becomes taller than all the plants, and puts out great bran...
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And with a number of such stories he gave them his teaching, as they were able to take it:
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And without a story he said nothing to them: but privately to his disciples he made all things clear...
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And on that day, when the evening had come, he said to them, Let us go over to the other side.
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And going away from the people, they took him with them, as he was, in the boat. And other boats wer...
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And a great storm of wind came up, and the waves came into the boat, so that the boat was now becomi...
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And he himself was in the back of the boat, sleeping on the cushion: and they, awaking him, said, Ma...
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And he came out of his sleep, and gave strong orders to the wind, and said to the sea, Peace, be at...
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And he said to them, Why are you full of fear? have you still no faith?
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And their fear was great, and they said one to another, Who then is this, that even the wind and the...
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