King James Version

What Does Mark 4:25 Mean?

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

Context

23

If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.

24

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.

25

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

26

And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;

27

And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how.

Commentary

Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers
(25) **For he that hath.**—See Note on Matthew 13:12.

Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.

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