Luke 8:18

The Parable Of The Lamp

¹⁷ whatever is now obscure, shall hereafter be made clear; whatever is now conceal'd, shall then be publickly known. ¹⁸ improve therefore what you hear: for he that improves what he has, shall have more; but he that does not, shall lose even that, which he thinks he possesses. ¹⁹ One day the mother of Jesus, and his brethren came to speak with him, but could not get near by reason of the crowd.

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Take Heed

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Matthew 13:12

for to him that uses what he has, shall be given, and he shall have abundantly: but from him that uses it not, shall be taken away, even what he hath.

Matthew 25:29

for he that makes use of what he has, shall have more; but if he makes no improvement thereof, it shall be taken from him.

Luke 19:26

I tell you, said he, that to every one who improves, more shall be given: and he that makes no improvement, shall be stript of what he has.

John 15:2

every branch in me that beareth not fruit, he takes away: as for the branch that bears fruit, he prunes it clean, to make it more fruitful.

Matthew 7:22-23

many will cry out to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? have we not cast out devils in thy name? and in thy name have we not wrought many miracles?

Mark 4:23-25

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

Mark 13:14

Now when you shall see the-abomination of desolation, mentioned by the prophet Daniel, establish'd where it ought not to be (let the reader observe) then let those, who are in Judea, flee to the mountains:

Luke 9:44

give attention to what I now say, namely, that the son of man is to be delivered into the hands of men.

Luke 12:20-21

but God said to him, thou fool, this night shall thy soul be required of thee: who then shall enjoy what thou hast provided?

Luke 16:2-4

upon making him appear, he said to him, what information is this, I hear against thee? give an account of your administration, for you must not be my steward any longer.

Luke 16:19-25

There was a rich man, who used to dress in purple and fine linnen, and pass his days in pomp and luxury.

Acts 10:33

immediately I sent to you; and you have done well to come. now here we are all in the presence of God, to hear whatever he has given you in charge.

Acts 17:11

the Jews there were of a more generous temper than those of Thessalonica: for they very readily embrac'd their doctrine, and daily examin'd, whether it was conformable to the scriptures.

Romans 12:3

Now it is by virtue of my apostolical commission, that I charge every man among you, not to entertain too high an opinion of himself; but modestly consider, that 'tis God who has dealt to every man his proportion of spiritual gifts.

1 Corinthians 3:18

let no man deceive himself: if any among you pretends to worldly wisdom, let him commence fool, in order to be truly wise.

1 Corinthians 8:2

and if any man be conceited of his own knowledge, he knows nothing yet as he ought to know it.

1 Corinthians 13:1-3

For tho' I should speak with the eloquence of men, and of angels, and not have social affection, I should be like sounding brass, or a noisy cymbal.

1 Corinthians 14:37

if any one pretends to be a prophet, or to spiritual gifts, let him be assured that the rules which I have here prescrib'd, are the commandments of the Lord.

Philippians 3:4

which I might do more justly than any other man can pretend to:

Hebrews 2:1

Therefore we ought to give the greater attention to the things we have heard, for fear we should abandon the gospel.

James 1:19-26

Wherefore, my dear brethren, let every one be eager to hear, averse to contradiction, and deaf to passion.

1 Peter 2:1-2

Renouncing therefore every kind of malice, and knavery, hypocrisy, envy, and detraction, as new-born infants desire that mystical milk,