Parallel Verses
Twentieth Century New Testament
Take care what you listen to," said Jesus. "The measure you mete will be meted out to you, and more will be added for you.
New American Standard Bible
And He was saying to them,
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
Then He said to them,
International Standard Version
He went on to say to them, "Pay attention to what you're hearing! You will be evaluated by the same standard with which you do your evaluating, and still more will be given to you,
A Conservative Version
And he said to them, Watch what ye hear. By what measure ye measure, it will be measured to you, and to those who hear, it will be added to you.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
Then He said to them,
An Understandable Version
And He said to them, "Pay attention to what you are hearing from me. The standard you use in giving [to others] is the standard they will use on you, with even more added.
Anderson New Testament
And he said to them: Take heed how you hear; with what measure you measure, it shall be measured to you; and to you that hear, more shall be given;
Bible in Basic English
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.
Common New Testament
Then he said to them, "Take heed what you hear. With the measure you use, it will be measured to you; and more will be given you.
Daniel Mace New Testament
And consider, said he, how you hear; for in proportion as you weigh what is communicated to you, new light shall be given:
Darby Translation
And he said to them, Take heed what ye hear; with what measure ye mete, it shall be meted to you; and there shall be more added to you.
Godbey New Testament
And He said to them. See what you hear: with what measure you measure it shall be measured unto you: and it shall be added unto you who hear.
Goodspeed New Testament
"Take care what you hear," he said to them. "The measure you give will be given to you, and even more besides.
John Wesley New Testament
And he said to them, Take heed what ye hear. With what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you, and to you that hear, shall more be given.
Julia Smith Translation
And he said to them, See ye how ye hear: with what measure ye measure, shall be measured to you: and to you hearing, shall be added.
King James 2000
And he said unto them, Take heed what you hear: with what measure you measure, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And he said to them, "Take care what you hear! With the measure by which you measure out, it will be measured out to you, and will be added to you.
Modern King James verseion
And He said to them, Take heed what you hear. With that measure which you measure, it shall be measured to you. And to you who hear, more shall be given.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he said unto them, "Take heed what ye hear. With what measure ye mete, with the same shall it be measured unto you again. And unto you that hear, shall more be given.
Moffatt New Testament
Also he said to them, "Take care what you hear; the measure you deal out to others will be dealt out to yourselves, and you will receive extra.
Montgomery New Testament
And he said to them. "Take heed what you hear. With what measure you measure it will be measured to you, and more will be given to you.
NET Bible
And he said to them, "Take care about what you hear. The measure you use will be the measure you receive, and more will be added to you.
New Heart English Bible
And 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.
Noyes New Testament
And he said to them, Take heed what ye hear. With what measure ye mete, it will be measured to you, and more will be added to you.
Sawyer New Testament
And he said to them, Consider what you hear. With what measure you measure it shall be measured to you, and more shall be given you.
The Emphasized Bible
And he was saying unto them - Be taking heed what ye are hearing: - with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured unto you, and added unto you;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with the measure ye mete, shall it be measured back to you; and something over shall be given to you that hear.
Webster
And he said to them, Take heed what ye hear: With the measure which ye give, it shall be measured to you: and to you that hear shall more be given.
Weymouth New Testament
He also said to them, "Take care what you hear. With what measure you measure, it will be measured to you, and that with interest.
Williams New Testament
And He was saying to them: "Take care what you hear. The measure you give will come back to you, and more besides.
World English Bible
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.
Worrell New Testament
And He said to them, "Take heed what ye hear. With what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you; and more will be added.
Worsley New Testament
And mind what ye hear: for with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you; and more shall be imparted to you that are observant:
Youngs Literal Translation
And he said to them, 'Take heed what ye hear; in what measure ye measure, it shall be measured to you; and to you who hear it shall be added;
Themes
Heedfulness » Necessary » In what we hear
Jesus Christ » History of » Parable of the sower (at lake galilee)
Topics
Interlinear
Tis
ὅς ἥ ὅ
Hos
Usage: 980
References
Easton
Hastings
Word Count of 37 Translations in Mark 4:24
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Parable Of The Lamp
23 Let all who have ears to hear with hear. 24 Take care what you listen to," said Jesus. "The measure you mete will be meted out to you, and more will be added for you. 25 For, to those who have, more will be given; while, from those who have nothing, even what they have will be taken away."
Cross References
Matthew 7:2
For, just as you judge others, you will yourselves be judged, and the measure that you mete will be meted out to you.
Mark 9:7
Then a cloud came down and enveloped them; and from the cloud there came a voice--"This is my Son, the Beloved; him you must hear."
Luke 6:37-38
Do not judge, and you will not be judged; do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.
Luke 8:18
Take care, then, how you listen. For, to all those who have, more will be given; while, from all those who have nothing, even what they seem to have will be taken away."
John 5:25
In truth I tell you that a time is coming, indeed it is already here, when the Dead will listen to the voice of the Son of God, and when those who listen will live.
John 10:16
I have other sheep besides, which do not belong to this fold; I must lead them also, and they will listen to my voice; and they shall become one flock under 'one Shepherd.'
John 10:27
My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me;
Acts 17:11
These Jews of Beroea were better disposed than those in Thessalonica, for they welcomed the Message with great readiness, and daily examined the Scriptures to see if what was said was true.
2 Corinthians 9:6
Remember the saying--'Scanty sowing, scanty harvest; plentiful sowing, plentiful harvest.'
Hebrews 2:1
Therefore we must give still more heed to what we were taught, for fear we should drift away.
1 Peter 2:2
like newly born infants, crave pure spiritual milk, so that you may be enabled by it to grow till you attain Salvation--
2 Peter 2:1-3
But there were false prophets also in the nation, just as there will be false teachers among you, men who will secretly introduce ruinous divisions, disowning even the Lord who bought them, and bringing speedy Ruin upon themselves.
1 John 4:1
Dear friends, do not trust every inspiration, but test each inspiration, to see whether it proceeds from God; because many false Prophets have gone out into the world.