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Mark 4:24
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22 aFor there is nothing hidden which will not be revealed, nor has anything been kept secret but that it should come to light.  
23 aIf anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”  
24 Then He said to them, “Take heed what you hear. aWith the same measure you use, it will be measured to you; and to you who hear, more will be given.  
25 aFor whoever has, to him more will be given; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.”  

The Parable of the Growing Seed

26 And He said, a“The kingdom of God is as if a man should1 scatter seed on the ground,  
27 and should sleep by night and rise by day, and the seed should sprout and agrow, he himself does not know how.  
28 For the earth ayields crops by itself: first the blade, then the head, after that the full grain in the head.  
29 But when the grain ripens, immediately ahe puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.”  

The Parable of the Mustard Seed

30 Then He said, a“To what shall we liken the kingdom of God? Or with what parable shall we picture it?  
31 It is like a mustard seed which, when it is sown on the ground, is smaller than all the seeds on earth;
Verse Comparison: Mark 4:24

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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® Bible
And He said to them, Be careful what you are hearing. The measure [of thought and study] you give [to the truth you hear] will be the measure [of virtue and knowledge] that comes back to you--and more [besides] will be given to you {who hear.}

Contemporary English Version
Listen carefully to what you hear! The way you treat others will be the way you will be treated--and even worse.

Darby English Version
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.

Good News Bible
He also said to them, "Pay attention to what you hear! The same rules you use to judge others will be used by God to judge you---but with even greater severity.

International Standard Version
He went on to say to them, "Pay attention to what you're listening to! With the measure you use, you will be measured, and still more will be given to you.

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.

New American Standard Bible
And He was saying to them, "Take care what you listen to. By your standard of measure it will be measured to you; and more will be given you besides.

New International Version
"Consider carefully what you hear," he continued. "With the measure you use, it will be measured to you—and even more.

New King James Version
Then He said to them, 'Take heed what you hear. With the same measure you use, it will be measured to you; and to you who hear, more will be given.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
And He said to them, "Take care what you listen to. By your standard of measure people will measure it to you; and they will give you more besides.

Young's 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;


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