"Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, from him shall be ta…" — Luke 8:18

Luke 8:18 · KJV

“Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he seemeth to have. {seemeth...: or, thinketh that he hath}”

— Luke 8:18

Verse 17

For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither {any thing} hid, that shall not be known and come abroad.

Verse 19

Then came to him {his} mother and his brethren, and could not come at him for the press.

Luke 8 — Context

No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth {it} under a bed; but setteth {it} on a candlestick, that they which enter in may see the light.

For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither {any thing} hid, that shall not be known and come abroad.

Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he seemeth to have. {seemeth...: or, thinketh that he hath}

Then came to him {his} mother and his brethren, and could not come at him for the press.

And it was told him {by certain} which said, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee.

Cross References

Matthew 13:12

For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.

Luke 19:26

For I say unto you, That unto every one which hath shall be given; and from him that hath not, even that he hath shall be taken away from him.

Mark 4:23-25

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

Matthew 25:29

For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.

Proverbs 2:2-5

So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, {and} apply thine heart to understanding;

Hebrews 2:1

Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let {them} slip. {let...: Gr. run out as leaking vessels}

John 15:2

Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every {branch} that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.

James 1:19-26

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: