Luke 8:18 - New Revised Standard Version

¹⁸ Then pay attention to how you listen; for to those who have, more will be given; and from those who do not have, even what they seem to have will be taken away.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁸ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁸ Be careful therefore how you listen. For to him who has [spiritual knowledge] will more be given; and from him who does not have [spiritual knowledge], even what he thinks and guesses and supposes that he has will be taken away.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁸ Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that which he thinketh he hath.

Common English Bible

¹⁸ Therefore, listen carefully. Those who have will receive more, but as for those who don’t have, even what they seem to have will be taken away from them.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁸ Therefore, take care how you listen. For whoever has, it will be given to him; and whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has will be taken away from him."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁸ Take heed therefore how you hear. For whosoever hath, to him shall be given: and whosoever hath not, that also which he thinketh he hath, shall be taken away from him.

Luke 8:18 Cross References

Proverbs 14:12

There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end is the way to death.

Matthew 13:12

For to those who have, more will be given, and they will have an abundance; but from those who have nothing, even what they have will be taken away.

Matthew 25:29

For to all those who have, more will be given, and they will have an abundance; but from those who have nothing, even what they have will be taken away.

Mark 13:14

“But when you see the desolating sacrilege set up where it ought not to be (let the reader understand), then those in Judea must flee to the mountains;

Luke 19:26

‘I tell you, to all those who have, more will be given; but from those who have nothing, even what they have will be taken away.

Luke 9:44

“Let these words sink into your ears: The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into human hands.”

John 15:2

He removes every branch in me that bears no fruit. Every branch that bears fruit he prunes to make it bear more fruit.

Acts 10:33

Therefore I sent for you immediately, and you have been kind enough to come. So now all of us are here in the presence of God to listen to all that the Lord has commanded you to say.”

Acts 17:11

These Jews were more receptive than those in Thessalonica, for they welcomed the message very eagerly and examined the scriptures every day to see whether these things were so.

Romans 12:3

For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of yourself more highly than you ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned.

1 Corinthians 14:37

Anyone who claims to be a prophet, or to have spiritual powers, must acknowledge that what I am writing to you is a command of the Lord.

1 Corinthians 3:18

Do not deceive yourselves. If you think that you are wise in this age, you should become fools so that you may become wise.

1 Corinthians 8:2

Anyone who claims to know something does not yet have the necessary knowledge;

Philippians 3:4

even though I, too, have reason for confidence in the flesh. If anyone else has reason to be confident in the flesh, I have more:

Hebrews 2:1

Therefore we must pay greater attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away from it.