Matthew 13:12

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Because whoever has, to him will be given, and he will have more; but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away.

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  • Luke 8:18 : 18 So take care how you give hearing, for to him who has will be given, and from him who has not will be taken even what he seems to have.
  • Matt 25:29 : 29 For to everyone who has will be given, and he will have more: but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away.
  • Rev 2:5 : 5 So keep in mind where you were at first, and be changed in heart and do the first works; or I will come to you, and will take away your light from its place, if your hearts are not changed.
  • Rev 3:15-16 : 15 I have knowledge of your works, that you are not cold or warm: it would be better if you were cold or warm. 16 So because you are not one thing or the other, I will have no more to do with you.
  • Mark 4:24-25 : 24 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. 25 He who has, to him will be given: and he who has not, from him will be taken even that which he has.
  • Mark 12:9 : 9 What then will the master of the garden do? He will come and put the workmen to death, and will give the garden into the hands of others.
  • Isa 5:4-7 : 4 Is there anything which might have been done for my vine-garden which I have not done? why then, when I was hoping for the best grapes did it give me common grapes? 5 And now, this is what I will do to my vine-garden: I will take away the circle of thorns round it, and it will be burned up; its wall will be broken down and the beasts of the field will go through it; 6 And I will make it waste; its branches will not be touched with the knife, or the earth worked with the spade; but blackberries and thorns will come up in it: and I will give orders to the clouds not to send rain on it. 7 For the vine-garden of the Lord of armies is the people of Israel, and the men of Judah are the plant of his delight: and he was looking for upright judging, and there was blood; for righteousness, and there was a cry for help.
  • Matt 21:43 : 43 For this reason I say to you, The kingdom of God will be taken away from you, and will be given to a nation producing the fruits of it.
  • Luke 9:26 : 26 For if any man has a feeling of shame because of me or of my words, the Son of man will have shame because of him when he comes in his glory and the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.
  • Luke 10:42 : 42 Little is needed, or even one thing only: for Mary has taken that good part, which will not be taken away from her.
  • Luke 12:20-21 : 20 But God said to him, You foolish one, tonight I will take your soul from you, and who then will be the owner of all the things which you have got together? 21 So that is what comes to the man who gets wealth for himself, and has not wealth in the eyes of God.
  • Luke 16:2 : 2 And he sent for him and said, What is this which is said about you? give me an account of all you have done, for you will no longer be the manager of my property.
  • Luke 16:25 : 25 But Abraham said, Keep in mind, my son, that when you were living, you had your good things, while Lazarus had evil things: but now, he is comforted and you are in pain.
  • Luke 19:24-26 : 24 And he said to the others who were near, Take the pound away from him, and give it to the man who has ten. 25 And they say to him, Lord, he has ten pounds. 26 And I say to you that to everyone who has, more will be given, but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away.
  • John 15:2-5 : 2 He takes away every branch in me which has no fruit, and every branch which has fruit he makes clean, so that it may have more fruit. 3 You are clean, even now, through the teaching which I have given you. 4 Be in me at all times as I am in you. As the branch is not able to give fruit of itself, if it is not still on the vine, so you are not able to do so if you are not in me. 5 I am the vine, you are the branches: he who is in me at all times as I am in him, gives much fruit, because without me you are able to do nothing.

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  • Mark 4:23-25
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    92%

    23 If any man has ears, let him give ear.

    24 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.

    25 He who has, to him will be given: and he who has not, from him will be taken even that which he has.

  • Matt 25:28-30
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    90%

    28 Take away, then, his talent and give it to him who has the ten talents.

    29 For to everyone who has will be given, and he will have more: but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away.

    30 And put out the servant who is of no profit into the outer dark: there will be weeping and cries of sorrow.

  • Luke 19:26
    89%

    26 And I say to you that to everyone who has, more will be given, but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away.

  • Luke 8:18
    87%

    18 So take care how you give hearing, for to him who has will be given, and from him who has not will be taken even what he seems to have.

  • Matt 13:11
    81%

    11 And he said to them in answer, To you is given the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

  • Matt 13:13-14
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    76%

    13 For this reason I put things into the form of stories; because they see without seeing, and give ear without hearing, and the sense is not clear to them.

    14 And for them the words of Isaiah have come true, Though you give ear, you will not get knowledge; and seeing, you will see, but the sense will not be clear to you:

  • Luke 16:11-12
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    76%

    11 If, then, you have not been true in your use of the wealth of this life, who will give into your care the true wealth?

    12 And if you have not been true in your care of the property of other people, who will give you that which is yours?

  • Luke 12:15-18
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    15 And he said to them, Take care to keep yourselves free from the desire for property; for a man's life is not made up of the number of things which he has.

    16 And he said to them, in a story, The land of a certain man of great wealth was very fertile:

    17 And he said to himself, What is to be done? for I have no place in which to put all my fruit.

    18 And he said, This I will do: I will take down my store-houses and make greater ones, and there I will put all my grain and my goods.

  • Luke 8:10
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    10 And he said, To you is given knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of God; but to the others, they are given in stories, so that seeing, they may not see, and though they give hearing, the sense will not be clear to them.

  • Luke 12:48
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    48 But he who, without knowledge, did things for which punishment is given, will get only a small number of blows. The man to whom much is given, will have to give much; if much is given into his care, of him more will be requested.

  • Matt 13:9
    74%

    9 He who has ears, let him give ear.

  • Luke 19:24
    74%

    24 And he said to the others who were near, Take the pound away from him, and give it to the man who has ten.

  • Luke 6:38
    74%

    38 Give, and it will be given to you; good measure, crushed down, full and running over, they will give to you. For in the same measure as you give, it will be given to you again.

  • Prov 11:24
    74%

    24 A man may give freely, and still his wealth will be increased; and another may keep back more than is right, but only comes to be in need.

  • Mark 4:11-12
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    11 And he said to them, To you is given the secret of the kingdom of God, but to those who are outside, all things are given in the form of stories;

    12 So that seeing they may see, and it will not be clear to them; and hearing it, they will not get the sense; for fear that they may be turned again to me and have forgiveness.

  • Matt 25:17
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    17 In the same way he who had been given the two got two more.

  • Matt 11:15
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    15 He who has ears, let him give ear.

  • Prov 13:7
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    7 A man may be acting as if he had wealth, but have nothing; another may seem poor, but have great wealth.

  • 2 Cor 9:6
    72%

    6 But in the Writings it says, He who puts in only a small number of seeds, will get in the same; and he who puts them in from a full hand, will have produce in full measure from them.

  • Mark 4:9
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    9 And he said to them, Whoever has ears, let him give ear.

  • Luke 12:21
    72%

    21 So that is what comes to the man who gets wealth for himself, and has not wealth in the eyes of God.

  • Luke 14:33
    72%

    33 And so whoever is not ready to give up all he has may not be my disciple.

  • Matt 21:43
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    43 For this reason I say to you, The kingdom of God will be taken away from you, and will be given to a nation producing the fruits of it.

  • Matt 20:14
    72%

    14 Take what is yours, and go away; it is my pleasure to give to this last, even as to you.

  • Prov 28:27
    72%

    27 He who gives to the poor will never be in need, but great curses will be on him who gives no attention to them.

  • Luke 18:30
    72%

    30 Who will not get much more in this time, and in the world to come, eternal life.

  • Matt 25:14-15
    2 verses
    71%

    14 For it is as when a man, about to take a journey, got his servants together, and gave them his property.

    15 And to one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one; to everyone as he was able; and he went on his journey.

  • Matt 13:43
    71%

    43 Then will the upright be shining as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him give ear.

  • Matt 24:47
    71%

    47 Truly, I say to you, he will put him over all he has.

  • Luke 12:44
    71%

    44 Truly I say to you, he will put him in control of all his goods.

  • Luke 12:33-34
    2 verses
    71%

    33 Give what property you have in exchange for money, and give the money to the poor; make for yourselves money-bags which will not get old, wealth stored up in heaven which will be yours for ever, where thieves will not come nor worms put it to destruction.

    34 For where your wealth is, there will your heart be.

  • Prov 22:9
    71%

    9 He who is kind will have a blessing, for he gives of his bread to the poor.

  • Matt 13:19
    71%

    19 When the word of the kingdom comes to anyone, and the sense of it is not clear to him, then the Evil One comes, and quickly takes away that which was put in his heart. He is the seed dropped by the wayside.

  • Matt 13:52
    71%

    52 And he said to them, For this reason every scribe who has become a disciple of the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house, who gives out from his store things new and old.

  • Ps 37:22
    71%

    22 Those who have his blessing will have the earth for their heritage; but those who are cursed by him will be cut off.

  • Prov 22:16
    71%

    16 He who is cruel to the poor for the purpose of increasing his profit, and he who gives to the man of wealth, will only come to be in need.

  • 2 Cor 8:15
    71%

    15 As it says in the Writings, He who had taken up much had nothing over and he who had little had enough.

  • Matt 13:16
    71%

    16 But a blessing be on your eyes, because they see; and on your ears, because they are open.