Luke 8:18

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Pay attention, therefore, to how you listen. For whoever has will be given more; but whoever does not have, even what they think they have will be taken away from them.

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  • Matt 13:12 : 12 For whoever has, more will be given to them, and they will have abundance. But whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken away from them.
  • Matt 25:29 : 29 For to everyone who has, more will be given, and they will have an abundance. But whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken away from them.
  • Luke 19:26 : 26 'I tell you that to everyone who has, more will be given, but from the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away.'
  • John 15:2 : 2 He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful.
  • Luke 9:44 : 44 'Listen carefully to what I am about to tell you: The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men.'
  • Luke 12:20-21 : 20 But God said to him, 'Fool! This very night your soul will be required of you, and the things you have prepared—who will they belong to?' 21 So it is with one who stores up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.
  • 1 Cor 14:37 : 37 If anyone considers themselves to be a prophet or spiritually gifted, let them acknowledge that the things I am writing to you are the Lord’s commands.
  • 1 Cor 3:18 : 18 Let no one deceive themselves. If anyone among you thinks they are wise in this age, let them become foolish so that they may become wise.
  • 1 Cor 8:2 : 2 If anyone thinks they know something, they do not yet know as they ought to know.
  • 1 Cor 13:1-3 : 1 If I speak in the tongues of people and of angels, but do not have love, I am like a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I have the gift of prophecy, understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. 3 If I give everything I have to the poor and surrender my body to be burned, but do not have love, I gain nothing.
  • Phil 3:4 : 4 Though I myself have reason for confidence in the flesh. If anyone else thinks they have grounds for confidence in the flesh, I have more:
  • Heb 2:1 : 1 Therefore, we must pay closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away.
  • Jas 1:19-26 : 19 My beloved brothers and sisters, let every person be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger. 20 For human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires. 21 Therefore, rid yourselves of all moral filth and the excess of evil, and humbly accept the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. 22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. 23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror. 24 For he looks at himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what he looks like. 25 But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom and perseveres—not forgetting what he has heard, but doing it—this person will be blessed in what he does. 26 If anyone thinks he is religious but does not bridle his tongue, and deceives his heart, his religion is worthless.
  • 1 Pet 2:1-2 : 1 Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and every kind of slander. 2 Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk so that by it you may grow in your salvation,
  • Luke 16:2-4 : 2 So he called him and said, 'What is this I hear about you? Give an account of your management, because you can no longer be manager.' 3 The manager said to himself, 'What shall I do, since my master is taking away my position? I am not strong enough to dig, and I am ashamed to beg.' 4 'I know what I will do so that, when I am removed from my position, people will welcome me into their homes.'
  • Luke 16:19-25 : 19 "There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day. 20 At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores. 21 He longed to eat what fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores. 22 "The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried. 23 In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side. 24 So he called to him, 'Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.' 25 But Abraham replied, 'Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things. But now he is comforted here, and you are in agony.'
  • Acts 10:33 : 33 So immediately, I sent for you, and you were kind enough to come. Now we are all here in the presence of God to listen to everything the Lord has commanded you to say.
  • Acts 17:11 : 11 The Bereans were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so.
  • Rom 12:3 : 3 For by the grace given to me, I say to everyone among you not to think of yourselves more highly than you ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, according to the measure of faith that God has assigned to each of you.
  • Mark 4:23-25 : 23 If anyone has ears to hear, let them hear. 24 He said to them, "Pay attention to what you hear. By the measure you use, it will be measured to you—and more will be added to you. 25 For whoever has, more will be given to him; and whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
  • Mark 13:14 : 14 When you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be, as spoken of by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand), then those in Judea must flee to the mountains.
  • Deut 32:46-47 : 46 he said to them: Set your hearts on all the words I have solemnly declared to you this day, so that you may command your children to obey carefully all the words of this law. 47 They are not just empty words for you—they are your life. By them you will live long in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess.
  • Prov 2:2-5 : 2 making your ear attentive to wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding, 3 if you call out for insight and raise your voice for understanding, 4 if you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasures, 5 then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God.
  • Prov 14:12 : 12 There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end leads to death.
  • Matt 7:22-23 : 22 Many will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and cast out demons in Your name, and perform many miracles in Your name?' 23 Then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.'

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  • Mark 4:23-25
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    23If anyone has ears to hear, let them hear.

    24He said to them, "Pay attention to what you hear. By the measure you use, it will be measured to you—and more will be added to you.

    25For whoever has, more will be given to him; and whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.

  • Matt 13:11-14
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    11Jesus replied, "The mysteries of the kingdom of heaven have been given to you to know, but not to them.

    12For whoever has, more will be given to them, and they will have abundance. But whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken away from them.

    13That is why I speak to them in parables, because although they see, they do not see; and although they hear, they do not hear or understand.

    14In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah that says: 'You will indeed hear but never understand; you will indeed see but never perceive.'

  • Luke 19:26
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    26'I tell you that to everyone who has, more will be given, but from the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away.'

  • Matt 25:28-29
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    28So take the talent from him and give it to the one who has ten talents.

    29For to everyone who has, more will be given, and they will have an abundance. But whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken away from them.

  • Matt 13:9
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    9Let anyone who has ears listen.

  • Mark 4:9
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    9Then Jesus said, "Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear."

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

  • Luke 8:17
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    17For nothing is hidden that will not be revealed, nor is anything concealed that will not be known and brought to light.

  • Mark 7:16
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    16If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear."

  • Luke 8:8-15
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    8Still other seed fell on good soil, grew up, and produced a crop a hundred times what was sown. As He said this, He cried out, "Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear."

    9Then His disciples asked Him, "What does this parable mean?"

    10And He said, "The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to others, I speak in parables so that, ‘Though seeing, they may not see; though hearing, they may not understand.’

    11Now this is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God.

    12The seed along the path represents those who hear, but then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so they cannot believe and be saved.

    13The seed on the rocky ground represents those who receive the word with joy when they hear it, but they have no root. They believe for a while, but in times of testing, they fall away.

    14The seed that fell among the thorns represents those who hear, but as they go on their way, they are choked by life's worries, riches, and pleasures, and they do not mature.

    15But the seed on good soil represents those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and produce a harvest through perseverance.

  • Matt 13:18-19
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    18So listen to the parable of the sower.

    19When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in their heart. This is the seed sown along the path.

  • Mark 4:11-13
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    11He answered them, "The mystery of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those outside, everything is spoken in parables.

    12"So that, 'Though they see, they may see and not perceive; and though they hear, they may hear and not understand; otherwise they might turn back and be forgiven.'

    13He said to them, "Don’t you understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables?

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    9If anyone has ears to hear, let them listen.

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    11So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches?

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    22The seed sown among thorns is the one who hears the word, but the worries of this age and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, making it unfruitful.

    23But the seed sown on good soil is the one who hears and understands the word. This person produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty, or thirty times what was sown.

  • Mark 8:18
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    18Do you have eyes and not see, and ears and not hear? And do you not remember?

  • Luke 6:38
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    38Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and overflowing, will be poured into your lap. For the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.

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    48But the one who did not know and did things deserving of punishment will receive a light beating. From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded, and from the one who has been entrusted with much, even more will be asked.

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    15Then He said to them, "Watch out, and be on guard against every form of greed, because one’s life is not defined by the abundance of possessions."

    16And He told them a parable, saying, "The land of a certain rich man produced a bountiful harvest.

  • Luke 19:24
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    24Then he said to those standing by, 'Take the mina away from him and give it to the one who has ten minas.'

  • Mark 4:18
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    18Others are like the seed sown among thorns: these are the ones who hear the word,

  • Luke 12:2-3
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    2There is nothing concealed that will not be revealed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known.

    3Whatever you spoke in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you whispered in private rooms will be proclaimed from the rooftops.

  • Luke 11:28
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    28But He replied, 'Rather, blessed are those who hear the word of God and obey it.'

  • Matt 13:16
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    16But blessed are your eyes, because they see, and your ears, because they hear.

  • Luke 6:47
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    47Everyone who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice, I will show you what they are like.

  • Luke 14:33
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    33In the same way, any one of you who does not give up all his possessions cannot be my disciple.

  • Luke 14:35
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    35It is no longer fit for the soil or the manure pile; it is thrown out. Let anyone who has ears to hear listen.

  • Matt 13:43
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    43Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Let anyone who has ears listen!

  • Heb 2:1
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    1Therefore, we must pay closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away.

  • Matt 25:18
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    18But the servant who had received the one talent went away, dug a hole in the ground, and hid his master’s money.