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Matthew 13:12
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KJ21
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 which he hath.
ASV
For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that which he hath.
AMP
For whoever has [spiritual wisdom because he is receptive to God’s word], to him more will be given, and he will be richly and abundantly supplied; but whoever does not have [spiritual wisdom because he has devalued God’s word], even what he has will be taken away from him.
AMPC
For whoever has [spiritual knowledge], to him will more be given and he will be furnished richly so that he will have abundance; but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away.
BRG
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.
CSB
For whoever has, more will be given to him, and he will have more than enough; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
CSBA
For whoever has, more will be given to him, and he will have more than enough; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
CEB
For those who have will receive more and they will have more than enough. But as for those who don’t have, even the little they have will be taken away from them.
CJB
For anyone who has something will be given more, so that he will have plenty; but from anyone who has nothing, even what he does have will be taken away.
CEV
Everyone who has something will be given more. But people who don't have anything will lose even what little they have.
DARBY
for whoever has, to him shall be given, and he shall be caused to be in abundance; but he who has not, even what he has shall be taken away from him.
DLNT
For whoever has— it will be given to him, and he will be caused to abound. But whoever does not have— even what he has will be taken-away from him.
DRA
For he that hath, to him shall be given, and he shall abound: but he that hath not, from him shall be taken away that also which he hath.
ERV
The people who have some understanding will be given more. And they will have even more than they need. But those who do not have much understanding will lose even the little understanding that they have.
EASY
A person who has received some things will receive even more. He will have lots of good things. Some other people have nothing. Those people will lose even the little bit that they do have.
EHV
For whoever has will be given even more, and he will have an abundance. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
ESV
For to the one who has, more will be given, and he will have an abundance, but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.
ESVUK
For to the one who has, more will be given, and he will have an abundance, but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.
EXB
Those who ·have understanding [L have] will be given more, and they will have ·all they need [an abundance]. But those who do not ·have understanding [L have], even what they have will be taken away from them.
GNV
For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.
GW
Those who understand ⌞these mysteries⌟ will be given ⌞more knowledge⌟, and they will excel ⌞in understanding them⌟. However, some people don’t understand ⌞these mysteries⌟. Even what they understand will be taken away from them.
GNT
For the person who has something will be given more, so that he will have more than enough; but the person who has nothing will have taken away from him even the little he has.
HCSB
For whoever has, more will be given to him, and he will have more than enough. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
ICB
The person who has something will be given more. And he will have all he needs. But the person who does not have much, even what he has will be taken from him.
ISV
because to anyone who has something, more will be given, and he will have more than enough. But from the one who doesn’t have anything, even what he has will be taken away from him.
PHILLIPS
“Because you have been given the chance to understand the secrets of the kingdom of Heaven,” replied Jesus, “but they have not. For when a man has something, more is given to him till he has plenty. But if he has nothing even his nothing will be taken away from him. This is why I speak to them in these parables; because they go through life with their eyes open, but see nothing, and with their ears open, but understand nothing of what they hear. They are the living fulfilment of Isaiah’s prophecy which says: ‘Hearing you will hear and shall not understand, and seeing you will see and not perceive; for the heart of this people has grown dull. Their ears are hard of hearing, and their eyes they have closed, lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, lest they should understand with their heart and turn, so that I should heal them’.
JUB
For whosoever has, to him shall be given, and he shall have in abundance; but whosoever has not, from him shall be taken away even that which he has.
KJV
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.
AKJV
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.
LSB
For whoever has, to him more shall be given, and he will have an abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has shall be taken away from him.
LEB
For whoever has, to him more will be given, and he will have an abundance. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
TLB
“For to him who has will more be given,” he told them, “and he will have great plenty; but from him who has not, even the little he has will be taken away. That is why I use these illustrations, so people will hear and see but not understand.
MSG
He replied, “You’ve been given insight into God’s kingdom. You know how it works. Not everybody has this gift, this insight; it hasn’t been given to them. Whenever someone has a ready heart for this, the insights and understandings flow freely. But if there is no readiness, any trace of receptivity soon disappears. That’s why I tell stories: to create readiness, to nudge the people toward a welcome awakening. In their present state they can stare till doomsday and not see it, listen till they’re blue in the face and not get it. I don’t want Isaiah’s forecast repeated all over again: Your ears are open but you don’t hear a thing. Your eyes are awake but you don’t see a thing. The people are stupid! They stick their fingers in their ears so they won’t have to listen; They screw their eyes shut so they won’t have to look, so they won’t have to deal with me face-to-face and let me heal them.
MEV
For to him who has, will more be given, and he will have abundance. But from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away.
MOUNCE
For to the one who has, more will be given, and he will have an abundance; but from the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away.
NOG
Those who understand these mysteries will be given more knowledge, and they will excel in understanding them. However, some people don’t understand these mysteries. Even what they understand will be taken away from them.
NABRE
To anyone who has, more will be given and he will grow rich; from anyone who has not, even what he has will be taken away.
NASB
For whoever has, to him more shall be given, and he will have an abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has shall be taken away from him.
NASB1995
For whoever has, to him more shall be given, and he will have an abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has shall be taken away from him.
NCB
To the one who has, more will be given, and he will have an abundance. As for the one who does not have, even what little he has will be taken away.
NCV
Those who have understanding will be given more, and they will have all they need. But those who do not have understanding, even what they have will be taken away from them.
NET
For whoever has will be given more, and will have an abundance. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.
NIRV
Everyone who has this kind of knowledge will be given more knowledge. In fact, they will have very much. If anyone doesn’t have this kind of knowledge, even what little they have will be taken away from them.
NIV
Whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them.
NIVUK
Whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them.
NKJV
For whoever has, to him more will be given, and he will have abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
NLV
He who has will have more given to him. He will have even more than enough. But he who has little will have even that taken away from him.
NLT
To those who listen to my teaching, more understanding will be given, and they will have an abundance of knowledge. But for those who are not listening, even what little understanding they have will be taken away from them.
NMB
For whoever has, to him will be given, and he will have abundance. But whoever has not, from him shall be taken away even what he has.
NRSVA
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.
NRSVACE
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.
NRSVCE
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.
NRSVUE
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.
NTFE
Anyone who already has something will be given more, and they will have plenty. But anyone who has nothing—even what they have will be taken away!
OJB
For whoever has, [more] will be given to him, and he will have an abundance. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him (see Mt 25:14-29).
RGT
“For whoever has, to him shall be given. And he shall have abundance. But whoever does not have, even that which he has shall be taken away from him.
RSV
For to him who has will more be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away.
RSVCE
For to him who has will more be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away.
TLV
For whoever has, to him more will be given and he will have plenty. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
VOICE
Those who have something will be given more—and they will have abundance. Those who have nothing will lose what they have—they will be destitute.
WEB
For whoever has, to him will be given, and he will have abundance; but whoever doesn’t have, from him will be taken away even that which he has.
WE
Anyone who already has something will get more, and he will have plenty. But he who does not have anything, even the little that he has will be taken away from him.
WYC
For it shall be given to him that hath, and he shall have plenty; but if a man hath not [truly who that hath not], also that thing that he hath shall be taken away from him.
YLT
for whoever hath, it shall be given to him, and he shall have overabundance, and whoever hath not, even that which he hath shall be taken from him.
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