With what measure-measured to you; the measure of sincere and earnest attention which you give to my instructions, will be the measure of knowledge which will be given back to you. If men do not improve their opportunities to obtain divine knowledge and prepare for the purity and bliss of heaven, these opportunities will soon cease, and they will be left in endless darkness and woe.
MARK 4:24 kai. prosteqh,setai u`mi/n {A} The omission of kai. prosteqh,setai u`mi/n seems to have been accidental, owing to homoeoteleuton. The words toi/j avkou,ousin appear to be a gloss inserted t...
Verse 24. _AND UNTO YOU THAT HEAR SHALL MORE BE GIVEN._] This clause is wanting in DG, _Coptic_, and four copies of the _Itala_; and in others, where it is extant, it is variously written. _Griesbach_...
TAKE HEED WHAT YE HEAR - Or, consider well what you hear. Make a good improvement of it. WITH WHAT MEASURE YE METE ... - You shall be treated according to the use you make of your opportunities of lea...
CHAPTER 4 _ 1. Teaching by the Seaside. The Parable of the Sower. (Mark 4:1. Matthew 13:1; Luke 8:4 .)_ 2. The Word to shine forth in testimony. (Mar
MARK 4:21 seems still to be addressed to the disciples. Mk. has collected some isolated sayings, and inserted them here, for the purpose of denying that the Christian mystery mentioned in Mark 4:11 wa...
TEACHING IN PARABLES (Mark 4:1-2)...
TAKE HEED. App-133. WHAT. On the former occasion the Lord said "how" (Luke 8:18). WITH. Greek. _en_. App-104. TO YOU. SHALL MORE BE GIVEN. to you, and that with interest....
_with what measure ye mete_ According to the measure of your ability and diligence as hearers, ye shall receive instruction, and be enabled to preach to others....
The Explanation of the Parable 10. _And when he was alone_ St Mark here anticipates what took place after the Saviour had "_sent the multitudes away_" and "_gone into the house_" (Matthew 13:36)....
24. [773][774][775][776][777][778] omit τοῖς�. [773] Codex Sinaiticus. 4th cent. Discovered by Tischendorf in 1859 at the Monastery of St Katharine on Mount Sinai. Now at St Petersburg. The whole Gos...
21–25 THE RESPONSIBILITY OF HEARING THE WORD Luke 8:16-18; cf. Luke 11:33....
Ver 23. And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the Gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people. 24. And...
_JESUS SPOKE ABOUT CANDLES AND SEED MARK 4:21-34:_ Often we act much more foolish in our spiritual lives than we would ever consider doing in our physical lives. Men would never light a candle to prod...
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WITH WHAT MEASURE, &C.— The sense is, "God will proportion his lights to the measure of our docility:" a momentous truth! to which we can never sufficiently attend....
D. A WARNING FOR HEARERS. 4:24-25 _TEXT 4:24-25_ And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete it shall be measured unto you: and more shall be given unto you. For he that...
_SUMMARY 4:1-34_ In the parables of this section, especially in those of the sower, the seed and the mustard seed, the prophetic power of Jesus is clearly exhibited. Without superhuman foresight he co...
And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given. AND HE SAITH UNTO THEM, TAKE HEED WHAT YE HEAR, ...
10-13 Compare Mat_13:10-17; Luk_8:9-10. 11 The kingdom of God had been foretold and typified in their sacred Scriptures, but now the Lord is unfolding a phase of its history which was unknown to the...
FURTHER REMARKS UPON TEACHING BY PARABLES (Luke 8:16). Omitted by Mt, who introduces these sayings in other connexions, viz. Matthew 5:15; Matthew 7:2; Matth
TAKE HEED WHAT YE HEAR (AV, RV). The context, however, requires that this should be rendered 'Understand (weigh well the meaning of) what ye hear,' a quite possible rendering. WITH WHAT MEASURE YE MET...
PARABLE OF THE SOWER. STILLING THE TEMPEST 1-9. Parable of the Sower (Matthew 13:1; Luke 8:4). See on Mt....
CHRIST IN THE BIBLE: MARK’S GOSPEL _KEITH SIMONS_ This commentary HAS BEEN through Advanced Checking. CHAPTER 4 THE STORY ABOUT THE SEEDS VERSES 1-9 Every farmer knows that he must plant his s...
WITH WHAT MEASURE YE METE. — See Note on Matthew 7:2. The proverb furnishes a good illustration of what has just been said as to our Lord’s method of presenting the same truth under different aspects....
CHAPTER: 4:21-25 (MARK 4:21) LAMP AND STAND "And He said unto them, Is the lamp brought to be put under the bushel, or under the bed? and not to be put on the stand? For there is nothing hid, save th...
βλέπετε, etc., take heed what you hear or how (πῶς, Lk.), see that ye hear to purpose. ἐν ᾧ μέτρῳ, etc. = careful hearing pays, the reward of _attention_ is _knowledge_ (ἐν ᾧ μέτρῳ μετρεῖτε τὴν προσοχ...
_Responsibilities of disciples_ (Matthew 5:15; Matthew 10:26; Matthew 7:2; Luke 8:16-18). True to His uniform teaching that privileges are to be used
GROWTH IN GOD'S KINGDOM Mark 4:10-41 How quick the Master was to observe the meaning of natural symbols! To Him all things were unfoldings of eternal mystery, and the ways of men unconsciously mirror...
In verses Mark 4:1; Mark 4:10, we have the explanation of the reason of the parabolic teaching of Jesus. He clothed divine truth in picture forms that men might more easily look upon it and learn it,...
(3) And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given. (3) The more liberally that we share such gifts...
Pay attention then to what you hear this day, that you may retain it, and communicate it to others, you brethren; for as you measure to others, so shall it be meted unto you; yes, more shall be given...
CHAPTER 26 THE SOWER Matthew 13:1-23; Mark 4:1-25; & Luke 8:4-18. Mark: “And again He began to teach by the sea; and a great multitude were gathered unto Him, so that, entering into a ship, He sat in...
(21) And he said unto them, is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick? (22) For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was...
It is remarkable how tradition has contrived to injure the truth in touching the question of the method of the gospel we now enter on; for the current view which comes down to us from the ancients, st...
_THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PEW_ ‘And He said unto them, Take heed what ye hear.… For he that hath, to him shall he given: and he that hath not from him shall be taken even that which he hath.’ Mark...
This introduces the true character and result of His own service, and all the history of the service that should be accomplished unto a far distant future; as well as the responsibility of His discipl...
AND HE SAID UNTO THEM,.... At the same time, though he had said what follows at another time, still continuing his discourse with his disciples: TAKE HEED WHAT YOU HEAR: diligently attend to it, seek...
And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given. Ver. 24. _Take heed what you hear_] As the husbandma...
_And he said, Is a candle_, &c. As if he had said, I explain these things to you, I give you this light, not to conceal, but to impart it to others. And if I conceal any thing from you now, it is only...
AND HE SAID UNTO THEM, TAKE HEED WHAT YE HEAR: WITH WHAT MEASURE YE METE, IT SHALL BE MEASURED TO YOU; AND UNTO YOU THAT HEAR SHALL MORE BE GIVEN....
A further warning:...
His teaching now at the seaside corresponds to Matthew 13:1, but only two of the seven parables in Matthew are mentioned here, for Matthew gives a full dispensational picture, while Mark dwells simply...
TITLE: Audio, Visual or Kinetic TEXT: Mark 4:21-25 PROPOSITION: We have three primary ways to learn and receive information. QUESTION: How? KEY WORD: Methods SCRIPTURE READING: Same INTRODUCTION: 1....
21-34 These declarations were intended to call the attention of the disciples to the word of Christ. By his thus instructing them, they were made able to instruct others; as candles are lighted, not...
Ver. 24,25. Whoso considereth the connection of these words, WITH WHAT MEASURE YE METE, &C., with the first words in the verse, TAKE HEED WHAT YE HEAR, and compares the former with the parallel texts,...
Cyprian Treatise XII Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews Also in the same place: "In what measure ye mete, in that shall it be measured to you again."[539]...
Mark 4:24 Then G2532 said G3004 (G5707) them G846 heed G991 (G5720) what G5101 hear G191 (G5
MEN MUST ENSURE THAT THEY RECEIVE GOD'S TRUTH WHILE THEY MAY, OTHERWISE THEY MIGHT LOSE IT (4:24-25). Having spoken of God's truth as being like a lamp whose effectiveness depends on what men do with...
THE MESSAGE OF THE KINGLY RULE OF GOD WILL NOW BE SPREAD WIDELY AND WILL PRODUCE ABUNDANT FRUIT (4:1-34). As we have already seen the Gospel began with Jesus Christ as God's beloved Son and has gradua...
Mark 4:24. TAKE HEED WHAT YE HEAR. Luke: ‘how ye hear.' The latter is implied in the former, for what we hear really depends on how we hear. The reference is to a proper improvement of the opportuniti...
Mark 4:21-25. Comp. Luke 8:16-18. The same thoughts are found in different places in Matthew. They were doubtless repeated....
ON PARABLES, see the note on Matthew 13:1-52. In his report of the discourse in parables, Mark gives but three, one of them not mentioned elsewhere. Each independently chose these out of the many utte...
WHAT YE HEAR (τ ακουετε). Luke 8:18 has it "how ye hear" (πως ακουετε). Both are important. Some things should not be heard at all for they besmirch the mind and heart. What is worth hearing should...
Mark 4:1. _And he began again to teach by the sea side: and there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he entered into a ship, and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea on...
CONTENTS: Parable of the sower. Parable of the candle. Parable of the mustard seed. Jesus stills the storm. CHARACTERS: Jesus, Satan, disciples. CONCLUSION: The present age is a time for missions an...
Mark 4:12. _That seeing they may see, and not perceive._ St. Luke gives the true sense of these words, which often occur. Acts 28:26. They mark, according to Dr. Lightfoot, the obduracy which fell on...
PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT YOU HEAR! Luke says: "Be careful, then, how you listen." (Luke 8:18). We should listen and pay attention when the Lord speaks....
_Take heed what ye hear._ INSTRUCTION FROM THE LORD TO HEARERS In these days we have many instructions as to preaching; but our Lord principally gave directions as to hearing. The art of attention is...
MARK—NOTE ON MARK 4:1 Mark provides several examples of Jesus teaching in parables. To the hard-hearted, parables are a warning; to those who are open-hearted, they illustrate principles of the messia...
MARK—NOTE ON MARK 4:24 If a hearer accepts Jesus’ message of the kingdom, then God will give an increased MEASURE of understanding and blessing. ⇐
CHAPTER 4 1 _The parable of the sower_, 14 _and the meaning thereof_. 21 _We must communicate the light of our knowledge to others_. 26 _The parable of the seed growing secretly_, 30 _and of the musta...
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ Mark 4:21. “We lose much of the significance, if we think of the modern candle and candlestick carried about in the hand. On the contrary, it is _the_ lamp of the hous...
EXPOSITION MARK 4:1 AND AGAIN HE BEGAN TO TEACH BY THE SEASIDE. This return to the seaside is mentioned by St. Mark only. From this time our Lord's teaching began to be more public. The room and the...
Shall we turn now in our Bibles to the gospel according to Mark, chapter 4. Beginning in chapter 4, we have the beginning of the ministry of Christ in parables. There is often times a mistaken opinion...
1 John 4:1; 1 Peter 2:2; 2 Corinthians 9:6; 2 Peter 2:1; Acts 17:11;...
GETTING WHAT YOU GIVE Mark 4:24 INTRODUCTORY WORDS There are many "as" and "sos" in the "Word of God. These cover various lines of consideration. Let us suggest one or two of these before we take u...
Take heed what ye hear — That is, attend to what you hear, that it may have its due influence upon you. With what measure you mete — That is, according to the improvement you make of what you have hea...