KJV: 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.
YLT: And he said to them, 'Take heed what ye hear; in what measure ye measure, it shall be measured to you; and to you who hear it shall be added;
Darby: And he said to them, Take heed what ye hear; with what measure ye mete, it shall be meted to you; and there shall be more added to you.
ASV: 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.
ἔλεγεν | He was saying |
Parse: Verb, Imperfect Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular Root: λέγω Sense: to speak, say. |
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αὐτοῖς | to them |
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural Root: αὐτός Sense: himself, herself, themselves, itself. |
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Βλέπετε | Take heed |
Parse: Verb, Present Imperative Active, 2nd Person Plural Root: βλέπω Sense: to see, discern, of the bodily eye. |
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ἀκούετε | you hear |
Parse: Verb, Present Indicative Active, 2nd Person Plural Root: ἀκουστός Sense: to be endowed with the faculty of hearing, not deaf. |
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μέτρῳ | measure |
Parse: Noun, Dative Neuter Singular Root: μέτρον Sense: measure, an instrument for measuring. |
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μετρεῖτε | you measure |
Parse: Verb, Present Indicative Active, 2nd Person Plural Root: μετρέω Sense: to measure, to measure out or off. |
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μετρηθήσεται | it will be measured |
Parse: Verb, Future Indicative Passive, 3rd Person Singular Root: μετρέω Sense: to measure, to measure out or off. |
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ὑμῖν | to you |
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Dative 2nd Person Plural Root: σύ Sense: you. |
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προστεθήσεται | more will be added |
Parse: Verb, Future Indicative Passive, 3rd Person Singular Root: προστίθημι Sense: to put to. |
Greek Commentary for Mark 4:24
Luke 8:18 has it “how ye hear” Both are important. Some things should not be heard at all for they besmirch the mind and heart. What is worth hearing should be heard rightly and heeded. [source]
See already in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 7:2; see note on Luke 6:38). [source]
Reverse Greek Commentary Search for Mark 4:24
The manner of hearing. Mark 4:24 has “what ye hear” (τι ακουετε ti akouete), the matter that is heard. Both are supremely important. Some things should not be heard at all. Some that are heard should be forgotten. Others should be treasured and practised. [source]
Lit., look to. Compare Mark 4:24; Mark 8:15; Luke 21:8. [source]