Luke 8:18 Meaning and Explanation
“Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he seemeth to have.”
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Read Full Chapter →Jesus warns the crowd to take heed how they hear, for the one who has will receive more, and the one who has not will lose even what he seems to have.
What Does Luke 8:18 Mean?
Jesus closes the teaching with a charge: take heed how you hear. To the one who has, more will be given; from the one who has not, even what he seems to have will be taken away.
Hearing is not passive; it compounds. The word received and kept enlarges the capacity to receive more, while the word neglected drains away until even the appearance of possession is gone. The solemn phrase is, what he seemeth to have: it is possible to hold truth so loosely that we only seem to hold it. So the parable of the sower ends where it aimed all along, at the listener, asking not whether we hear but how.
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What does Luke 8:18 mean?
Jesus warns the crowd to take heed how they hear, for the one who has will receive more, and the one who has not will lose even what he seems to have.