Mark 4:25 Meaning and Explanation
“For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he hath.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Whoever has will be given more; whoever has not will lose even what he has.
What Does Mark 4:25 Mean?
Jesus closes the sayings on hearing with a hard, clear principle. Truth received and used multiplies; truth neglected drains away. The one who has, who holds the word and lives it, becomes able to receive more, while the one who lets it lie loses even the little that briefly sprang up.
Spiritual capacity behaves like a living thing, growing with exercise and shrinking with neglect. This is warning and promise in one breath. No hearer stands still; every sermon, every chapter read, every prompting either deepens the soil or hardens it. Yet the doorway to having is the one Jesus has held open all along, simple attentive hearing. Whoever begins to heed, however small the beginning, steps onto the side of the promise where more is always given.
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What does Mark 4:25 mean?
Whoever has will be given more; whoever has not will lose even what he has.