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 said to them, “Take heed what you hear. With the same measure you use, it will be measured to you; and to you who hear, more will be given. |
And He was saying to them, “Take care what you listen to. By your standard of measure it shall be measured to you; and more shall be given you besides. |
“Consider carefully what you hear,” He continued. “With the measure you use, it will be measured to you – and even more. |
And He said to them, Be careful what you are hearing. The measure [of thought and study] you give [to the truth you hear will be the measure [of virtue and knowledge] that comes back to you – and more [besides] will be given to you who hear. |
He was saying to them, Keep ever a watchful eye on what you are hearing. In the measure by which you are measuring, it will be measured to you; and it will be measured to you not only according to that measure, but there will be some added on top of that. |
“Pay attention to what you hear,” He said to them. “Whatever measure you use will be used towards you and even more than that. |
And He was saying to them: “Take care what you hear. The measure you give will come back to you, and more besides. |
- No cross references or parallel passage have been cited for this verse.
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