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Andκαὶhe was sayingἔλεγενto them,αὐτοῖς“WatchΒλέπετεwhatτίyou hear.ἀκούετεWithἐνthe measureᾧ μέτρῳyou measureμετρεῖτεit will be measuredμετρηθήσεταιto you,ὑμῖνandκαὶmore will be addedπροστεθήσεταιto you.ὑμῖν
Mark 4:24
Study it in the app“And he was saying to them, “Watch what you hear. With the measure you measure it will be measured to you, and more will be added to you.”
With the Greek beneath
Mark 4:24, word by word
- he was sayingἔλεγενelegen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “elegen” appears- “WatchΒλέπετεBlepete
beware
To beware of something.
Where else “Blepete” appears- you hearἀκούετεakouete
hear
To perceive a sound, a voice or words with the ears.
Where else “akouete” appears- the measureμέτρῳmetrōi
measure
Measure.
Where else “metrōi” appears- you measureμετρεῖτεmetreite
measure
Measure; measure out.
Where else “metreite” appears- more will be addedπροστεθήσεταιprostethēsetai
add
To join something to what is there.
Where else “prostethēsetai” appears
The context
23If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”
24 · This verse (above)
25For whoever has, to him more will be given; and whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.”
To study Mark 4 in a group
1. What it says
What happened in the boat when the storm came, and what did Jesus do (vv. 37–39)?
2. What it means
What did Jesus mean by “whoever has ears to hear, let them hear” when telling the parable of the sower (vv. 3–9)?
3. How I live it
Jesus asked his disciples, “Why are you cowards?” (v. 40). What fear of today could you bring before him?