Bible Strands
Matthew 25:29
For everyone who has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. But the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus, as the returning master in the parable of the talents (Matt 25:14–30), speaks this as the rationale for taking the one talent from the servant who buried it.
The words — περισσευθῆσεται (perisseuthēsetai) is a rare verb meaning "he will have in abundance," carrying the sense of overflowing beyond what is needed.
The thread — The same formula appears in Matthew 13:12, Mark 4:25, and Luke 8:18, where it is attached to the principle of hearing and understanding the word.
Why it lands — It states a principle without softening: the measure of what you receive next is determined by what you did with what was already in your hands.
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The Greek words
King James Version
For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.
Cross-references
- Luke 8:18 Pay attention, therefore, to how you listen. Whoever has will be given more, but whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has will be taken away from him.”
- Matthew 13:12 Whoever has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
- Mark 4:25 For whoever has will be given more. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.”
- Luke 19:25 ‘Master,’ they said, ‘he already has ten!’
- John 15:2 He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful.
- Luke 10:42 But only one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, and it will not be taken away from her.”
- Revelation 2:5 Therefore, keep in mind how far you have fallen. Repent and perform the deeds you did at first. But if you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.
- Luke 16:1 Jesus also said to His disciples, “There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions.
- Luke 16:9 I tell you, use worldly wealth to make friends for yourselves so that when it is gone, they will welcome you into eternal dwellings.
- Lamentations 2:6 He has laid waste His tabernacle like a garden booth; He has destroyed His place of meeting. The LORD has made Zion forget her appointed feasts and Sabbaths. In His fierce anger He has despised both king and priest.