Matthew 13:12 — Compare Translations

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For whoever has [spiritual knowledge], to him will more be given and he will be furnished richly so that he will have abundance; but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

For whoever has [spiritual knowledge], to him will more be given and he will be furnished richly so that he will have abundance; but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

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.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

For whoever has, more will be given to him, and he will have more than enough; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

for whoever has, to him shall be given, and he shall be caused to be in abundance; but he who has not, even what he has shall be taken away from him.

English EASY 2024

A person who has received some things will receive even more. He will have lots of good things. Some other people have nothing. Those people will lose even the little bit that they do have.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

The people who have some understanding will be given more. And they will have even more than they need. But those who do not have much understanding will lose even the little understanding that they have.

For to the one who has, more will be given, and he will have an abundance, but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

For the person who has something will be given more, so that he will have more than enough; but the person who has nothing will have taken away from him even the little he has.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Those who understand {these mysteries} will be given {more knowledge}, and they will excel {in understanding them}. However, some people don't understand {these mysteries}. Even what they understand will be taken away from them.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

For whoever has, [more] will be given to him, and he will have more than enough. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.

English KJV 1611

For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.

English LSB

For whoever has, to him more shall be given, and he will have an abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has shall be taken away from him.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

For to him who has, will more be given, and he will have abundance. But from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

"For whoever has, to him more shall be given, and he will have an abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has shall be taken away from him.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

To anyone who has, more will be given and he will grow rich; from anyone who has not, even what he has will be taken away.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

For whoever has will be given more, and will have an abundance. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Everyone who has that kind of knowledge will be given more. In fact, they will have very much. If anyone doesn't have that kind of knowledge, even what little he has will be taken away from him.

English NIV

Whoever has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.

English NKJ 1982

For whoever has, to him more will be given, and he will have abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.

English NLT

To those who are open to my teaching, more understanding will be given, and they will have an abundance of knowledge. But to those who are not listening, even what they have will be taken away from them.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

For to those who have, more will be given, and they will have an abundance; but from those who have nothing, even what they have will be taken away.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

For everyone who listens with an open heart will receive progressively more revelation until he has more than enough. But those who don’t listen with an open, teachable heart, even the understanding that they think they have will be taken from them.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

For to him who has will more be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

“For to him who has will more be given,“ he told them, “and he will have great plenty; but from him who has not, even the little he has will be taken away.

English Tyndale 1537

For whosoever hath, to him shall be given: and he shall have abundance. But whosoever hath not: from him shall be taken away even that same that he hath.