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.

For to every one that hath shall be given, and he shall abound: but from him that hath not, that also which he seemeth to have shall be taken away.

for to every one that has shall be given, and he shall be in abundance; but from him that has not, that even which he has shall be taken from him.

for to every one having shall be given, and he shall have overabundance, and from him who is not having, even that which he hath shall be taken from him;

For to every one that has shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that has not shall be taken away even that which he has.

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

For to everyone who has will be given, and he will have abundance, but from him who does not have, even that which he has will be taken away.

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

For, to him who has, more will be given, and he will have abundance; but, as for him who has nothing, even what he has will be taken away from him.

For unto every one that hath shall be given - See the notes at Matthew 13:12. This seems to be a proverbial expression. It means, whosoever rightly improves what is committed to him shall receive more, or shall be rewarded; but he that misimproves what is committed to him shall not be rewarded. In pecuniary matters in the literal sense of this parable they who improve their money by industry or merchandise increase it. They who do not who are indolent or vicious lose what they did possess, and it goes into the hands of the faithful and industrious. In the spiritual sense of the parable it means that they who are faithful shall be rewarded - not, however, that anything shall be taken from the unfaithful and given to them; and it means also that the unfaithful and indolent shall be taken away from their privileges and punished.

Unto every one that hath shall be given - See on Matthew 13:12 (note).

For unto everyone that hath shall be given,.... This seems to be a frequent saying of Christ's, or a common maxim of his, which he made use of on different occasions; See Gill on Matthew 13:12, and accords with some usual sayings, and proverbial expressions of the Jews; who say (a), that "the blessed God does not give wisdom, but to him that has wisdom"; and of a man, in other respects, they use this is a common proverb (b),
"if he adds or increases, they add unto him, and if he lessens, they lessen to him:
and so here; he that has gifts; and talents, shall have an addition to them,
And he shall have abundance of spiritual gifts and knowledge,
but from him that hath not, shall be taken away, even that which he hath. The Vulgate Latin reads, "that which he seemed to have", and so reads Munster's Hebrew Gospel, and so it is read in some Greek copies; though it seems to be taken out of Luke 8:18.
(a) T. Bab. Beracot, fol. 55. 1. Zohar in Exod. fol. 89. 4. (b) Vajikra Rabba, sect. 30. fol. 170. 2.

For unto every one that hath shall be given, &c.--See on Matthew 13:12.

To every one that hath shall be given. Every attainment of honor, wealth, knowledge, or spiritual grace helps to render further attainment more easy and more assured; while it is spiritually as well as materially true that "the destruction of the poor is their poverty" (Proverbs 10:15).
Shall be taken away even that which he hath. For every hath there is a richer hath; and in every hath not a deeper, poorer hath not.

To every one that hath shall he given - So close does God keep to this stated rule, from the beginning to the end of the world. Matthew 13:12.