John Gill Commentary Matthew 25:29

"For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not, even that which he hath shall be taken away." — Matthew 25:29 (ASV)

For unto everyone that has 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 ^F1 , 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 ^F2 ,

``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 has not, shall be taken away, even that which he
has .
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) .

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FOOTNOTES:

• F1: T. Bab. Beracot, fol. 55. 1. Zohar in Exod. fol. 89. 4.
• F2: Vajikra Rabba, sect. 30. fol. 170. 2.