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Be careful therefore how you hear. For whoever has, to him will be given; and whoever doesn`t have, from him will be taken away even that which he thinks he has."
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Hearing is an Active Skill
Commentators emphasize that Jesus's command, "Take heed how you hear," places a significant responsibility on the listener. It's not just about the quality of the preaching, but about the attitude and attentiveness of the hearer. As Charles Spurgeon notes, one should be as critical of their own hearing as they are of the sermon, because good hearers are essential for the Word to take root.
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How ye hear (πως ακουετε). The manner of hearing. Mr 4:24 has "what ye hear" (τ ακουετε), the matter that is heard. Both are supre…
19th Century
Anglican
Take heed therefore how ye hear.—This again meets us in different contexts. Here and in Matthew 13:12 (where see Note), a…
Baptist
Take heed therefore how you hear:
You think, and think very properly, that we ought to take heed how we preach. Yes, that is true; …
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Those who accept the message of the kingdom will also be given the knowledge of the “secret,” but those who reject it will lose even the opportunit…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Take heed therefore how ye hear That you hear not in a careless and negligent manner, since what truths and doctrine…
Presbyterian
There are many very needful and excellent rules and cautions for hearing the word, in the parable of the sower, and the application of it. Happy ar…
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