Matthew 25:29
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New International Version (©2011)
For whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them.

New Living Translation (©2007)
To those who use well what they are given, even more will be given, and they will have an abundance. But from those who do nothing, even what little they have will be taken away.

English Standard Version (©2001)
For to everyone who has will more be given, and he will have an abundance. But from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
"For to everyone who has, more shall be given, and he will have an abundance; but from the one who does not have, even what he does have shall be taken away.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have more than enough. But from the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.

International Standard Version (©2012)
because to everyone who has something, more will be given, and he'll have more than enough. But from the person who has nothing, even what he has will be taken away from him.

NET Bible (©2006)
For the one who has will be given more, and he will have more than enough. But the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English (©2010)
For to the one who has it, it shall be given, and it will be increased to him. But whoever does not have it, that which he has will be taken from him.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
To all who have, more will be given, and they will have more than enough. But everything will be taken away from those who don't have much.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
For unto everyone 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.

American King James Version
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.

American Standard Version
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.

Douay-Rheims Bible
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.

Darby Bible Translation
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.

English Revised Version
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.

Webster's Bible Translation
For to 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.

Weymouth New Testament

World English Bible
For to everyone who has will be given, and he will have abundance, but from him who doesn't have, even that which he has will be taken away.

Young's Literal Translation
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;

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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),

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Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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.

Clarke's Commentary on the Bible

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

Geneva Study Bible

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.

People's New Testament

25:29 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 (Pr 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.

Wesley's Notes

25:29 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. Matt 13:12.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

29. For unto every one that hath shall be given, &c.-See on [1358]Mt 13:12.

Matthew 25:29 Parallel Commentaries
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The Parable of the Talents
…28Take therefore the talent from him, and give it to him which has ten talents. 29For 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. 30And cast you the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Matthew 13:12 Whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them.
Matthew 25:28 "'So take the bag of gold from him and give it to the one who has ten bags.
Mark 4:25 Whoever has will be given more; whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them."
Luke 8:18 Therefore consider carefully how you listen. Whoever has will be given more; whoever does not have, even what they think they have will be taken from them."
John 15:2 He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful.