Mark 4:24

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Mark 4:24

Take heed what ye hear - Or, consider well what you hear. Make a good improvement of it.With what measure ye mete ... - You shall be treated according to the use you make of your opportunities of learning. If you consider it well, and make a good improvement of what you hear, you shall be well rewarded. If not, your reward shall be small. This is a proverbial expression. See it explained in the notes at Matthew 7:1-2.Mete - Measure. With what measure ye measure.Unto you that hear - To you who... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Mark 4:21-25

Mark 4:21-25. And he said, Is a candle, &c. As if he had said, I explain these things to you, I give you this light, not to conceal, but to impart it to others. And if I conceal any thing from you now, it is only that it may be more effectually manifested hereafter. Take heed what ye hear That is, attend to what you hear, that it may have its due influence upon you. With what measure ye mete That is, according to the improvement you make of what you have heard, still further... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Mark 4:1-29

PARABLES54. The sower (Matthew 13:1-23; Mark 4:1-29; Luke 8:1-18)To visit all the towns of Galilee was a huge task. Jesus and his disciples were helped in this work by a group of women who went with them to look after their daily needs (Luke 8:1-3). Crowds of people came to see Jesus wherever he went, and were often a hindrance to the progress of the gospel. It seems that one reason Jesus began to teach extensively in parables was to separate those who were genuinely interested from those who... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Mark 4:24

Take heed. App-133 . what . On the former occasion the Lord said "how" (Luke 8:18 ). with. Greek. en . App-104 . to you. shall more be given = to you, and that with interest. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Mark 4:24

Mark 4:24. With what measure, &c.— The sense is, "God will proportion his lights to the measure of our docility:" a momentous truth! to which we can never sufficiently attend. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Mark 4:24

24. And he saith unto them, Take heed what ye hear—In Luke ( :-) it is, "Take heed how ye hear." The one implies the other, but both precepts are very weighty. with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you—See on :-. and unto you that hear—that is, thankfully, teachably, profitably. shall more be given. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Mark 4:1-34

2. Jesus’ teaching in parables 4:1-34This is the first of three extended teaching sessions that Mark recorded (cf. Mark 7:1-23; Mark 13:3-37). Jesus’ three parables in this section describe the character of the messianic kingdom.Parables are illustrations that teach truth by comparisons (Gr. parabole, lit. "something thrown alongside," similitudes). Some are long stories, but others are short similes, metaphors, analogies, or proverbial sayings (cf. Mark 2:19-22; Mark 3:24-25; Mark 3:27). The... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Mark 4:10-29

Jesus’ explanations to His disciples 4:10-29This section of Mark’s account records Jesus’ words to His disciples that the multitudes did not hear. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Mark 4:20-34

B. The increasing rejection of Jesus and its result 3:20-4:34As Jesus’ ministry expanded, so did rejection of Him as God’s anointed servant. Mark documented the increasing rejection that Jesus experienced (Mark 3:20-35) and then explained that Jesus taught the multitudes in parables as a result (Mark 4:1-34). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Mark 4:21-25

The parable of the lamp 4:21-25 (cf. Luke 8:16-18)Jesus’ statements in this pericope appear scattered throughout the other Gospels. Mark 4:21 occurs in Matthew 5:15 and in Luke 11:33. Mark 4:22 is in Matthew 10:26 and in Luke 12:2. Mark 4:24 appears in Matthew 7:2 and in Luke 6:38. Mark 4:25 is also in Matthew 13:12; Matthew 25:29 as well as in Luke 19:26. This phenomenon does not mean that this pericope lacks authenticity. It means that Jesus frequently used these expressions at other times... read more

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