Luke 8:18

Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

Take hede therfore how ye heare. For whosoever hath to him shalbe geve: And whosoever hath not fro him shalbe take even that same which he supposeth that he hath.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Βλέπετε οὖν πῶς ἀκούετε: ὃς γὰρ ἂν ἔχῃ, δοθήσεται αὐτῷ· καὶ ὃς ἂν μὴ ἔχῃ, καὶ ὃ δοκεῖ ἔχειν ἀρθήσεται ἀπʼ αὐτοῦ.

Transliteration

Blepete therefore how you akouete: for whoever an echē, dothēsetai to him; and whoever an mē echē, even what he dokei echein arthēsetai ap' him.

Grammar Details

• *Blepete*: present imperative, 2nd plural - take heed/consider/see
• *akouete*: present, 2nd plural - you hear/listen
• *an echē*: present subjunctive, 3rd singular with particle - might have
• *dothēsetai*: future passive, 3rd singular - will be given
• *an mē echē*: present subjunctive, 3rd singular with negative particle - might not have
• *dokei*: present, 3rd singular - seems/thinks
• *echein*: present infinitive - to have
• *arthēsetai*: future passive, 3rd singular - will be taken away
• *ap'*: preposition + genitive - from

Word Meanings

• *Blepete*: take heed/be careful/consider/see
• *akouete*: you hear/you listen/you pay attention
• *echē*: might have/should have/would have
• *dothēsetai*: will be given/shall be given
• *dokei*: thinks/seems/supposes/appears
• *arthēsetai*: will be taken away/will be removed

Referenced Verses

• Matt 13:12 : 12 For whosoever hath to him shall be geven: and he shall have aboundance. But whosoever hath not: fro hym shalbe takyn awaye even that he hath.
• Matt 25:29 : 29 For vnto every man that hath shalbe geven and he shall have aboundance: and from him that hath not shalbe taken awaye even that he hath.
• Luke 19:26 : 26 I saye vnto you that vnto all the that have it shalbe geve: and from him yt hath not eve that he hath shalbe taken from him.
• John 15:2 : 2 Every braunche that beareth not frute in me he will take awaye. And every braunche that beareth frute will he pourge yt it maye bringe moare frute.
• 1 Cor 3:18 : 18 Let no man deceave him silfe. Yf eny man seme wyse amonge you let him be a fole in this worlde that he maye be wyse.
• Luke 9:44 : 44 Let these sayinges synke doune into youre eares. The tyme will come when the sonne of man shalbe delivered into the hondes of men.
• Luke 12:20-21 : 20 But God sayde vnto him: Thou fole this night will they fetche awaye thy soule agayne from the. Then whose shall thoose thinges be which thou hast provyded? 21 So is it with him that gadereth ryches and is not ryche in God.
• 1 Cor 14:37 : 37 Yf eny ma thinke him sylfe a prophet ether spirituall: let him vnderstonde what thinges I write vnto you. For they are the comaundementes of the Lorde.
• Phil 3:4 : 4 though I have wherof I myght reioyce in the flesshe. Yf eny other man thynketh that he hath wherof he myght trust in the flesshe: moche moare I:
• Heb 2:1 : 1 Wherfore we ought to geve ye more hede to ye thinges we have herde lest we perysshe.
• Jas 1:19-26 : 19 Wherfore deare brethren let every man be swyfte to heare slowe to speake and slowe to wrath. 20 For the wrath of man worketh not that which is ryghteous before God. 21 Wherfore laye a parte all fylthynes all superfluite of maliciousnes and receave with meknes the worde yt is grafted in you which is able to save youre soules. 22 And se that ye be doars of the worde and not hearers only deceavinge youre awne selves with sophistrie 23 For yf eny heare the worde and do it not he is lyke vnto a man that beholdeth his bodyly face in a glasse. 24 For assone as he hath loked on him silfe he goeth his waye and forgetteth immediatlie what his fassion was. 25 But who so loketh in the parfaict lawe of libertie and continueth ther in (yf he be not a forgetfull hearer but a doar of ye worke) the same shall be happie in his dede. 26 Yf eny man amonge you seme devoute and refrayne not his tonge: but deceave his awne herte this mannes devocion is in vayne
• 1 Pet 2:1-2 : 1 Wherfore laye asyde all maliciousnes and all gyle and dissimulacion and envie and all backbytynge: 2 and as newe borne babes desyre that reasonable mylke which is with out corrupcion that ye maye growe therin.
• Luke 16:2-4 : 2 And he called him and sayd vnto him: How is it that I heare this of the? Geve a comptes of thy steward shippe: For thou mayste be no longer stewarde. 3 The stewarde sayd wt in him selfe: what shall I do? for my master will take awaye fro me ye stewarde shippe. I canot digge and to begge I am ashamed. 4 I woote what to do yt when I am put out of ye stewardshippe they maye receave me into their houses.
• Luke 16:19-25 : 19 Ther was a certayne ryche man which was clothed in purple and fyne bysse and fared deliciously every daye. 20 And ther was a certayne begger named Lazarus whiche laye at his gate full of soores 21 desyringe to be refresshed with the cromes whiche fell from the ryche manes borde. Neverthelesse the dogges came and licked his soores. 22 And yt fortuned that the begger dyed and was caried by the angelles into Abrahas bosome. The riche man also died and was buried. 23 And beinge in hell in tormetes he lyfte vp his eyes and sawe Abraham a farre of and Lazarus in his bosome 24 and he cryed and sayd: father Abraham have mercy on me and sende Lazarus that he maye dippe the tippe of his fynger in water and cole my tonge: for I am tourmented in this flame. 25 But Abraha sayd vnto him Sonne remembre that thou in thy lyfe tyme receavedst thy pleasure and contrary wyse Lazarus payne. Now therfore is he comforted and thou art punysshed.
• Mark 4:23-25 : 23 Yf eny man have eares to heare let him heare. 24 And he sayde vnto them: take hede what ye heare. With what measure ye mete with the same shall it be measured vnto you agayne. And vnto you that heare shall more be geve. 25 For vnto him yt hath shall it be geven: and from him that hath not shalbe taken awaye even that he hath.
• Mark 13:14 : 14 Moreover whe ye se the abhominacio that betokeneth desolacion wherof is spoken by Daniel the Prophet stonde where it ought not let him that redeth vnderstonde. Then let them that be in Iurie fle to the mountaynes.
• 1 Cor 8:2 : 2 If eny man thinke that he knoweth eny thinge he knoweth nothynge yet as he ought to knowe.
• 1 Cor 13:1-3 : 1 Though I spake with the tonges of me and angels and yet had no love I were eve as soundinge brasse: or as a tynklynge Cymball. 2 And though I coulde prophesy and vnderstode all secretes and all knowledge: yee yf I had all fayth so that I coulde move moutayns oute of ther places and yet had no love I were nothynge. 3 And though I bestowed all my gooddes to fede ye poore and though I gave my body even that I burned and yet had no love it profeteth me nothinge.
• Deut 32:46-47 : 46 then he sayed vnto them. Sett youre hertes vnto all the wordes whiche I testifye vnto you this daye: that ye commaunde them vnto youre childern, to obserue and doo all the wordes off thys lawe. 47 For it is not a vayne worde vnto you: but it is youre lyfe, and thorow thys worde ye shall prolonge youre dayes in the lond whother ye goo ouer Iordayne to conquere it.
• Matt 7:22-23 : 22 Many will saye to me in that daye Master master have we not in thy name prophesied? And in thy name have caste oute devyls? And in thy name have done many miracles? 23 And then will I knowlege vnto them that I never knewe them. Departe from me ye workers of iniquite.
• Acts 10:33 : 33 Then sent I for ye immediatly and thou hast well done for to come. Now are we all here present before god to heare all thynges yt are commaunded vnto the of God.
• Acts 17:11 : 11 These were the noblest of byrthe amonge the of Thessalonia which receaved the worde wt all diligence of mynde and searched ye scriptures dayly whether those thinges were even so.
• Rom 12:3 : 3 For I saye (thorowe the grace that vnto me geve is) to every man amonge you that noman esteme of him selfe moare then it becometh him to esteme: but that he discretely iudge of him selfe accordynge as God hath dealte to every man the measure of fayth.