Mark 4:24

“And he said unto them, etc..] At the same time, though he had said what follows at another time, still continuing his discourse with his disciples: take heed what you hear: diligently attend to it, seek to understand it, and lay it up in your minds and memories, that it may be of use to you in time to come, and you may be useful in communicating it to others: with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured unto you; a common proverb among the Jews, used on various occasions, and to different purposes; (see Gill on “<400702>Matthew 7:2”). Here it seems to intimate, that if the disciples carefully hearkened to what they heard from Christ, and studiously laboured to understand it, and…”

“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 are “attentive,” and who improve what you hear. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Take heed what ye hear - That is, attend to what you hear, that it may have its due influence upon you. With what measure you mete - That is, according to the improvement you make of what you have heard, still farther assistance shall be given. And to you that hear - That is, with improvement. Mark 4:25”

“4:24 Those who listen and respond will be given more understanding, but those outside (4:11-12) will have greater darkness (2 Cor 3:14-16).”

“Take: Pro 19:27; Luk 8:18; Act 17:11; Heb 2:1; Jo1 4:1; Pe1 2:2; Pe2 2:1-3 with: Mat 7:2; Luk 6:37, Luk 6:38; Co2 9:6 hear: Mar 9:7; Isa 55:3; Joh 5:25, Joh 10:16, Joh 10:27 Mark 4:25”