And he said unto them,
Take heed what you hear: with what measure you measure, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given.
All Commentaries on Mark 4:24 Go To Mark 4
Cornelius a Lapide
AD 1637
And He said unto them, Take heed what ye hear. The meaning, says Euthymius, Isaiah , "Attend to the things which ye hear of Me, that ye may understand them, and commit them to memory, that when the proper time shall arrive ye may communicate them to others." And He assigns the reason, which, as Theophylact says, Isaiah , "That none of My words may escape you." Hear Bede, "He teaches us carefully to hear His words, in such manner that we should carefully digest them in our hearts, and be able to bring them forth for the hearing of others."
In what measure you shall mete, it shall be measured to you again, and more shall be given to you. He means, if ye largely and copiously communicate and preach My doctrine to others, I also will copiously impart to you more understanding and greater Wisdom of Solomon , grace, and glory, as a recompense and reward to you. Thus fountains, the more they pour out above, the more they receive from below. Therefore, let preachers, teachers, and catechists learn from this promise of Christ, that the more pains they bestow in teaching others, the more grace and wisdom they will receive from Christ themselves, according to the words, "He that soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly, and he that soweth in blessings," i.e, abundantly, "shall reap also in blessings" ( 2 Corinthians 9:6), Vulg.
