Matthew 25:29
Modern Translations
New International Version
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
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
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.

Berean Study Bible
For everyone who has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. But the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.

New American Standard Bible
“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.

NASB 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.

NASB 1977
“For to everyone who has shall more be given, and he shall have an abundance; but from the one who does not have, even what he does have shall be taken away.

Amplified Bible
“For to everyone who has [and values his blessings and gifts from God, and has used them wisely], more will be given, and [he will be richly supplied so that] he will have an abundance; but from the one who does not have [because he has ignored or disregarded his blessings and gifts from God], even what he does have will be taken away.

Christian Standard Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
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.

Contemporary English Version
Everyone who has something will be given more, and they will have more than enough. But everything will be taken from those who don't have anything.

Good News Translation
For to every person who has something, even more will be given, and he will have more than enough; but the person who has nothing, even the little that he has will be taken away from him.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
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.

International Standard Version
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
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.
Classic Translations
King James 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.

New King James Version
‘For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away.

King James 2000 Bible
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.

New Heart English Bible
For to everyone who has will be given, and he will have abundance, but from him who does not have, even that which he has will be taken away.

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.

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.

A Faithful Version
For to everyone who has, more shall be given, and he shall have abundance; on the other hand, as for the one who does not have, even that which he has shall be taken from him.

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.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
For vnto euery man that hath, it shall be giuen, and he shall haue abundance, and from him that hath not, euen that he hath, shalbe taken away.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
For vnto euery one that hath, shalbe geuen, and he shall haue aboundaunce: But he that hath not, from hym shalbe taken away, euen that which he hath.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
For who so hath, to him shalbe geuen, and he shal haue abundaunce. But who so hath not, fro him shalbe take awaye euen that he hath.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
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.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
for to everyone having will be given, and he will have overabundance, and from him who is not having, even that which he has will be taken from him;

Berean Literal Bible
For to everyone having will be given, and he will have in abundance. But the one not having, even that which he has will be taken away from him.

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;

Smith's Literal Translation
For to every one having shall be given, and he shall be in abundance: and from him not having, also what he has shall be taken away from him.

Literal Emphasis Translation
For to everyone having will be given, and he will have in abundance; and the one not having, even that which he has will be taken away from him.

Catholic Translations
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.

Catholic Public Domain Version
For to everyone who has, more shall be given, and he shall have in abundance. But from him who has not, even what he seems to have, shall be taken away.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
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.

Lamsa Bible
For to him who has, it shall he given, and it shall increase to him; but he who has not, even that which he has shall be taken away from him.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
For to every one that has, it shall be given, and he shall have abundance. But from him that has not, even that which he has shall be taken away.

Godbey New Testament
For to every one having it shall be given, and he shall superabound: but from the one not having shall be taken away even that which he has.

Haweis New Testament
For to every one that hath shall be given, and he shall abound: but from him that hath not, even that he hath shall be taken away from him.

Mace New Testament
for he that makes use of what he has, shall have more; but if he makes no improvement thereof, it shall be taken from him.

Weymouth New Testament


Worrell New Testament
For, to every one that has, shall be given, and he shall be made to abound; but from him that has not shall be taken away even what he has;

Worsley New Testament
(for to every one that hath shall be given, and he shall abound; but from him that hath not, even what he hath, or seemeth to have, shall be taken away:)
















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