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Matthew 11:15

15He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

Matthew 11:15 in other versions

King James Version (KJV)He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
New International Version (NIV)Whoever has ears, let them hear.
English Standard Version (ESV)He who has ears to hear, let him hear.
New King James Version (NKJV)He who has ears to hear, let him hear!

Context of Matthew 11:15

13For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John. 14And if ye are willing to receive it, this is Elijah, that is to come. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. 16But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the marketplaces, who call unto their fellows 17and say, We piped unto you, and ye did not dance; we wailed, and ye did not mourn.

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Matthew 11:15 word by word

ὁ ἔχων ὦτα ἀκουέτω.¶Read the interlinear

earsοὖςous · earG3775
hearἀκούωakouō · to hearG191

Cross-references for Matthew 11:15

Matthew 13:9He that hath ears, let him hear.
Mark 4:9And he said, Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Luke 8:8And other fell into the good ground, and grew, and brought forth fruit a hundredfold. As he said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Revelation 2:7He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches. To him that overcometh, to him will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the Paradise of God.
Revelation 3:6He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches.

Commentaries on Matthew 11:15

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15He that hath ears to hear, let him hear - As if our Lord had said, These things are so clear and manifest that a man has only to hear them to be convinced and fully satisfied of their truth. But neither the Jews of that time nor of the succeeding times to the present day, have heard or considered, these things. When spoken to on these subjects, their common custom is to stop their ears, spit out, and blaspheme; this shows not only a bad, but a ruined…Read the comment
Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15He that hath ears - This expression is frequently used by Christ. It is a proverbial expression, implying that the highest attention should be given to what was spoken. The doctrine about John he regarded as of the greatest importance. He among you, says he, that has the faculty of understanding this, or that will believe that this is the Elijah spoken of, let him attend to it and remember it.Read the comment
Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-15Verses 7-15 What Christ said concerning John, was not only for his praise, but for the people's profit. Those who attend on the word will be called to give an account of their improvements. Do we think when the sermon is done, the care is over? No, then the greatest of the care begins. John was a self-denying man, dead to all the pomps of the world and the pleasures of sense. It becomes people, in all their appearances, to be consistent with their…Read the comment
Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-15He is the Elijah who was to come: John fulfills the Old Testament prophecy about the prophet Elijah's return (Matthew 17:10–13; see Malachi 4:5).Read the comment
Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-191. And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciple--rather, "the twelve disciples," he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities--This was scarcely a fourth circuit--if we may judge from the less formal way in which it was expressed--but, perhaps, a set of visits paid to certain places, either not reached at all before, or too rapidly passed through, in order to fill up the time till the return of the Twelve…Read the comment

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