English Standard Version
Mark 4:9
9And he said, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear."
Mark 4:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he said unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
- New International Version (NIV)Then Jesus said, “Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear.”
- New King James Version (NKJV)And He said to them, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”
- New Living Translation (NLT)Then he said, “Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand.”
Context of Mark 4:9
7Other seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no grain. 8And other seeds fell into good soil and produced grain, growing up and increasing and yielding thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold." And he said, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear." 10And when he was alone, those around him with the twelve asked him about the parables. 11And he said to them, "To you has been given the secret of the kingdom of God, but for those outside everything is in parables,
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καὶ ἔλεγεν ὃς ἔχει ὦτα ἀκούειν ἀκουέτω.¶Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Mark 4:9
- Mark 4:3"Listen! Behold, a sower went out to sow.
- Mark 7:14And he called the people to him again and said to them, "Hear me, all of you, and understand:
- Matthew 11:15He who has ears to hear, let him hear.
- Matthew 13:9He who has ears, let him hear."
- Matthew 15:10And he called the people to him and said to them, "Hear and understand:
- Luke 8:18Take care then how you hear, for to the one who has, more will be given, and from the one who has not, even what he thinks that he has will be taken away."
- Revelation 3:6He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.'
Commentaries on Mark 4:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9And he said - He that hath ears to hear, let him hear - The Codex Bezae, later Syriac in the margin, and seven copies of the Itala, add, ̔ , and whoso understandeth, let him understand.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-9Verses 1-9 See the parable of the sower explained in the notes at Matthew 13:1-9. See the parable of the sower explained in the notes at Matthew 13:1-9.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-9The collection begins with the longest parable and its interpretation (4:13–20). The different types of soil represent different ways people respond to God’s message.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. And he said unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. After this parable is recorded the Evangelist says:Read the comment
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Commentaries on Mark 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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