English Standard Version

Matthew 11:15

15He who has 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.
New King James Version (NKJV)He who has ears to hear, let him hear!
New Living Translation (NLT)Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand!

Context of Matthew 11:15

13For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John, 14and if you are willing to accept it, he is Elijah who is to come. He who has ears to hear, let him hear. 16"But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to their playmates, 17"'We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.'

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Matthew 11:15 word by word

ὁ ἔχων ὦτα ἀκουέτω.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
He that hathἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
earsοὖςous · earG3775
to hearἀκούωakouō · to hearG191

Cross-references for Matthew 11:15

Matthew 13:9He who has ears, let him hear."
Mark 4:9And he said, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear."
Luke 8:8And some fell into good soil and grew and yielded a hundredfold." As he said these things, he called out, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear."
Revelation 2:7He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers I will grant to eat of the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.'
Revelation 3:6He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says 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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