Mark 4:9

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.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he said, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And He said to them, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”

Context of Mark 4:9

7Other seeds were planted among thornbushes. The thornbushes grew up and choked them, and they didn’t produce anything. 8But other seeds were planted on good ground, sprouted, and produced thirty, sixty, or one hundred times as much as was planted.” He added, “Let the person who has ears listen!” 10When he was alone with his followers and the twelve apostles, they asked him about the stories. 11Jesus replied to them, “The mystery about God’s kingdom has been given ⌞directly⌟ to you. To those on the outside, it is given in stories:

Mark 4:9 word by word

καὶ ἔλεγεν ὃς ἔχει ὦτα ἀκούειν ἀκουέτω.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• he saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• He that hathἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• earsοὖςous · earG3775
• to hearἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588

Cross-references for Mark 4:9

• Mark 4:3“Listen! A farmer went to plant seed.
• Mark 7:14Then he called the crowd again and said to them, “Listen to me, all of you, and try to understand!
• Matthew 11:15Let the person who has ears listen!
• Matthew 13:9Let the person who has ears listen!”
• Matthew 15:10Then he called the crowd and said to them, “Listen and try to understand!
• Luke 8:18“So pay attention to how you listen! Those who understand ⌞these mysteries⌟ will be given ⌞more knowledge⌟. However, some people don’t understand ⌞these mysteries⌟. Even what they think they understand will be taken away from them.”
• Revelation 3:6Let the person who has ears listen to 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

Topics related to Mark 4:9

• Apostasy
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Minister, Christian
• Sermon
• Sower
• Word of God

In the dictionaries

• Alone
• Care
• Cast
• Comparison
• Doctrine
• Ear
• Jesus Christ
• Mark, the Gospel According to
• sow, sower, plant, planted, replanted, transplanted

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