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 seed fell among the thorns, and they grew up and choked it, and it did not produce grain. 8But other seed fell on good soil and produced grain, sprouting and growing; some yielded thirty times as much, some sixty, and some a hundred times.” And he said, “Whoever has ears to hear had better listen!” 10When he was alone, those around him with the twelve asked him about the parables. 11He said to them, “The secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to those outside, everything is in parables,

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 sower went out to sow.
• Mark 7:14Then he called the crowd again and said to them, “Listen to me, everyone, and understand.
• Matthew 11:15The one who has ears had better listen!
• Matthew 13:9The one who has ears had better listen!”
• Matthew 15:10Then he called the crowd to him and said, “Listen and understand.
• Luke 8:18So listen carefully, for whoever has will be given more, but whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has will be taken from him.”
• Revelation 3:6The one who has an ear had better 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

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