Mark 4:23

Mark 4:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.
• English Standard Version (ESV)If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear."
• New King James Version (NKJV)If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand.”

Context of Mark 4:23

21He said to them, “Do you bring in a lamp to put it under a bowl or a bed? Instead, don’t you put it on its stand? 22For whatever is hidden is meant to be disclosed, and whatever is concealed is meant to be brought out into the open. If anyone has ears to hear, let them hear.” 24“Consider carefully what you hear,” he continued. “With the measure you use, it will be measured to you—and even more. 25Whoever has will be given more; whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them.”

Mark 4:23 word by word

εἴ τις ἔχει ὦτα ἀκούειν ἀκουέτω.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Ifεἰei · ifG1487
• any manτιςtis · oneG5100
• haveἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• earsοὖςous · earG3775
• to hearἀκούωakouō · to hearG191

Cross-references for Mark 4:23

• Mark 4:9Then Jesus said, “Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear.”
• Matthew 11:15Whoever has ears, let them hear.
• Revelation 2:7Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.

Commentaries on Mark 4:23

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-34Verses 21-34 These declarations were intended to call the attention of the disciples to the word of Christ. By his thus instructing them, they were made able to instruct others; as candles are lighted, not to be covered, but to be placed on a candlestick, that they may give light to a room. This parable of the good seed, shows the manner in which the kingdom of God makes progress in the world. Let but the word of Christ have the place it ought to have in…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22-23One day, the lamp (that is, Jesus; compare John 8:12) will reveal everything hidden. This includes every thought and secret action (Mark 13:26; 14:62; see Philippians 2:10–11). The time to listen is now, before this happens (Mark 4:9).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2323. If any man have ears to hear, let him hear--This for the second time on the same subject (see on Mr 4:9).Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 4:23

• Jesus, the Christ
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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