New King James Version
Mark 4:9
9And He said to them, “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.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)And he said, "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
7And some seed fell among thorns; and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no crop. 8But other seed fell on good ground and yielded a crop that sprang up, increased and produced: some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some a hundred.” And He said to them, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear!” 10But when He was alone, those around Him with the twelve asked Him about the parable. 11And He said to them, “To you it has been given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God; but to those who are outside, all things come 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 7:14When He had called all the multitude to Himself, He said to them, “Hear Me, everyone, and understand:
- Matthew 11:15He who has ears to hear, let him hear!
- Matthew 13:9He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”
- Matthew 15:10When He had called the multitude to Himself, He said to them, “Hear and understand:
- Luke 8:18Therefore take heed how you hear. For whoever has, to him more will be given; and whoever does not have, even what he seems to have will be taken from him.”
- Revelation 3:6“He 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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