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Mark 4:9
9Then he said, “Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand.”
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 thorns that grew up and choked out the tender plants so they produced no grain. 8Still other seeds fell on fertile soil, and they sprouted, grew, and produced a crop that was thirty, sixty, and even a hundred times as much as had been planted!” Then he said, “Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand.” 10Later, when Jesus was alone with the twelve disciples and with the others who were gathered around, they asked him what the parables meant. 11He replied, “You are permitted to understand the secret of the Kingdom of God. But I use parables for everything I say to outsiders,
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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! A farmer went out to plant some seed.
- Mark 7:14Then Jesus called to the crowd to come and hear. “All of you listen,” he said, “and try to understand.
- Matthew 11:15Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand!
- Matthew 13:9Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand.”
- Matthew 15:10Then Jesus called to the crowd to come and hear. “Listen,” he said, “and try to understand.
- Luke 8:18“So pay attention to how you hear. To those who listen to my teaching, more understanding will be given. But for those who are not listening, even what they think they understand will be taken away from them.”
- Revelation 3:6“Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying 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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