Mark 4:9

THE MESSAGE

"Are you listening to this? Really listening?"

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then he said, “Let anyone who has ears to hear listen.”

King James Version (1611)
And he said vnto them, He that hath eares to heare, let him heare.

King James Version
And he said unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

English Standard Version
And he said, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear."

New American Standard Bible
And He was saying, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear."

New Century Version
Then Jesus said, "Let those with ears use them and listen!"

Amplified Bible
And He said, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear and heed My words."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
And He was saying, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear."

Legacy Standard Bible
And He was saying, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear."

Berean Standard Bible
Then Jesus said, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear."

Contemporary English Version
Then Jesus said, "If you have ears, pay attention."

Complete Jewish Bible
And he concluded, "Whoever has ears to hear with, let him hear!"

Darby Translation
And he said, He that has ears to hear, let him hear.

Easy-to-Read Version
Then Jesus said, "You people who hear me, listen!"

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then he said vnto them, He that hath eares to heare, let him heare.

George Lamsa Translation
And he said, He who has ears to hear, let him hear.

Good News Translation
And Jesus concluded, "Listen, then, if you have ears!"

Lexham English Bible
And he said, "Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear!"

Literal Translation
And He said to them, The one having ears to hear, let him hear.

American Standard Version
And he said, Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

Bible in Basic English
And he said to them, Whoever has ears, let him give ear.

Hebrew Names Version
He said, "Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear."

International Standard Version
He added, "Let the person who has ears to hear, listen!"

Etheridge Translation
And he said, Whoever hath ears to hear, let him hear.

Murdock Translation
And he said: Whoever hath ears to hear, let him hear.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he saide vnto them: He that hath eares to heare, let hym heare.

English Revised Version
And he said, Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

World English Bible
He said, "Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear."

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And he said, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

Weymouth's New Testament
"Listen," He added, "every one who has ears to listen with!"

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he seide, He that hath eeris of heryng, here he.

Update Bible Version
And he said, Who has ears to hear, let him hear.

Webster's Bible Translation
And he said to them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

New English Translation
And he said, "Whoever has ears to hear had better listen!"

New King James Version
And He said to them, [fn] "He who has ears to hear, let him hear!"

New Living Translation
Then he said, "Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand."

New Life Bible
He said to them, "You have ears, then listen!"

New Revised Standard
And he said, "Let anyone with ears to hear listen!"

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And he was saying - He that hath ears to hear, let him hear!

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he said: He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

Revised Standard Version
And he said, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear."

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And he sayde vnto them: he that hath eares to heare let him heare.

Young's Literal Translation
And he said to them, `He who is having ears to hear -- let him hear.'

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And he sayde vnto them: Who so hath eares to heare, let him heare.

Mace New Testament (1729)
he that hath ears to hear, said he, let him hear.

Simplified Cowboy Version
Whoever has ears should be listening."

Contextual Overview

¹He went back to teaching by the sea. A crowd built up to such a great size that he had to get into an offshore boat, using the boat as a pulpit as the people pushed to the water's edge. He taught by using stories, many stories. ³"Listen. What do you make of this? A farmer planted seed. As he scattered the seed, some of it fell on the road and birds ate it. Some fell in the gravel; it sprouted quickly but didn't put down roots, so when the sun came up it withered just as quickly. Some fell in the weeds; as it came up, it was strangled among the weeds and nothing came of it. Some fell on good earth and came up with a flourish, producing a harvest exceeding his wildest dreams. ⁹ "Are you listening to this? Really listening?" ¹⁰When they were off by themselves, those who were close to him, along with the Twelve, asked about the stories. He told them, "You've been given insight into God's kingdom—you know how it works. But to those who can't see it yet, everything comes in stories, creating readiness, nudging them toward receptive insight. These are people— Whose eyes are open but don't see a thing, Whose ears are open but don't understand a word, Who avoid making an about-face and getting forgiven." ¹³ He continued, "Do you see how this story works? All my stories work this way. ¹⁴"The farmer plants the Word. Some people are like the seed that falls on the hardened soil of the road. No sooner do they hear the Word than Satan snatches away what has been planted in them. ¹⁶"And some are like the seed that lands in the gravel. When they first hear the Word, they respond with great enthusiasm. But there is such shallow soil of character that when the emotions wear off and some difficulty arrives, there is nothing to show for it. ¹⁸"The seed cast in the weeds represents the ones who hear the kingdom news but are overwhelmed with worries about all the things they have to do and all the things they want to get. The stress strangles what they heard, and nothing comes of it. ²⁰ "But the seed planted in the good earth represents those who hear the Word, embrace it, and produce a harvest beyond their wildest dreams."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Mark 4:3, Mark 4:23, Mark 4:24, Mark 7:14, Mark 7:16, Matthew 11:15, Matthew 13:9, Matthew 15:10, Luke 8:18, Revelation 3:6, Revelation 3:13, Revelation 3:22

Reciprocal: Job 33:1 - hear Luke 4:5 - taking

Cross-References

Genesis 4:9
God said to Cain, "Where is Abel your brother?" He said, "How should I know? Am I his babysitter?"

Genesis 4:13
Cain said to God , "My punishment is too much. I can't take it! You've thrown me off the land and I can never again face you. I'm a homeless wanderer on Earth and whoever finds me will kill me."

Proverbs 28:13
You can't whitewash your sins and get by with it; you find mercy by admitting and leaving them.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he said unto them,.... To the multitude of hearers that were on the sea shore attending to the word preached, and among whom, doubtless, there were all those sorts of hearers mentioned in this parable:

he that hath ears to hear, let him hear: observe, and take notice of what has been said, as being of the greatest moment and importance: for a larger explanation and illustration of this parable, see the notes on Matthew 13:3.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Mark 4:9. And 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, και ὁ συνιων συνιετω, and whoso understandeth, let him understand.