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Mark 4:9

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

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Apostasy;   Jesus, the Christ;   Jesus Continued;   Minister, Christian;   Sermon;   Sower;   Word of God;   The Topic Concordance - Bearing Fruit;   Understanding;   Word of God;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Apocalyptic;   Christ, Christology;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Allegory;   Mark, the Gospel of;   Sower;   Watch;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Discourse;   Doctrines;   Ear (2);   Hearing;   Parable;   Physical ;   Premeditation;   Teaching of Jesus;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Jesus of Nazareth;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Ear;   Mark, the Gospel According to;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - New Testament;  

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!"
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.
THE MESSAGE
"Are you listening to this? Really listening?"
Simplified Cowboy Version
Whoever has ears should be listening."

Contextual Overview

1 Again he began to teach beside the sea. Such a very large crowd gathered around him that he got into a boat on the sea and sat there, while the whole crowd was beside the sea on the land. 2 He began to teach them many things in parables, and in his teaching he said to them: 3 "Listen! A sower went out to sow. 4 And as he sowed, some seed fell on the path, and the birds came and ate it up. 5 Other seed fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil, and it sprang up quickly, since it had no depth of soil. 6 And when the sun rose, it was scorched; and since it had no root, it withered away. 7 Other seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no grain. 8 Other seed fell into good soil and brought forth grain, growing up and increasing and yielding thirty and sixty and a hundredfold." 9 And he said, "Let anyone with ears to hear listen!" 10 When he was alone, those who were around him along with the twelve asked him about the parables.

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 4:4
and Abel for his part brought of the firstlings of his flock, their fat portions. And the Lord had regard for Abel and his offering,
Genesis 4:9
Then the Lord said to Cain, "Where is your brother Abel?" He said, "I do not know; am I my brother's keeper?"
Genesis 4:11
And now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand.
Genesis 4:13
Cain said to the Lord , "My punishment is greater than I can bear!
Genesis 4:14
Today you have driven me away from the soil, and I shall be hidden from your face; I shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth, and anyone who meets me may kill me."
Genesis 37:32
They had the long robe with sleeves taken to their father, and they said, "This we have found; see now whether it is your son's robe or not."
Psalms 9:12
For he who avenges blood is mindful of them; he does not forget the cry of the afflicted.
Proverbs 28:13
No one who conceals transgressions will prosper, but one who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.
John 8:44
You are from your father the devil, and you choose to do your father's desires. He was a murderer from the beginning and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks according to his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies.

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.


 
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