Mark 4 · Verse 9

Mark 4:9

And he said unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Mark 4:9, King James Version

Mark 4:9 in other translations

BSBThen Jesus said, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
WEBHe said, “Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear.”
ASVAnd he said, Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
YLTAnd he said to them, ‘He who is having ears to hear--let him hear.'
DARBYAnd he said, He that has ears to hear, let him hear.
BBEAnd he said to them, Whoever has ears, let him give ear.
WebsterAnd he said to them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

What does Mark 4:9 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
9. And he said unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. After this parable is recorded the Evangelist says:

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 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.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Mark 4:1-20

This parable contained instruction so important, that all capable of hearing were bound to attend to it. There are many things we are concerned to know; and if we understand not the plain truths of the gospel, how shall we learn those more difficult! It will help us to value the privileges we enjoy as disciples of Christ, if we seriously consider the deplorable state of all who have not such privileges. In the great…

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Mark 4:9 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

καὶkaiAndG2532
ἔλεγενelegenHe was sayingG3004
ὃςhos[He] whoG3739
ἔχειecheihasG2192
ὦταōtaearsG3775
ἀκούεινakoueinto hearG191
ἀκουέτω.¶akouetōhe should hear.G191

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Mark 4:9

  • Matthew 11:15

    He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

  • Mark 4:23-24

    If any man have ears to hear, let him hear. And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given.

  • Revelation 3:22

    He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

  • Revelation 3:13

    He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

  • Revelation 3:6

    He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

  • Luke 8:18

    Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he seemeth to have.

  • Mark 7:14-15

    And when he had called all the people unto him, he said unto them, Hearken unto me every one of you, and understand: There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man.

  • Matthew 15:10

    And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:

  • Matthew 13:9

    Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

  • Mark 4:3

    Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
See on ver.
3,23,24
7:14,16; Mt 11:15; 13:9; 15:10; Lu 8:18
Re 3:6,13,22

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Context

  • Mark 4:8

    And other fell on good ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some an hundred.

  • Mark 4:9

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

  • Mark 4:10

    And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable.

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Mark 4:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Entonces les dijo: El que tiene oídos para oir, oiga.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il dit: Qui a des oreilles pour entendre, qu’il entende.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und er sprach: Wer Ohren hat zu hören, der höre!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et dicebat: Qui habet aures audiendi, audiat.