Matthew 11 · Verse 15

Matthew 11:15

He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

Matthew 11:15, King James Version

Matthew 11:15 in other translations

BSB	He who has ears, let him hear.
WEB	He who has ears to hear, let him hear.
ASV	He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
YLT	he who is having ears to hear--let him hear.
DARBY	He that has ears to hear, let him hear.
BBE	He who has ears, let him give ear.
Webster	He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

What does Matthew 11:15 mean?

Barnes' Notes

Verse 15. He that hath ears, etc. This expression is frequently used by Christ. It is a proverbial expression, implying that the highest attention should be given to what was spoken. The doctrine about John he regarded as of the greatest importance. He among you, says he, that has the faculty of understanding this, or that will believe that this is the Elijah spoken of, let him attend to it, and remember it.

(n) "He that hath" Rev 2:7

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 15 He that hath ears to hear, let him hear - As if our Lord had said, These things are so clear and manifest that a man has only to hear them to be convinced and fully satisfied of their truth. But neither the Jews of that time nor of the succeeding times to the present day, have heard or considered, these things. When spoken to on these subjects, their common custom is to stop their ears, spit out, and blaspheme; this shows not only a bad, but a ruined cause. They are deeply and willfully blind. They will not come unto the light, lest their deeds should become manifest, that they are not wrought in God. They have ears but they will not hear.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Matthew 11:7-15

What Christ said concerning John, was not only for his praise, but for the people's profit. Those who attend on the word will be called to give an account of their improvements. Do we think when the sermon is done, the care is over? No, then the greatest of the care begins. John was a self-denying man, dead to all the pomps of the world and the pleasures of sense. It becomes people, in all their appearances, to be…

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Matthew 11:15 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.

ὁhoThe [one]G3588

ἔχωνechōnhavingG2192

ὦταōtaearsG3775

ἀκουέτω.¶akouetōhe should hear.G191

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

Cross references for Matthew 11:15

Matthew 13:9
Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Luke 8:8
And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Mark 4:23
If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.
Matthew 13:43
Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Mark 4:9
And he said unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Luke 14:35
It is neither fit for the land, nor yet for the dunghill; but men cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Revelation 3:13
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
Revelation 2:7
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
Revelation 2:29
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
Revelation 2:17
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.
Revelation 2:11
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.
Revelation 3:6
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

13:9,43; Mr 4:9,23; 7:16; Lu 8:8; Re 2:7,11,17,29; 3:6,13,22

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

Matthew 11:14
And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, which was for to come.
Matthew 11:15
He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Matthew 11:16
But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,

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Matthew 11:15 in other languages

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