Mark - 4:9



9 He said, "Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear."

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Explanation and meaning of Mark 4:9.

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And he said to them, 'He who is having ears to hear, let him hear.'
"Listen," He added, "every one who has ears to listen with!"
And he said to them, Whoever has ears, let him give ear.
And Jesus said, "Let anyone who has ears to hear with hear."

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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.

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.

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

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