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Monday, August 4th, 2025
the Week of Proper 13 / Ordinary 18
the Week of Proper 13 / Ordinary 18
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Literal Standard Version
Mark 4:9
And He said to them, "He who is having ears to hear—let him hear."
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Christian Standard Bible®
Then he said, “Let anyone who has ears to hear listen.”
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.
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.
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."
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."
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!"
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."
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."
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."
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."
Then Jesus said, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear."
Contemporary English Version
Then Jesus said, "If you have ears, pay attention."
Then Jesus said, "If you have ears, pay attention."
Complete Jewish Bible
And he concluded, "Whoever has ears to hear with, let him hear!"
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.
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!"
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.
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.
And he said, He who has ears to hear, let him hear.
Good News Translation
And Jesus concluded, "Listen, then, if you have ears!"
And Jesus concluded, "Listen, then, if you have ears!"
Lexham English Bible
And he said, "Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear!"
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.
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.
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.
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."
He said, "Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear."
International Standard Version
He added, "Let the person who has ears to hear, listen!"
He added, "Let the person who has ears to hear, listen!"
Etheridge Translation
And he said, Whoever hath ears to hear, let him hear.
And he said, Whoever hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Murdock Translation
And he said: Whoever hath ears to hear, let him hear.
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.
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.
And he said, Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
World English Bible
He said, "Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear."
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.
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!"
"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.
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.
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.
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!"
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!"
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."
Then he said, "Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand."
New Life Bible
He said to them, "You have ears, then listen!"
He said to them, "You have ears, then listen!"
New Revised Standard
And he said, "Let anyone with ears to hear listen!"
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!
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.
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."
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.
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.'
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.
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.
he that hath ears to hear, said he, let him hear.
THE MESSAGE
"Are you listening to this? Really listening?"
"Are you listening to this? Really listening?"
Simplified Cowboy Version
Whoever has ears should be listening."
Whoever has ears should be listening."
Contextual Overview
1And again He began to teach by the sea, and there was gathered to Him a great multitude, so that He, having gone into the boat, sat in the sea, and all the multitude was near the sea, on the land, 2and He taught them many things in allegories, and He said to them in His teaching: 3"Listen, behold, the sower went forth to sow; 4and it came to pass, in the sowing, some fell by the way, and the birds of the sky came and devoured it; 5and other fell on the rocky ground, where it did not have much earth, and immediately it sprang forth, because of having no depth of earth, 6and the sun having risen, it was scorched, and because of having no root it withered; 7and other fell toward the thorns, and the thorns came up and choked it, and it gave no fruit; 8and other fell to the good ground, and was giving fruit, coming up and increasing, and it was bearing, one thirty-fold, and one sixty, and one a hundred." 9And He said to them, "He who is having ears to hear—let him hear."10And when He was alone, those around Him, with the Twelve, asked Him of the allegory,
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, he has brought, he also, from the female firstlings of his flock, and from their fat ones; and YHWH looks to Abel and to his present,
and Abel, he has brought, he also, from the female firstlings of his flock, and from their fat ones; and YHWH looks to Abel and to his present,
Genesis 4:9
And YHWH says to Cain, "Where [is] your brother Abel?" And he says, "I have not known; am I my brother's keeper?"
And YHWH says to Cain, "Where [is] your brother Abel?" And he says, "I have not known; am I my brother's keeper?"
Genesis 4:11
and now, cursed [are] you from the ground, which has opened her mouth to receive the blood of your brother from your hand;
and now, cursed [are] you from the ground, which has opened her mouth to receive the blood of your brother from your hand;
Genesis 4:13
And Cain says to YHWH, "My punishment is too great than to bear;
And Cain says to YHWH, "My punishment is too great than to bear;
Genesis 4:14
behold, You have driven me today from off the face of the ground, and from Your face I am hid; and I have been a wanderer, even a trembling one, in the earth, and it has been—everyone finding me will slay me."
behold, You have driven me today from off the face of the ground, and from Your face I am hid; and I have been a wanderer, even a trembling one, in the earth, and it has been—everyone finding me will slay me."
Genesis 37:32
and send the long coat, and they bring [it] to their father, and say, "We have found this; please discern whether it [is] your son's coat or not."
and send the long coat, and they bring [it] to their father, and say, "We have found this; please discern whether it [is] your son's coat or not."
Psalms 9:12
For He who is seeking for blood || Has remembered them, || He has not forgotten the cry of the afflicted.
For He who is seeking for blood || Has remembered them, || He has not forgotten the cry of the afflicted.
Proverbs 28:13
Whoever is covering his transgressions does not prosper, || And he who is confessing and forsaking has mercy.
Whoever is covering his transgressions does not prosper, || And he who is confessing and forsaking has mercy.
John 8:44
You are of a father—the Devil, and the desires of your father you will to do; he was a manslayer from the beginning, and he has not stood in the truth, because there is no truth in him; when one may speak the falsehood, he speaks of his own, because he is a liar—also his father.
You are of a father—the Devil, and the desires of your father you will to do; he was a manslayer from the beginning, and he has not stood in the truth, because there is no truth in him; when one may speak the falsehood, he speaks of his own, because he is a liar—also his father.
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 Î¿Ì ÏÏ Î½Î¹Ïν ÏÏ Î½Î¹ÎµÏÏ, and whoso understandeth, let him understand.
