Mark 4:9

9 And he concluded, "Whoever has ears to hear with, let him hear!"

Mark 4:9 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 4:9

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 13:3-9 ) .

Mark 4:9 In-Context

7 Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked it; so that it yielded no grain.
8 But other seed fell into rich soil and produced grain; it sprouted, and grew, and yielded a crop -- thirty, sixty, even a hundred times what was sown."
9 And he concluded, "Whoever has ears to hear with, let him hear!"
10 When Yeshua was alone, the people around him with the Twelve asked him about the parables.
11 He answered them, "To you the secret of the Kingdom of God has been given; but to those outside, everything is in parables,
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