Mark 4:9

9 And he said, "Whoever has ears to hear, 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 And other [seed] fell among the thorn plants, and the thorn plants came up and choked it, and it did not produce grain.

8 And other [seed] fell on the good soil, and produced grain, coming up and increasing, and it bore [a crop]--one thirty and one sixty and one a hundred [times as much].

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

10 And when he was alone, those around him together with the twelve began asking him about the parables.

11 And he said to them, "To you has been granted the secret of the kingdom of God, but to those who are outside everything is in parables,