Matthew 11:15

13 ^aFor all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.

14 And if you are willing to receive it, he is ^aElijah who is to come.

15 ^aHe who has ears to hear, let him hear!

16 ^a“But to what shall I liken this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to their companions,

17 and saying:
‘We played the flute for you,
And you did not¹ dance;
We mourned to you,
And you did not lament.’

18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon.’

Commentaries:

Barnes' Notes

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Matthew 11:15

He that hath ears ... - 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.

Other Barnes' Notes entries containing Matthew 11:15:

Malachi 4:5
Matthew 11:30
Matthew 13:3-9
Luke 14:34-35
John 5:24
Revelation 2:7

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