Matthew 13:9 - Forerunner Commentary

Matthew 13:9

7 And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up and choked them.

8 But others fell on good ground and yielded a crop: some ^aa hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.

9 ^aHe who has ears to hear, let him hear!”

The Purpose of Parables

10 And the disciples came and said to Him, “Why do You speak to them in parables?”

11 He answered and said to them, “Because ^ait has been given to you to know the¹ mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.

12 ^aFor whoever has, to him more will be given, and he will have abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.

13 Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.

14 And in them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, which says:
^a‘Hearing you will hear and shall not understand,
And seeing you will see and not ^bperceive;

15 For the hearts of this people have grown dull.
Their ears ^aare hard of hearing,
And their eyes they have ^bclosed,
Lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears,
Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn,
So that I¹ should ^cheal them.’

16 But ^ablessed are your eyes for they see, and your ears for they hear;

17 for assuredly, I say to you ^athat many prophets and righteous men desired to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.

The Parable of the Sower Explained

18 ^a“Therefore hear the parable of the sower:

19 When anyone hears the word ^aof the kingdom, and does not understand it, then the wicked one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is he who received seed by the wayside.

Verse Comparison: Matthew 13:9

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American Standard Version
He that hath ears, let him hear.

Amplified® Bible
He who has ears [to hear], let him be listening {and} let him consider {and} perceive {and} comprehend by hearing.

Contemporary English Version
If you have ears, pay attention!

Darby English Version
He that has ears, let him hear.

Good News Bible
And Jesus concluded, "Listen, then, if you have ears!"

International Standard Version
Let the person who has ears listen!"

King James Version
Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

New American Standard Bible
"He who has ears, let him hear."

New International Version
He who has ears, let him hear."

New King James Version
He who has ears to hear, let him hear!"

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"He who has ears, let him hear."

Young's Literal Translation
He who is having ears to hear -- let him hear.'

New English Translation
The one who has ears had better listen!”¹

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