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Matthew 13:9

Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

KJV

ὁ ἔχων ὦτα ἀκουέτω.

Greek NT

Qui habet aures audiendi, audiat.

Vulgate

He that hath ears, let him hear.

ASV

He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

4 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

οὖς
ous
noun · 36×
ἀκούω
akouo
verb · 427×
ἔχω
echo
verb · 707×
o
article · 19778×

Textual variants

1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

notable
SBLGNT: ὦτα | WH/NIV: ὦτα | Treg/RP: + ἀκούειν
  • ὦταSBLGNT
  • ὦταWestcott-Hort, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • + ἀκούεινTregelles, Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Parable

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§546Jesus' invitation to enter his kingdom comes in the form of parables, a characteristic feature of his teaching.261 Through his parables he invites people to the feast of the kingdom, but he also asks for a radical choice: to gain the kingdom, one must give everything.262 Words are not enough, deeds are required.263 The parables are like mirrors for man: will he be hard soil or …

Cross-references

  • 2Chr 15:2 — And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The LORD is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake
  • Ezek 40:4 — And the man said unto me, Son of man, behold with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears, and set thine heart upon all that I shall shew thee; for to the intent that I might shew them unto thee art thou
  • Isa 32:9 — Rise up, ye women that are at ease; hear my voice, ye careless daughters; give ear unto my speech.
  • Mark 4:9 — And he said unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
  • Mark 4:9 — And he said unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
  • Mark 4:23 — If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.
  • Mark 7:14 — And when he had called all the people unto him, he said unto them, Hearken unto me every one of you, and understand:
  • Matt 4:17 — From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
  • Matt 11:15 — He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
  • Matt 11:15 — He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
  • Matt 13:16 — But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.
  • Prov 2:2 — So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;
  • Ps 49:1 — Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world:
  • Ps 78:1 — Give ear, O my people, to my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth.
  • Rev 2:7 — He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
  • Rev 2:7 — He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
  • Rev 2:11 — He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.
  • Rev 2:17 — He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name w
  • Rev 2:29 — He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
  • Rev 3:6 — He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
  • Rev 3:13 — He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
  • Rev 3:22 — He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
  • Rev 13:8 — And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.