Mark 4:9

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And he said,“Whoever has ears to hear had better listen!”

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Referenced Verses

  • Matt 11:15 : 15 The one who has ears had better listen!
  • Mark 4:23-24 : 23 If anyone has ears to hear, he had better listen!” 24 And he said to them,“Take care about what you hear. The measure you use will be the measure you receive, and more will be added to you.
  • Mark 7:14-15 : 14 Then he called the crowd again and said to them,“Listen to me, everyone, and understand. 15 There is nothing outside of a person that can defile him by going into him. Rather, it is what comes out of a person that defiles him.”
  • Luke 8:18 : 18 So listen carefully, for whoever has will be given more, but whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has will be taken from him.”
  • Rev 3:6 : 6 The one who has an ear had better hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’
  • Rev 3:13 : 13 The one who has an ear had better hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’
  • Rev 3:22 : 22 The one who has an ear had better hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’”
  • Matt 13:9 : 9 The one who has ears had better listen!”
  • Matt 15:10 : 10 True Defilement Then he called the crowd to him and said,“Listen and understand.
  • Mark 4:3 : 3 “Listen! A sower went out to sow.

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  • Matt 13:8-10
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    8But other seeds fell on good soil and produced grain, some a hundred times as much, some sixty, and some thirty.

    9The one who has ears had better listen!”

    10Then the disciples came to him and said,“Why do you speak to them in parables?”

  • Mark 4:23-26
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    23If anyone has ears to hear, he had better listen!”

    24And he said to them,“Take care about what you hear. The measure you use will be the measure you receive, and more will be added to you.

    25For whoever has will be given more, but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.”

    26The Parable of the Growing Seed He also said,“The kingdom of God is like someone who spreads seed on the ground.

  • Matt 11:15
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    15The one who has ears had better listen!

  • Luke 8:8-11
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    8But other seed fell on good soil and grew, and it produced a hundred times as much grain.” As he said this, he called out,“The one who has ears to hear had better listen!”

    9Then his disciples asked him what this parable meant.

    10He said,“You have been given the opportunity to know the secrets of the kingdom of God, but for others they are in parables, so that although they see they may not see, and although they hear they may not understand.

    11“Now the parable means this: The seed is the word of God.

  • Rev 13:9
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    9If anyone has an ear, he had better listen!

  • Mark 4:3-4
    2 verses
    80%

    3“Listen! A sower went out to sow.

    4And as he sowed, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.

  • Matt 13:18-19
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    18“So listen to the parable of the sower:

    19When anyone hears the word about the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches what was sown in his heart; this is the seed sown along the path.

  • Mark 4:33
    79%

    33The Use of Parables So with many parables like these, he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear.

  • Luke 8:18
    78%

    18So listen carefully, for whoever has will be given more, but whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has will be taken from him.”

  • Mark 4:10-14
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    77%

    10The Purpose of Parables When he was alone, those around him with the twelve asked him about the parables.

    11He said to them,“The secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to those outside, everything is in parables,

    12so that although they look they may look but not see, and although they hear they may hear but not understand, so they may not repent and be forgiven.”

    13He said to them,“Don’t you understand this parable? Then how will you understand any parable?

    14The sower sows the word.

  • Matt 13:23
    76%

    23But as for the seed sown on good soil, this is the person who hears the word and understands. He bears fruit, yielding a hundred, sixty, or thirty times what was sown.”

  • Mark 4:8
    76%

    8But other seed fell on good soil and produced grain, sprouting and growing; some yielded thirty times as much, some sixty, and some a hundred times.”

  • Rev 2:29
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    29The one who has an ear had better hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’

  • Matt 13:16
    76%

    16“But your eyes are blessed because they see, and your ears because they hear.

  • Mark 4:20
    75%

    20But these are the ones sown on good soil: They hear the word and receive it and bear fruit, one thirty times as much, one sixty, and one a hundred.”

  • Matt 13:12-14
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    12For whoever has will be given more, and will have an abundance. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.

    13For this reason I speak to them in parables: Although they see they do not see, and although they hear they do not hear nor do they understand.

    14And concerning them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled that says:‘You will listen carefully yet will never understand, you will look closely yet will never comprehend.

  • Rev 3:22
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    22The one who has an ear had better hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’”

  • Matt 13:3-4
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    3He told them many things in parables, saying:“Listen! A sower went out to sow.

    4And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them.

  • Matt 15:10
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    10True Defilement Then he called the crowd to him and said,“Listen and understand.

  • Mark 8:18
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    18Though you have eyes, don’t you see? And though you have ears, can’t you hear? Don’t you remember?

  • Rev 3:6
    74%

    6The one who has an ear had better hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’

  • Mark 4:18
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    18Others are the ones sown among thorns: They are those who hear the word,

  • Luke 14:35
    74%

    35It is of no value for the soil or for the manure pile; it is to be thrown out. The one who has ears to hear had better listen!”

  • Matt 13:43
    73%

    43Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. The one who has ears had better listen!

  • Rev 3:13
    73%

    13The one who has an ear had better hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’

  • Luke 8:15
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    15But as for the seed that landed on good soil, these are the ones who, after hearing the word, cling to it with an honest and good heart, and bear fruit with steadfast endurance.

  • Acts 28:26
    72%

    26when he said,‘Go to this people and say,“You will keep on hearing, but will never understand, and you will keep on looking, but will never perceive.

  • Isa 6:9
    72%

    9He said,“Go and tell these people:‘Listen continually, but don’t understand! Look continually, but don’t perceive!’

  • Isa 28:23
    72%

    23Pay attention and listen to my message! Be attentive and listen to what I have to say!

  • Mark 4:30
    72%

    30The Parable of the Mustard Seed He also asked,“To what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable can we use to present it?

  • Luke 8:5
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    5“A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell along the path and was trampled on, and the wild birds devoured it.

  • Matt 13:37
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    37He answered,“The one who sowed the good seed is the Son of Man.