Mark 4:9

And he said unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

Cross-reference

Mark 4:3 Parallel

Mark 4:3 opens the parable with 'Listen!' — this verse closes with the same call to hear, framing the teaching.

Mark 4:23 Parallel

Mark 4:23 repeats this exact 'ears to hear' saying later, emphasizing the need to understand.

Mark 4:24 Parallel

Mark 4:24 follows with 'Consider carefully what you hear' — extending the call to heed Jesus' teaching.

Mark 7:16 Parallel

Mark 7:16 repeats the identical 'ears to hear' saying, reinforcing the call to spiritual perception.

Mark 7:14 Parallel

Mark 7:14 has Jesus again calling the crowd to listen and understand, echoing this same exhortation.

Matthew 11:15 uses the same 'ears to hear' formula, showing this is a consistent teaching of Jesus.

In Matthew 15:10, Jesus similarly calls 'Hear and understand' — a parallel invitation to spiritual perception.

Luke 8:18 Parallel

In Luke 8:18, this same saying leads to a warning about how one hears — connecting hearing to accountability.

In Revelation 3:6, this same phrase concludes a message to the church — linking hearing to the Spirit's call.

In Revelation 3:13, the identical exhortation appears for the church in Philadelphia.

In Revelation 3:22, this same refrain closes the Laodicean letter.

Matthew 13:15 explains why some cannot hear (calloused hearts), giving context to the 'ears to hear' call here.