Matthew 13:9

Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

Cross-reference

In Matthew 13:43, the same call 'He who has ears to hear' concludes the parable of the wheat and tares.

In Matthew 13:16, Jesus declares the disciples' ears blessed because they hear — the very hearing he calls for here.

Matthew 11:15 uses the identical exhortation 'whoever has ears, let them hear,' repeated by Jesus in different contexts.

Revelation 13:9 directly quotes 'If anyone has an ear, let him hear' — the same formula Jesus uses, now urging discernment about the beast.

Revelation 3:22 closes the Laodicean letter with the exact phrase 'ears to hear', echoing Matthew's call for spiritual receptivity.

Revelation 3:13 carries the same refrain 'ears to hear', tying the call to the Philadelphian church's promise and Jesus' teaching style.

Revelation 3:6 again uses 'ears to hear', reinforcing the pattern: each church message closes with this invitation to listen spiritually.

Revelation 2:29 repeats the same 'ears to hear' refrain, linking each church letter's promise to Jesus' original call for discernment.

Revelation 2:17 uses the identical 'ears to hear' formula as an invitation to receive the Spirit's message, directly echoing Jesus' call.

Mark 4:23 Parallel

Mark 4:23 repeats the same call to hear, appearing later in the same chapter as a general principle.

Mark 4:9 Parallel

Mark 4:9 records the same saying 'whoever has ears to hear, let them hear' in the parallel parable.

Luke 8:8 Parallel

In Luke 8:8, this same exhortation ends the parable of the sower in a synoptic parallel.

Ezekiel 3:27 uses nearly identical wording—'He who will hear, let him hear'—directly prefiguring Jesus' phrase.

Revelation 2:7 repeats the exhortation to hear what the Spirit says, applying it to the churches' discernment.

In Revelation 2:7, the same phrase 'whoever has ears, let them hear' is used as a refrain to each church letter.

Luke 14:35 Parallel

In Luke 14:35, the same phrase appears at the end of the parable of salt — another use of this call to listen.

In Mark 7:14-16, Jesus again calls the crowd to listen and understand, expanding on the meaning of true hearing.