“ Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. ”
In parables - The word “parable” is derived from a Greek word signifying “to compare together,” and denotes a similitude taken from a natural object to illustrate a spiritual or moral subject. It...
Parable of the Sower ( Mark 4:1-9 *, Luke 8:4-8 ). Matthew 13:10-15 . The Use of Parables ( Mark 4:10-12 *, Luke 8:9 f.).
Who: i.e. Him who hears.
9. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. These words were intended partly to show that all were not endued with true understanding to comprehend what he said, and partly to arouse his dis...
Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. Who hath ears to hear, etc. - Let every person who feels the necessity of being instructed in the things which concern his soul's welfare pay attention to what is...
And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up: No JFB commentary on these verses.
A Day of Parables 1-3a. Teaching by parables begun ( Mark 4:1 ; Luke 8:4 ). This chapter introduces a new type of teaching, that by parables. St. Matthew gives us a group of seven, the first four...
Who hath ears to hear. — The formula had been used, as we have seen before (comp. Note on Matthew 11:15 ). It was probably familiar in the schools of the Rabbis, when they were testing the ingenui...
Chapter 11 The Parables of the Kingdom - Matthew 13:1-58 "THE same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side." We can well imagine that, after such a series of discouragements an...
Sowing in Different Soils Matthew 13:1-9 The varying results of gospel preaching are due, not primarily to the sower or to the seed, but to the ground. Four classes of hearers are described in...
This chapter contains the seven parables of the Kingdom. The reason for the parabolic teaching of Christ is set forth here. This first parable was spoken to the multitudes (verses Mat 13:2-3). Its ex...
"And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow; (4) And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up: (5) Some f...
PREACHER AND PEOPLE ‘Other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.’ Matthew 13:8-9 Preacher...
Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. Not externally only, but internally; he that has ears given him to hear, so as to understand, let him make use of them, and seriously consider of, and diligentl...
Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. Ver. 9. Who hath ears to hear, &c. ] q.d. Some have ears to hear, some not. So he divideth his hearers into auritos et surdos. All men have not faith,...
When he sowed, some seeds fell by the way-side By the side of a beaten path which lay through the ground he was sowing. This wayside being neither broken up by the plough nor hedged in, the seed th...
This chapter begins a new division of the book. Israel is looked at as set aside because of unbelief: the Lord went out of the house (typically Israel's house), and set by the seaside. The sea is typ...
The Parable of the Sower; Why Christ Taught in Parables; Of the Sower and the Seed. 1 The same day went Jesus out of the house,...
Ver. 4-9. There is some difference in the terms used by Mark and Luke in their relations of this parable, Mark 4:3-8 , and Luke 8:4-8 ; but none that are material, nor much to be considered by...
The Eight Parables of The Kingly Rule of Heaven (13:1-53). Having made clear that the Kingly Rule of Heaven is advancing forcefully ( Matthew 11:12 ) and that through Jesus' activities as the Serv...
CRITICAL NOTES PRELIMINARY REMARKS The parables of Jesus .—The word “parable” has in the New Testament, in its application to the discourses of Jesus, a considerably wider meaning than the one i...
Matthew 13:1-9 The Parable of the Sower. In the parable of the sower there is nothing at all novel. Our Saviour did not affect novelty in His illustrations of what He had to say to men about Divi...
Matthew 13:1-2 . The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side. And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat, and the whole multitu...
Matthew 13:2 . He went into a ship. A small vessel or boat, probably belonging to one of the disciples, several of whom were fishermen. Matthew 13:3 . He spake many things to them in parables....
EXPOSITION A few remarks by way of introduction to the characteristic portion of this chapter ( Matthew 13:1-40 ). (1) We have here a collection of the Lord's parables, all spoken, as it woul...
Jesus cries out in conclusion: Who hath ears to hear, let him. hear. A hint that there is a hidden meaning in the story, and that every hearer should find this meaning and apply it properly. Where...
Matthew 11:15 ; Matthew 13:16 ; Mark 4:23 ; Mark 4:9 ; Mark 7:14-16 ; Revelation 13:8 ; Revelation 13:9 ; Revelation 2:11 ; Revelation 2:17 ; Revelation 2:29 ; Revelation 2:7 ; Revelation...