Who: i.e. Him who hears.
In parables - The word “parable” is derived from a Greek word signifying “to compare together,” and denotes a similitude taken from a natural obj...
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.).
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 com...
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 c...
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....
Who hath ears ] cp. Matthew 11:15 ; Matthew 13:43 ; Luke 8:8 ; Luke 14:35 ; Revelation 2:7 : see on Matthew 13:10 .
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...
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 imagi...
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...
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 sp...
"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, a...
PREACHER AND PEOPLE ‘Other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold. Who hath ears to...
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...
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...
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...
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 Israe...
The Parable of the Sower; Why Christ Taught in Parables; Of the Sower and the Seed....
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 non...
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 11:1...
The Parable of the Sowing of the Seed (13:3-9). This parable compares those who hear the word, and in three ways fail to receive it successfully,...
“He who has ears, let him hear.” Having told a story with a familiar ring Jesus then challenged His listeners to consider well how they interpreted...
CRITICAL NOTES PRELIMINARY REMARKS The parables of Jesus .—The word “parable” has in the New Testament, in its application to the discourses of...
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 ill...
Matthew 13:3-50 The Parables of the Kingdom. I. Taking these seven parables all together, notice, first, the fact that our Lord, in describing th...
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 h...
Matthew 13:3 . And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow; He had much instruction to give, and he...
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...
EXPOSITION A few remarks by way of introduction to the characteristic portion of this chapter ( Matthew 13:1-40 ). (1) We have here a collect...
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 sho...
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...
9 Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.