Matthew 13:9 Meaning and Explanation
“Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.”
King James Version (KJV)
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What Does Matthew 13:9 Mean?
This short saying is the seal on the parable of the sower. Everyone in the crowd has physical ears, yet Jesus distinguishes hearing the sound from hearing the meaning. He throws responsibility back onto the listener.
To have ears to hear is to listen with a heart willing to receive and obey. The Lord will not force understanding on the unwilling, but He stirs the hungry to lean in. The verse turns a story about soil into a personal summons: do not merely let the words pass by, but take them in, ponder them, and let them bear their fruit in you.
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What does Matthew 13:9 mean?
Jesus closes the parable with a call to truly hear, not merely to listen.