Mark 4:23

If you want to understand this, you should consider carefully what you have just heard.”

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.

In Context

22Similarly, there are some parts of God’s message that people do not know. But he intends that people will understand all the things that they do not know now.

24Then he said to them, “Consider carefully what you hear me say to you, for God will let you understand to the same degree that you consider what I say. He will let you understand even more than that.

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Cross References

Matthew 11:15If you want to understand this, you must think carefully [MTY] about what I have just said [MTY].”

Revelation 2:11Everyone who wants to understand [MTY] must listen carefully to the message that God’s Spirit speaks to the congregations. After those who conquer Satan die, they will live with God. They will never suffer again, even though many others will suffer as though they died a second time.’”

Revelation 2:29Everyone who wants to understand [MTY] must listen carefully to the message that God’s Spirit speaks to the congregations.’”

Matthew Henry on Mark 4:22-35

The Gradual Advance of the Gospel. 21 And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick? 22 For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad. 23 If any man have ears to hear, let him hear. 24 And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given. 25 For he that hath, to him shall be… Read the whole commentary →

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