Discovery BoxMatthew 11:15 
Context11:15 The one who has ears had better listen! 1
Matthew 13:9
Context13:9 The one who has ears had better listen!” 2
Matthew 14:10
Context14:10 So 3 he sent and had John beheaded in the prison.
Matthew 18:2
Context18:2 He called a child, had him stand among them,
1 tn The translation “had better listen!” captures the force of the third person imperative more effectively than the traditional “let him hear,” which sounds more like a permissive than an imperative to the modern English reader. This was Jesus’ common expression to listen and heed carefully (cf. Matt 13:9, 43; Mark 4:9, 23; Luke 8:8, 14:35).
2 tn The translation “had better listen!” captures the force of the third person imperative more effectively than the traditional “let him hear,” which sounds more like a permissive than an imperative to the modern English reader. This was Jesus’ common expression to listen and heed carefully (cf. Matt 11:15, 13:43; Mark 4:9, 23; Luke 8:8, 14:35).
3 tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of previous action(s) in the narrative.
