Matthew 13:9

The one who has ears had better listen!” ¹ 

Mt 11:15; Mt 13:16; Mr 4:9,23; Mr 7:14-16; Re 2:7,11,17,29; Re 3:6,13,22; Re 13:8,9

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 11:15, 13:43; Mark 4:9, 23; Luke 8:8, 14:35).