Text -- Matthew 13:9 (NET)

13:9 The one who has ears had better listen!”

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Mat 13:9

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).