Mark 4:9 Cross References - JMNT

⁹ Then He continued saying, "The one continually in possession of (habitually having) ears to continue hearing, let him continue to listen and be hearing!"

¹⁵ "Let the person now having ears to continue hearing, continue listening and hearing (or: = pay attention)!

⁹ Let the person possessing ears continue listening, hearing and paying attention."

¹⁰ With that, upon calling the crowd to Himself, He said to them, "Be constantly listening, so as to hear. And let things flow together, so as to understand:

³ "You folks listen, and be hearing. Look and take notice (See and consider). The one habitually sowing (The sower) went out to continue sowing (scattering seed).

²³ "If anyone continues possessing (or: proceeds in having) ears to continue hearing, let him continue listening so as to progressively hear!" ²⁴ He was further saying to them, "Habitually observe and take note of (face, look at and regard; pay attention to) what you folks are habitually listening to and hearing (or: are presently hearing). With what measure, rule, or standard you folks habitually measure (or: In the measure by which you repeatedly measure [people; situations; things] ormeasure out [to people]), it will habitually be measured in or for you (or: measured out to you); in fact, it will continue being placed toward you folks – or even added in you – or more (or: extra) will proceed being provided for you,

¹⁴ So, calling the crowd to Himself again, He began saying to them, "Everyone listen to Me (or: Hear Me – all of you folks –), and understand (or: let it flow together so as to get the meaning). ¹⁵ "There is nothing (not even one thing) from outside a person (a human) which, progressively entering into him, continues having power (is continuing able) to make him ritually defiled or unclean (or: can contaminate him or make him common). But to the contrary, the things habitually issuing forth from out of the person (human) – these things are habitually ritually defiling (contaminating; making common and unclean) the person (humanity). [comment: cf Hag. 2:4-19; here is a reverse-contagion: the Land is clean by the Spirit]

¹⁸ "Therefore, keep on looking at and noticing how you folks continue hearing (or: are habitually listening). You see, whoever can continue possessing (or: should habitually have and hold), to him it (or: He) will continue being given; and whoever can not continue possessing (or: should not habitually have and hold), even that which he constantly imagines (thinks; supposes; presumes; or: seems; appears; or: is supposed) to continue possessing will be progressively picked up and taken from him."

⁶ "Let the one having an ear continuously hear what the Spirit (or: Breath-effect; Attitude) is normally saying to the called-out communities."

¹³ "Let the person having an ear hear what the Spirit (Breath-effect) is repeatedly saying to the called-out communities!"

²² "Let the one who has an ear hear what the Spirit (Breath-effect) is presently saying to the called-out communities."