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Matthew 11:14–15

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And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, which was for to come.
He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
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From verse 14

  1. Malachi 4:5Rank 1 from verse 14
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    5¶ Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord:

  2. Mark 9:11–13Rank 2 from verse 14
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    11¶ And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come?

    12And he answered and told them, Elias verily cometh first, and restoreth all things; and how it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things, and be set at nought.

    13But I say unto you, That Elias is indeed come, and they have done unto him whatsoever they listed, as it is written of him.

  3. Matthew 17:10–13Rank 3 from verse 14
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    10And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come?

    11And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things.

    12But I say unto you, That Elias is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them.

    13Then the disciples understood that he spake unto them of John the Baptist.

  4. Luke 1:17Rank 4 from verse 14
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    17And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.

  5. John 1:21–23Rank 5 from verse 14
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    21And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.

    22Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?

    23He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.

  6. 1 Corinthians 3:2Rank 6 from verse 14
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    2I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able.

  7. Ezekiel 2:5Rank 7 from verse 14
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    5And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear, (for they are a rebellious house,) yet shall know that there hath been a prophet among them.

  8. John 16:12Rank 8 from verse 14
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    12I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.

  9. Ezekiel 3:10–11Rank 9 from verse 14
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    10Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, all my words that I shall speak unto thee receive in thine heart, and hear with thine ears.

    11And go, get thee to them of the captivity, unto the children of thy people, and speak unto them, and tell them, Thus saith the Lord God; whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear.

  10. Revelation 20:4Rank 10 from verse 14
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    4And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.

From verse 15

  1. Matthew 13:9Rank 1 from verse 15
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    9Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

  2. Luke 8:8Rank 2 from verse 15
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    8And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

  3. Mark 4:23Rank 3 from verse 15
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    23If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.

  4. Matthew 13:43Rank 4 from verse 15
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    43Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

  5. Mark 4:9Rank 5 from verse 15
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    9And he said unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

  6. Luke 14:35Rank 6 from verse 15
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    35It is neither fit for the land, nor yet for the dunghill; but men cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

  7. Revelation 2:7Rank 7 from verse 15
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    7He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.

  8. Revelation 3:13Rank 8 from verse 15
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    13He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

  9. Revelation 2:29Rank 9 from verse 15
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    29He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

  10. Revelation 2:17Rank 10 from verse 15
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    17He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.

  11. Revelation 2:11Rank 11 from verse 15
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    11He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.

  12. Revelation 3:22Rank 12 from verse 15
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    22He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

  13. Revelation 3:6Rank 13 from verse 15
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    6He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

  14. Mark 7:15Rank 14 from verse 15
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    15There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man.

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Matthew 11:14

COMBINED MEANING

ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Matthew 11:15

COMBINED MEANING

ears

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Plural form of ear. Sense 1: The organ of hearing. Sense 2: The seed-bearing head of grain.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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hear

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Sense 1: To perceive sound or spoken words. Sense 2: To receive or learn by report. Sense 3: To listen to, regard, or heed. Sense 4: To attend favourably to a request.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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let

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Sense 1: To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain. Sense 2: To lower or send down.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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11:7¶ And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?

11:8But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings’ houses.

11:9But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet.

11:10For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.

11:11Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

11:12And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.

11:13For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.

11:14And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, which was for to come.

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11:15He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

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