Matthew 11:15 (YLT)

Passage

he who is having ears to hear--let him hear.

Nearby Context

Matthew 11:13 for all the prophets and the law till John did prophesy,

Matthew 11:14 and if ye are willing to receive <FI>it<Fi> , he is Elijah who was about to come;

Matthew 11:15 he who is having ears to hear--let him hear.

Matthew 11:16 `And to what shall I liken this generation? it is like little children in market-places, sitting and calling to their comrades,

Matthew 11:17 and saying, We piped unto you, and ye did not dance, we lamented to you, and ye did not smite the breast.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "having", "ears", and "hear--let". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "having" and "ears", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "and if ye are willing to receive..." into verse 16's "And to what shall I liken this...", so "having" and "ears" belong inside that flow. In Matthew context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "having" and "ears" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.