The Meaning of Revelation 13:9 Explained

Revelation 13:9

KJV: If any man have an ear, let him hear.

YLT: if any one hath an ear -- let him hear:

Darby: If any one has an ear, let him hear.

ASV: If any man hath an ear, let him hear.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

If any man  have  an ear,  let him hear. 

What does Revelation 13:9 Mean?

Verse Meaning

God and John called on the readers of this book to pay attention. Particularly those living at this time in the future should do so. Note that John made no reference to "the churches" as in similar exhortations in chapters2,3 ( Revelation 2:7; Revelation 2:11; Revelation 2:17; Revelation 2:29; Revelation 3:6; Revelation 3:13; Revelation 3:22). This supports the fact that Christians (i.e, believers living in the church age) will not be present on the earth at this time ( Revelation 3:10). It is what follows ( Revelation 13:10) that this verse announces, not what has preceded.

Context Summary

Revelation 13:1-18 - The Beast And His Worshipers
The horns symbolize power; the heads, intelligence; and the beast, an earthly kingdom. The dragon must stand for Satan, who has wrought his greatest achievements through earthly potentates and systems. It is through the world-power that the spleen and hatred of hell have been vented on the saints. What a comfort to know that the duration of such power is limited to 42 symbolic months, that is, 1,260 days (or years). If you are enduring hatred and persecution, be of good cheer, for your name is written in the Lamb's book of life, Revelation 13:8. This may well compensate us amid the most violent opposition.
The beast arising from the earth, Revelation 13:11-18, may represent the persecutions of papal Rome as contrasted with those of pagan Rome in the previous verses. Or this symbol may represent some of those modern devices by which men's hearts are turned from God, such as the new semi-religious schools of thought that strive for the empire of men's minds, or the customs of modern trade, Revelation 13:17. Be these as they may, the one outstanding lesson for us all is that the child of God is always in collision with the spirit of His age. [source]

Chapter Summary: Revelation 13

1  A beast rises out of the sea with seven heads and ten horns, to whom the dragon gives his power
11  Another beast comes out of the earth,
14  causes an image to be made of the former beast,
15  and that men should worship it,
16  and receive his mark

Greek Commentary for Revelation 13:9

If any one hath an ear [ει τις εχει ους]
Condition of first class, repetition of the saying in Revelation 2:7, Revelation 2:11, Revelation 2:17, Revelation 2:29, etc. [source]

What do the individual words in Revelation 13:9 mean?

If anyone has an ear let him hear
Εἴ τις ἔχει οὖς ἀκουσάτω

τις  anyone 
Parse: Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun, Nominative Masculine Singular
Root: τὶς  
Sense: a certain, a certain one.
οὖς  an  ear 
Parse: Noun, Accusative Neuter Singular
Root: οὖς  
Sense: the ear.
ἀκουσάτω  let  him  hear 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Imperative Active, 3rd Person Singular
Root: ἀκουστός 
Sense: to be endowed with the faculty of hearing, not deaf.

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