Matius 13:43

13:43 Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. ¹  The one who has ears had better listen! ² 

[13:43]  ¹ sn An allusion to Dan 12:3.

[13:43]  ² 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, 13:9; Mark 4:9, 23; Luke 8:8, 14:35).