The Ears to Ear Bible

Preserved but no longer current.

Meaning · English

An edition of 1810, in which Matt, xiii, 43, reads: "Who hath ears to ear, let him hear.

Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)

Sources & notes

Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.

Common questions

What does “The Ears to Ear Bible” mean?

An edition of 1810, in which Matt, xiii, 43, reads: "Who hath ears to ear, let him hear.

Is “The Ears to Ear Bible” formal or informal?

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