Matthew 13:17
For truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous men longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
16But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear.
18Consider, then, the parable of the sower:
Cross References
Luke 10:24For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.”
Ephesians 3:5which was not made known to men in other generations as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God’s holy apostles and prophets.
Hebrews 11:39These were all commended for their faith, yet they did not receive what was promised.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 13:2-24
The Parable of the Sower; Why Christ Taught in Parables; Of the Sower and the Seed. 1 The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side. 2 And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore. 3 And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow; 4 And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up: 5 Some fell upon stony places, where… Read the whole commentary →