Matthew 13:16

But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.

Revised King James New Testament

In The King James Version

But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.

In Context

15For this people's heart has become dull, and their ears are hard of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

17For truly I say to you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which you see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which you hear, and have not heard them.

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Cross References

Matthew 5:3Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Luke 2:29Lord, now let your servant depart in peace, according to your word:

John 20:29Jesus said to him, Because you have seen me, you have believed: blessed are those who have not seen, and yet have believed.

2 Corinthians 4:6For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, has shone in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.

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 →

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