Matthew 13:17
15 For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’
16 But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear.
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.
18 Consider, then, the parable of the sower:
19 When anyone hears the message of the kingdom but does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- 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.
- KJV
- For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.
- WEB
- For most certainly I tell you that many prophets and righteous men desired to see the things which you see, and didn’t see them; and to hear the things which you hear, and didn’t hear them.
- ASV
- For verily I say unto you, that many prophets and righteous men desired to see the things which ye see, and saw them not; and to hear the things which ye hear, and heard them not.
- DARBY
- for verily I say unto you, that many prophets and righteous [men] have desired to see the things which ye behold and did not see [them], and to hear the things which ye hear and did not hear [them].
- BLB
- For truly I say to you⁺ that many prophets and righteous [men] desired to see what you⁺ see and did not see, and to hear what you⁺ hear and did not hear.
- ÅB
- For i sannhet sier jeg dere: Mange profeter og rettferdige har ønsket å se det dere ser, uten at de har fått se det; og å høre det dere hører, uten at de har fått høre det.
- OTB
- For jeg sier dere, mange profeter og rettferdige ønsket å se det dere ser og så det ikke, og å høre det dere hører og hørte det ikke.
- B1930
- For sannelig sier jeg eder: Mange profeter og rettferdige har attrådd å se det I ser, og har ikke fått se det, og å høre det I hører, og har ikke fått høre det.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 8:56
Your father Abraham rejoiced that he would see My day. He saw it and was glad.”
Read in contextHebrews 11:13
All these people died in faith, without having received the things they were promised. However, they saw them and welcomed them from afar. And they acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.
Read in context1 Peter 1:10–12
Concerning this salvation, the prophets who foretold the grace to come to you searched and investigated carefully,
Read in contextLuke 10:24
For 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.”
Read in contextHebrews 11:39–40
These were all commended for their faith, yet they did not receive what was promised.
Read in contextEphesians 3:5–6
which 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.
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