Matthew 13:16 - Forerunner Commentary

Matthew 13:16

14 And in them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, which says:
^a‘Hearing you will hear and shall not understand,
And seeing you will see and not ^bperceive;

15 For the hearts of this people have grown dull.
Their ears ^aare hard of hearing,
And their eyes they have ^bclosed,
Lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears,
Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn,
So that I¹ should ^cheal them.’

16 But ^ablessed are your eyes for they see, and your ears for they hear;

17 for assuredly, I say to you ^athat many prophets and righteous men desired to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.

The Parable of the Sower Explained

18 ^a“Therefore hear the parable of the sower:

19 When anyone hears the word ^aof the kingdom, and does not understand it, then the wicked one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is he who received seed by the wayside.

Verse Comparison: Matthew 13:16

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American Standard Version
But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they hear.

Amplified® Bible
But blessed (happy, fortunate, and to be envied) are your eyes because they do see, and your ears because they do hear.

Contemporary English Version
But God has blessed you, because your eyes can see and your ears can hear!

Darby English Version
But blessed are *your* eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear;

Good News Bible
"As for you, how fortunate you are! Your eyes see and your ears hear.

International Standard Version
"How blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear!

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

New American Standard Bible
"But blessed are your eyes, because they see; and your ears, because they hear.

New International Version
But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear.

New King James Version
But blessed are your eyes for they see, and your ears for they hear;

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"But your eyes receive a blessing because they see; and your ears, because they hear.

Young's Literal Translation
`And happy are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear,

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