Matthew 13:16

Bible in Basic English (1941)

But a blessing be on your eyes, because they see; and on your ears, because they are open.

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Referenced Verses

  • Luke 10:23-24 : 23 And, turning to the disciples, he said privately, Happy are the eyes which see the things you see: 24 For I say to you that numbers of prophets and kings have had a desire to see the things which you see, and have not seen them, and to have knowledge of the things which have come to your ears, and they had it not.
  • Matt 16:17 : 17 And Jesus made answer and said to him, A blessing on you, Simon Bar-jonah: because this knowledge has not come to you from flesh and blood, but from my Father in heaven.
  • Eph 1:17-18 : 17 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him; 18 And that having the eyes of your heart full of light, you may have knowledge of what is the hope of his purpose, what is the wealth of the glory of his heritage in the saints,
  • 2 Cor 4:6 : 6 Seeing that it is God who said, Let light be shining out of the dark, who has put in our hearts the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
  • John 20:29 : 29 Jesus said to him, Because you have seen me you have belief: a blessing will be on those who have belief though they have not seen me!
  • Acts 26:18 : 18 To make their eyes open, turning them from the dark to the light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may have forgiveness of sins and a heritage among those who are made holy by faith in me.
  • Matt 5:3-9 : 3 Happy are the poor in spirit: for the kingdom of heaven is theirs. 4 Happy are those who are sad: for they will be comforted. 5 Happy are the gentle: for the earth will be their heritage. 6 Happy are those whose heart's desire is for righteousness: for they will have their desire. 7 Happy are those who have mercy: for they will be given mercy. 8 Happy are the clean in heart: for they will see God. 9 Happy are the peacemakers: for they will be named sons of God. 10 Happy are those who are attacked on account of righteousness: for the kingdom of heaven will be theirs. 11 Happy are you when men give you a bad name, and are cruel to you, and say all evil things against you falsely, because of me.
  • Luke 2:29-30 : 29 Now you are letting your servant go in peace, O Lord, as you have said; 30 For my eyes have seen your salvation,

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Matt 13:17-18
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    17 For truly, I say to you that prophets and upright men had a desire to see the things which you see, and saw them not; and to have knowledge of the words which have come to your ears, and they had it not.

    18 Give ear, then, to the story of the man who put the seed in the earth.

  • Matt 13:13-15
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    13 For this reason I put things into the form of stories; because they see without seeing, and give ear without hearing, and the sense is not clear to them.

    14 And for them the words of Isaiah have come true, Though you give ear, you will not get knowledge; and seeing, you will see, but the sense will not be clear to you:

    15 For the heart of this people has become fat and their ears are slow in hearing and their eyes are shut; for fear that they might see with their eyes and give hearing with their ears and become wise in their hearts and be turned again to me, so that I might make them well.

  • Luke 10:23-24
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    23 And, turning to the disciples, he said privately, Happy are the eyes which see the things you see:

    24 For I say to you that numbers of prophets and kings have had a desire to see the things which you see, and have not seen them, and to have knowledge of the things which have come to your ears, and they had it not.

  • Mark 4:12-13
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    12 So that seeing they may see, and it will not be clear to them; and hearing it, they will not get the sense; for fear that they may be turned again to me and have forgiveness.

    13 And he said to them, If you are not clear about this story, how will you be clear about the others?

  • Acts 28:26-27
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    26 Go to this people and say, Though you give ear, you will not get knowledge; and seeing, you will see, but the sense will not be clear to you:

    27 For the heart of this people has become fat and their ears are slow in hearing and their eyes are shut; for fear that they might see with their eyes and give hearing with their ears and become wise in their hearts and be turned again to me, so that I might make them well.

  • Matt 13:9-11
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    9 He who has ears, let him give ear.

    10 And the disciples came and said to him, Why do you say things to them in the form of stories?

    11 And he said to them in answer, To you is given the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

  • Matt 20:33-34
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    33 They say to him, Lord, that our eyes may be open.

    34 And Jesus, being moved with pity, put his fingers on their eyes: and straight away they were able to see, and went after him.

  • Matt 11:15
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    15 He who has ears, let him give ear.

  • Mark 8:18
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    18 Having eyes, do you not see? and having ears, have you no hearing? and have you no memory?

  • John 12:40-41
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    40 He has made their eyes blind, and their hearts hard; for fear that they might see with their eyes and get knowledge with their hearts, and be changed, and I might make them well.

    41 (Isaiah said these words because he saw his glory. His words were about him.)

  • Luke 11:28
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    28 But he said, More happy are they who give hearing to the word of God and keep it.

  • Isa 32:3
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    3 And the eyes of those who see will not be shut, and those who have hearing will give ear to the word.

  • Mark 4:9
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    9 And he said to them, Whoever has ears, let him give ear.

  • Isa 6:9-10
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    9 And he said, Go, and say to this people, You will go on hearing, but learning nothing; you will go on seeing, but without getting wiser.

    10 Make the hearts of this people fat, and let their ears be stopped, and their eyes shut; for fear that they may see with their eyes, and be hearing with their ears, and their heart may become wise, and they may be turned to me and made well.

  • Isa 42:18
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    18 Give ear, you whose ears are shut; and let your eyes be open, you blind, so that you may see.

  • Mark 7:16
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  • Mark 4:23
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    23 If any man has ears, let him give ear.

  • Luke 6:20-21
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    20 And turning his eyes to his disciples he said, Happy are you who are poor: for the kingdom of God is yours.

    21 Happy are you who are in need of food now: for you will be made full. Happy are you who are weeping now; for you will be glad.

  • Matt 11:4-5
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    4 And Jesus, answering, said to them, Go and give news to John of the things which you are seeing and hearing:

    5 The blind see; those who were not able to, are walking; lepers are made clean; those who were without hearing, now have their ears open; the dead come to life again, and the poor have the good news given to them.

  • Matt 5:8
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    8 Happy are the clean in heart: for they will see God.

  • John 9:41
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    41 Jesus said to them, If you were blind you would have no sin: but now that you say, We see; your sin is there still.

  • Matt 15:31
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    31 So that the people were full of wonder when they saw that those who had no voice were talking, the feeble were made strong, those whose bodies were broken had the power of walking, and the blind were able to see: and they gave glory to the God of Israel.

  • Isa 42:20
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    20 Seeing much, but keeping nothing in mind; his ears are open, but there is no hearing.

  • Luke 7:22
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    22 And answering them he said, Go back and give news to John of what you have seen, and the things which have come to your ears; the blind now see, those who had no power in their legs are walking, lepers are made clean, those who had no hearing now have their ears open, dead men come to life again, and the poor have the good news given to them.

  • John 20:29
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    29 Jesus said to him, Because you have seen me you have belief: a blessing will be on those who have belief though they have not seen me!

  • Matt 9:29-30
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    29 Then he put his hand on their eyes, saying, As your faith is, let it be done to you.

    30 And their eyes were made open. And Jesus said to them sharply, Let no man have knowledge of it.

  • Isa 29:18
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    18 And in that day those whose ears are stopped will be hearing the words of the book; and the eyes of the blind will see through the mist and the dark.

  • Luke 8:10
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    10 And he said, To you is given knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of God; but to the others, they are given in stories, so that seeing, they may not see, and though they give hearing, the sense will not be clear to them.

  • Matt 13:43
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    43 Then will the upright be shining as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him give ear.

  • John 13:17
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    17 If these things are clear to you, happy are you if you do them.

  • Luke 24:16
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    16 But their eyes were not open that they might have knowledge of him.

  • Luke 14:15
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    15 And, hearing these words, one of those who were at table with him said to him, Happy is the man who will be a guest in the kingdom of God.

  • John 9:39
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    39 And Jesus said, I came into this world to be a judge, so that those who do not see may see, and those who see may become blind.

  • Isa 35:5
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    5 Then the eyes of the blind will see, and the ears which are stopped will be open.

  • Luke 18:42
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    42 And Jesus said, See again: your faith has made you well.

  • Mark 10:51
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    51 And Jesus said to him, What would you have me do to you? And the blind man said, Master, make me able to see.