Matthew 13:17

Bishops' Bible (1568)

Ueryly I say vnto you, that many prophetes and ryghteous men haue desired to see those thynges which ye see, and haue not seene: and to heare those thynges which ye heare, and haue not hearde.

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  • John 8:56 : 56 Your father Abraham was glad to see my day: and he saw it, and reioyced.
  • Heb 11:13 : 13 These all dyed according to fayth, not hauing receaued the promises, but seing them a farre of, and beleuyng, and salutyng, and confessyng that they were straungers and pilgrimes on the earth.
  • 1 Pet 1:10-12 : 10 Of which saluation haue ye prophetes enquired & searched, which prophesied of the grace that should come vnto you: 11 Searchyng when or at what tyme the spirite of Christ which was in them, shoulde signifie, which spirite testified before, the passions that should happen vnto Christe, and the glorie that shoulde folowe after. 12 Unto which prophetes it was also declared, that not vnto them selues, but vnto vs, they shoulde minister ye thinges which are nowe shewed vnto you of them, which by the holy ghost sent downe from heauen, haue in the Gospell preached vnto you, the thynges which the Angels desire to beholde.
  • Luke 10:24 : 24 For I tell you, that many prophetes and kynges haue desired to see those thynges whiche ye see, & haue not seene them, and to heare those thinges which ye heare, and haue not hearde them.
  • Heb 11:39-40 : 39 And these all through fayth, obteyned good report, and receaued not the promise: 40 God prouidyng a better thyng for vs, that they without vs shoulde not be made perfect.
  • Eph 3:5-6 : 5 Which misterie in other ages was not opened vnto the sonnes of men, as it is nowe reuealed vnto his holy apostles and prophetes by the spirite, 6 That the gentiles shoulde be inheritours also, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christe, by the Gospell:

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Luke 10:23-24
    2 verses
    91%

    23And he turned to his disciples, & sayde secretely: Happy are the eyes which see the thynges that ye see.

    24For I tell you, that many prophetes and kynges haue desired to see those thynges whiche ye see, & haue not seene them, and to heare those thinges which ye heare, and haue not hearde them.

  • Matt 13:9-16
    8 verses
    85%

    9Who hath eares to heare, let hym heare.

    10And the disciples came, and sayde vnto hym: Why speakest thou to them by parables?

    11He aunswered and sayde vnto them: because it is geuen vnto you, to knowe the secretes of the kyngdome of heauen, but to them, it is not geuen.

    12For whosoeuer hath, to hym shalbe geuen, and he shall haue more aboundaunce: But whosoeuer hath not, from hym shalbe taken away, euen that he hath.

    13Therfore speake I to them in parables: because they seeyng, see not: and hearyng, they heare not: neither do they vnderstande.

    14And in them is fulfylled the prophesie of Esaias, saying: by hearyng ye shall heare, and shall not vnderstande, and seeyng, ye shall see, & shall not perceaue.

    15For this peoples heart is waxed grosse, and their eares are dull of hearyng, and their eyes haue they closed: lest at any tyme they shoulde see with their eyes, and heare with their eares, and shoulde vnderstande with their heart, & shoulde conuert, that I myght heale them.

    16But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your eares, for they heare.

  • Mark 4:11-13
    3 verses
    74%

    11And he sayde vnto them: To you it is geuen to knowe the misterie of the kingdome of God: But vnto them that are without, all thynges are done by parables,

    12That when they see, they may see and not discerne: and whe they heare, they may heare and not vnderstande, lest at any tyme, they shoulde turne, and their sinnes shoulde be forgeuen them.

    13And he sayde vnto them: Knowe ye not this parable? And howe then wyll ye knowe all other parables?

  • Matt 11:15
    73%

    15He that hath eares to heare, let him heare.

  • Luke 8:10
    72%

    10And he sayde, Unto you it is geuen to knowe the secretes of the kyngdome of God: but to other by parables, that when they see, they shoulde not see, and when they heare, they shoulde not vnderstande.

  • Luke 17:22-23
    2 verses
    72%

    22And he sayde vnto the disciples: the dayes wyll come, when ye shall desyre to see one day of the sonne of man, and ye shall not see it.

    23And they shall say to you, See here, see there: Go not after them, nor folowe them.

  • Matt 13:18
    72%

    18Heare ye therfore the similitude of the sower.

  • Acts 28:26-27
    2 verses
    71%

    26Saying: Go vnto this people, and say, with your eares shall ye heare, and shall not vnderstande: and with your eyes shall ye see, and not perceaue.

    27For the heart of this people is waxed grosse, & their eares are dull of hearing, and their eyes haue they closed: lest they shoulde see with their eyes, and heare with their eares, and vnderstande with their heartes, and shoulde be conuerted, and I shoulde heale them.

  • Mark 4:23
    71%

    23If any man haue eares to heare, let hym heare.

  • Luke 11:28
    71%

    28But he sayde: Yea rather happy are they that heare the worde of God, and kepe it.

  • Mark 7:16
    70%

    16If any man haue eares to heare, let hym heare.

  • Rom 15:21
    70%

    21But as it is written: To whom he was not spoken of, they shall see: and they that hearde not, shall vnderstande.

  • Mark 8:18
    70%

    18Haue ye eyes, and see not? and haue ye eares & heare not? Do ye not remember?

  • Matt 11:9
    70%

    9But what went ye out for to see? A prophete? yea I say vnto you, and more then a prophete.

  • Isa 42:20
    70%

    20Thou hast seene much, and kepest nothing: the eares are open, and no man heareth.

  • Mark 4:9
    70%

    9And he saide vnto them: He that hath eares to heare, let hym heare.

  • Luke 8:18
    69%

    18Take heede therfore, howe ye heare. For whosoeuer hath, to hym shalbe geuen: And whosoeuer hath not, from hym shalbe take, euen that same which he supposeth that he hath.

  • Matt 13:43
    69%

    43Then shall the ryghteous shine as the Sunne, in the kingdome of their father. Who hath eares to heare, let hym heare.

  • Luke 7:26
    69%

    26But what went ye foorth to see? A prophete? Yea, I say to you, and more then a prophete.

  • Isa 6:9
    69%

    9And he sayd, Go and tell this people: Heare in deede, yet vnderstande not, ye shall playnely see, and yet perceaue not.

  • Isa 32:3
    69%

    3The eyes of the seeing shall not be dim, and the eares of them that heare shall take diligent heede.

  • Luke 13:28
    69%

    28There shalbe weepyng & gnasshyng of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Iacob, and all the prophetes, in the kyngdome of God, and ye your selues thrust out.

  • John 3:11
    69%

    11Ueryly, veryly, I say vnto thee, we speake that we do knowe, & testifie that we haue seene: and ye receaue not our witnesse.

  • Matt 5:12
    69%

    12Reioyce, and be glad: for great is your rewarde in heauen. For so persecuted they the prophetes, whiche were before you.

  • Acts 13:40
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    40Beware therfore, lest that fall on you, which is spoken of in the prophetes:

  • Matt 13:34-35
    2 verses
    68%

    34All these thynges spake Iesus vnto the people in parables: and without a parable spake he not vnto them.

    35That it myght be fulfylled, which was spoken by the prophete, that sayth: I wyll open my mouth in parables, I wyll speake foorth thynges which haue ben kept secrete from the foundation of the worlde.

  • John 12:40-41
    2 verses
    68%

    40He hath blynded their eyes, and hardened their heart, that they shoulde not see with their eyes, & lest they should vnderstande with their hearte, & should be conuerted, and I should heale them.

    41Such thynges sayde Esaias, when he sawe his glory, and spake of hym.

  • Matt 12:17
    68%

    17That it might be fulfylled which was spoken by Esaias the prophete, saying:

  • Luke 14:15
    68%

    15When one of them, that sate at meate also, hearde these thynges, he sayde vnto hym: Happy is he that eateth bread in the kyngdome of God.

  • Isa 29:11
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    11And the vision of all the prophetes is become vnto you as the wordes of a booke that is sealed vp, whiche men deliuer to one that is learned, saying, Reade thou in it: and he saith, I can not, for it is sealed.

  • Luke 7:22
    68%

    22Then Iesus aunswered, and sayde vnto them: Go your way, and bryng worde agayne to Iohn, what thynges ye haue seene and hearde, howe that the blynde see, the halt go, the lepers are clensed, the deafe heare, the dead ryse agayne, to the poore is the Gospell preached,

  • Luke 19:42
    68%

    42Saying: If thou haddest knowen those thynges whiche belong vnto thy peace, euen in this thy day: But nowe are they hyd from thyne eyes.

  • Luke 13:35
    68%

    35Beholde, your house is left vnto you desolate. Ueryly I say to you, ye shall not see me, vntyll the tyme come that ye shall say, Blessed is he that commeth in the name of the Lorde.

  • Matt 21:32
    68%

    32For Iohn came vnto you by the way of righteousnes, & ye beleued hym not: but publicanes & harlottes beleued him. And ye, when ye had sene it were not moued afterwarde with repentaunce, that ye myght haue beleued hym.

  • John 20:29
    68%

    29Iesus sayth vnto hym: Thomas, because thou hast seene me, thou hast beleued: Blessed are they that haue not seene, and yet haue beleued.

  • Matt 11:5
    68%

    5The blinde receaue their sight, the halt do walke, the lepers are cleansed, and the deafe heare, the dead are raised vp, and the poore receaue the Gospell.