Matthew 13:16

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • Luke 10:23-24 : 23 And he turned to his disciples and said privately, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that you see: 24 For I tell you, that many prophets and kings 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.
  • Matt 16:17 : 17 And Jesus answered and said to him, Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood have not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven.
  • Eph 1:17-18 : 17 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him: 18 The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, and what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,
  • 2 Cor 4:6 : 6 For 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 Jesus Christ.
  • John 20:29 : 29 Jesus said to him, Thomas, because you have seen me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.
  • Acts 26:18 : 18 To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith that is in me.
  • Matt 5:3-9 : 3 Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. 5 Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. 6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled. 7 Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. 8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. 9 Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God. 10 Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 11 Blessed are you when men shall revile you and persecute you, and shall say all kinds of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
  • Luke 2:29-30 : 29 Lord, now you let your servant depart in peace, according to your word, 30 for my eyes have seen your salvation,

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  • Matt 13:17-18
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    17 Truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous men desired to see the things you see but did not see them, and to hear the things you hear but did not hear them.

    18 Listen then to what the parable of the sower means.

  • Matt 13:13-15
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    13 This is why I speak to them in parables: Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.

    14 In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah: By hearing, you shall hear and shall not understand; and seeing, you shall see and shall not perceive.

    15 For this people's heart has become 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.

  • Luke 10:23-24
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    23 And he turned to his disciples and said privately, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that you see:

    24 For I tell you, that many prophets and kings 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.

  • Mark 4:12-13
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    12 that seeing they may see and not perceive, and hearing they may hear and not understand, lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.

    13 And he said to them, Do you not know this parable? How then will you know all parables?

  • Acts 28:26-27
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    26 saying, Go to this people and say, Hearing you will hear, and shall not understand; and seeing you will see, and not perceive.

    27 For the heart of this people has grown dull. 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 understand with their heart, and turn, so that I should heal them.

  • Matt 13:9-11
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    9 He who has ears to hear, let him hear.

    10 And the disciples came to Him and asked, Why do You speak to them in parables?

    11 He replied, Because it is given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

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

    34 So Jesus had compassion on them, and touched their eyes: and immediately their sight was restored, and they followed him.

  • Matt 11:15
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    15 He who has ears to hear, let him hear.

  • Mark 8:18
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    18 Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear? And do you not remember?

  • John 12:40-41
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    40 He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, lest they should see with their eyes, and understand with their hearts and turn, and I should heal them.

    41 These things Isaiah said when he saw his glory and spoke of him.

  • Luke 11:28
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    28 But he said, On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it.

  • Isa 32:3
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    3 And the eyes of those who see shall not be dim, and the ears of those who hear shall listen.

  • Mark 4:9
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    9 And he said to them, He who has ears to hear, let him hear.

  • Isa 6:9-10
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    9 And He said, Go and tell this people, You hear indeed, but do not understand; and you see indeed, but do not perceive.

    10 Make the heart of this people dull, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and be converted and healed.

  • Isa 42:18
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    18 Hear, you deaf; and look, you blind, that you may see.

  • Mark 7:16
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    16 If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.

  • Mark 4:23
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    23 If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.

  • Luke 6:20-21
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    20 And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed are you poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.

    21 Blessed are you that hunger now: for you shall be filled. Blessed are you that weep now: for you shall laugh.

  • Matt 11:4-5
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    4 Jesus answered and said to them, Go and show John again those things which you hear and see:

    5 The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.

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    8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall 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 you say, We see; therefore your sin remains.

  • Matt 15:31
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    31 So that the multitude wondered, when they saw the mute speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame walk, and the blind see: and they glorified the God of Israel.

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    20 Seeing many things, but you do not observe; opening the ears, but he does not hear.

  • Luke 7:22
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    22 Then Jesus answering said to them, Go your way, and tell John what things you have seen and heard: how the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached.

  • John 20:29
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    29 Jesus said to him, Thomas, because you have seen me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.

  • Matt 9:29-30
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    29 Then he touched their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you.

    30 And their eyes were opened; and Jesus sternly charged them, saying, See that no man knows it.

  • Isa 29:18
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    18 And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity, and out of darkness.

  • Luke 8:10
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    10 And he said, To you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.

  • Matt 13:43
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    43 Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Whoever has ears, let them hear.

  • John 13:17
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    17 If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.

  • Luke 24:16
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    16 But their eyes were restrained, so that they did not know him.

  • Luke 14:15
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    15 And when one of them who sat at the table with him heard these things, he said to him, Blessed is he who shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.

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    39 And Jesus said, For judgment I have come into this world, that those who do not see might see; and that those who see might be made blind.

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    5 Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.

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    42 And Jesus said to him, Receive your sight: your faith has saved you.

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    51 And Jesus answered and said to him, What do you want me to do for you? The blind man said to him, Lord, that I might receive my sight.