Matthew 13:16

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

`And happy are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear,

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Referenced Verses

  • Luke 10:23-24 : 23 And having turned unto the disciples, he said, by themselves, `Happy the eyes that are perceiving what ye perceive; 24 for I say to you, that many prophets and kings did wish to see what ye perceive, and did not see, and to hear what ye hear, and did not hear.'
  • Matt 16:17 : 17 And Jesus answering said to him, `Happy art thou, Simon Bar-Jona, because flesh and blood did not reveal `it' to thee, but my Father who is in the heavens.
  • Eph 1:17-18 : 17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of the glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the recognition of him, 18 the eyes of your understanding being enlightened, for your knowing what is the hope of His calling, and what the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,
  • 2 Cor 4:6 : 6 because `it is' God who said, Out of darkness light `is' to shine, who did shine in our hearts, for the enlightening of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
  • John 20:29 : 29 Jesus saith to him, `Because thou hast seen me, Thomas, thou hast believed; happy those not having seen, and having believed.'
  • Acts 26:18 : 18 to open their eyes, to turn `them' from darkness to light, and `from' the authority of the Adversary unto God, for their receiving forgiveness of sins, and a lot among those having been sanctified, by faith that `is' toward me.
  • Matt 5:3-9 : 3 `Happy the poor in spirit -- because theirs is the reign of the heavens. 4 `Happy the mourning -- because they shall be comforted. 5 `Happy the meek -- because they shall inherit the land. 6 `Happy those hungering and thirsting for righteousness -- because they shall be filled. 7 `Happy the kind -- because they shall find kindness. 8 `Happy the clean in heart -- because they shall see God. 9 `Happy the peacemakers -- because they shall be called Sons of God. 10 `Happy those persecuted for righteousness' sake -- because theirs is the reign of the heavens. 11 `Happy are ye whenever they may reproach you, and may persecute, and may say any evil thing against you falsely for my sake --
  • Luke 2:29-30 : 29 `Now Thou dost send away Thy servant, Lord, according to Thy word, in peace, 30 because mine eyes did see Thy salvation,

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Matt 13:17-18
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    17for verily I say to you, that many prophets and righteous men did desire to see that which ye look on, and they did not see, and to hear that which ye hear, and they did not hear.

    18`Ye, therefore, hear ye the simile of the sower:

  • Matt 13:13-15
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    13`Because of this, in similes do I speak to them, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor understand,

    14and fulfilled on them is the prophecy of Isaiah, that saith, With hearing ye shall hear, and ye shall not understand, and seeing ye shall see, and ye shall not perceive,

    15for made gross was the heart of this people, and with the ears they heard heavily, and their eyes they did close, lest they might see with the eyes, and with the ears might hear, and with the heart understand, and turn back, and I might heal them.

  • Luke 10:23-24
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    23And having turned unto the disciples, he said, by themselves, `Happy the eyes that are perceiving what ye perceive;

    24for I say to you, that many prophets and kings did wish to see what ye perceive, and did not see, and to hear what ye hear, and did not hear.'

  • Mark 4:12-13
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    12that seeing they may see and not perceive, and hearing they may hear and not understand, lest they may turn, and the sins may be forgiven them.'

    13And he saith to them, `Have ye not known this simile? and how shall ye know all the similes?

  • Acts 28:26-27
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    26saying, Go on unto this people and say, With hearing ye shall hear, and ye shall not understand, and seeing ye shall see, and ye shall not perceive,

    27for made gross was the heart of this people, and with the ears they heard heavily, and their eyes they did close, lest they may see with the eyes, and with the heart may understand, and be turned back, and I may heal them.

  • Matt 13:9-11
    3 verses
    78%

    9He who is having ears to hear -- let him hear.'

    10And the disciples having come near, said to him, `Wherefore in similes dost thou speak to them?'

    11And he answering said to them that -- `To you it hath been given to know the secrets of the reign of the heavens, and to these it hath not been given,

  • Matt 20:33-34
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    33they say to him, `Sir, that our eyes may be opened;'

    34and having been moved with compassion, Jesus touched their eyes, and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him.

  • Matt 11:15
    78%

    15he who is having ears to hear -- let him hear.

  • Mark 8:18
    77%

    18Having eyes, do ye not see? and having ears, do ye not hear? and do ye not remember?

  • John 12:40-41
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    40`He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart, that they might not see with the eyes, and understand with the heart, and turn back, and I might heal them;'

    41these things said Isaiah, when he saw his glory, and spake of him.

  • Luke 11:28
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    28And he said, `Yea, rather, happy those hearing the word of God, and keeping `it'!'

  • Isa 32:3
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    3And not dazzled are the eyes of beholders, And the ears of hearers do attend.

  • Mark 4:9
    76%

    9And he said to them, `He who is having ears to hear -- let him hear.'

  • Isa 6:9-10
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    9And He saith, `Go, and thou hast said to this people, Hear ye -- to hear, and ye do not understand, And see ye -- to see, and ye do not know.

    10Declare fat the heart of this people, And its ears declare heavy, And its eyes declare dazzled, Lest it see with its eyes, And with its ears hear, and its heart consider, And it hath turned back, and hath health.'

  • Isa 42:18
    75%

    18Ye deaf, hear; and ye blind, look to see.

  • Mark 7:16
    75%

    16If any hath ears to hear -- let him hear.'

  • Mark 4:23
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    23If any hath ears to hear -- let him hear.'

  • Luke 6:20-21
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    20And he, having lifted up his eyes to his disciples, said: `Happy the poor -- because yours is the reign of God.

    21`Happy those hungering now -- because ye shall be filled. `Happy those weeping now -- because ye shall laugh.

  • Matt 11:4-5
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    4And Jesus answering said to them, `Having gone, declare to John the things that ye hear and see,

    5blind receive sight, and lame walk, lepers are cleansed, and deaf hear, dead are raised, and poor have good news proclaimed,

  • Matt 5:8
    73%

    8`Happy the clean in heart -- because they shall see God.

  • John 9:41
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    41Jesus said to them, `If ye were blind, ye were not having had sin, but now ye say -- We see, therefore doth your sin remain.

  • Matt 15:31
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    31so that the multitudes did wonder, seeing dumb ones speaking, maimed whole, lame walking, and blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel.

  • Isa 42:20
    73%

    20Seeing many things, and thou observest not, Opening ears, and he heareth not.

  • Luke 7:22
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    22And Jesus answering said to them, `Having gone on, report to John what ye saw and heard, that blind men do see again, lame do walk, lepers are cleansed, deaf do hear, dead are raised, poor have good news proclaimed;

  • John 20:29
    73%

    29Jesus saith to him, `Because thou hast seen me, Thomas, thou hast believed; happy those not having seen, and having believed.'

  • Matt 9:29-30
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    73%

    29Then touched he their eyes, saying, `According to your faith let it be to you,'

    30and their eyes were opened, and Jesus strictly charged them, saying, `See, let no one know;'

  • Isa 29:18
    73%

    18And heard in that day have the deaf the words of a book, And out of thick darkness, and out of darkness, The eyes of the blind do see.

  • Luke 8:10
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    10And he said, `To you it hath been given to know the secrets of the reign of God, and to the rest in similes; that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.

  • Matt 13:43
    73%

    43`Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the reign of their Father. He who is having ears to hear -- let him hear.

  • John 13:17
    72%

    17if these things ye have known, happy are ye, if ye may do them;

  • Luke 24:16
    72%

    16and their eyes were holden so as not to know him,

  • Luke 14:15
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    15And one of those reclining with him, having heard these things, said to him, `Happy `is' he who shall eat bread in the reign of God;'

  • John 9:39
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    39And Jesus said, `For judgment I to this world did come, that those not seeing may see, and those seeing may become blind.'

  • Isa 35:5
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    5Then opened are eyes of the blind, And ears of the deaf are unstopped,

  • Luke 18:42
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    42And Jesus said to him, `Receive thy sight; thy faith hath saved thee;'

  • Mark 10:51
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    51And answering, Jesus saith to him, `What wilt thou I may do to thee?' and the blind man said to him, `Rabboni, that I may see again;'