Matthew 13:17

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

for 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.

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  • John 8:56 : 56 Abraham, your father, was glad that he might see my day; and he saw, and did rejoice.'
  • Heb 11:13 : 13 In faith died all these, not having received the promises, but from afar having seen them, and having been persuaded, and having saluted `them', and having confessed that strangers and sojourners they are upon the earth,
  • 1 Pet 1:10-12 : 10 concerning which salvation seek out and search out did prophets who concerning the grace toward you did prophecy, 11 searching in regard to what or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ that was in them was manifesting, testifying beforehand the sufferings of Christ and the glory after these, 12 to whom it was revealed, that not to themselves, but to us they were ministering these, which now were told to you (through those who did proclaim good news to you,) in the Holy Spirit sent from heaven, to which things messengers do desire to bend looking.
  • Luke 10:24 : 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.'
  • Heb 11:39-40 : 39 and these all, having been testified to through the faith, did not receive the promise, 40 God for us something better having provided, that apart from us they might not be made perfect.
  • Eph 3:5-6 : 5 which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men, as it was now revealed to His holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit -- 6 that the nations be fellow-heirs, and of the same body, and partakers of His promise in the Christ, through the good news,

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    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 13:9-16
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    9 He who is having ears to hear -- let him hear.'

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

    11 And 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,

    12 for whoever hath, it shall be given to him, and he shall have overabundance, and whoever hath not, even that which he hath shall be taken from him.

    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,

    14 and 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,

    15 for 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.

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

  • Mark 4:11-13
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    11 and he said to them, `To you it hath been given to know the secret of the reign of God, but to those who are without, in similes are all the things done;

    12 that 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.'

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

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

  • Luke 8:10
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    10 And 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.

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    22 And he said unto his disciples, `Days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and ye shall not behold `it';

    23 and they shall say to you, Lo, here; or lo, there; ye may not go away, nor follow;

  • Matt 13:18
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    18 `Ye, therefore, hear ye the simile of the sower:

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    26 saying, 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,

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

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  • Mark 7:16
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    16 If any hath ears to hear -- let him hear.'

  • Rom 15:21
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    21 but according as it hath been written, `To whom it was not told concerning him, they shall see; and they who have not heard, shall understand.'

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

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  • Isa 42:20
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    20 Seeing many things, and thou observest not, Opening ears, and he heareth not.

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    34 All these things spake Jesus in similes to the multitudes, and without a simile he was not speaking to them,

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