Matthew 13:16

Matthew 13:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.
• New International Version (NIV)But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But blessed are your eyes for they see, and your ears for they hear;

Context of Matthew 13:16

14and in them is filled up the prophecy of Esaias, which says, Hearing ye shall hear and shall not understand, and beholding ye shall behold and not see; 15for the heart of this people has grown fat, and they have heard heavily with their ears, and they have closed their eyes as asleep, lest they should see with the eyes, and hear with the ears, and understand with the heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them. But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear; 17for verily I say unto you, that many prophets and righteous [men] have desired to see the things which ye behold and did not see [them], and to hear the things which ye hear and did not hear [them]. 18Ye, therefore, hear the parable of the sower.

Matthew 13:16 word by word

ὑμῶν δὲ μακάριοι οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ ὅτι βλέπουσιν καὶ τὰ ὦτα ὑμῶν ὅτι ἀκούουσιν.¶Read the interlinear

• eyesὀφθαλμόςophthalmos · eyeG3788
• seeβλέπωblepō · to seeG991
• earsοὖςous · earG3775
• hearἀκούωakouō · to hearG191

Cross-references for Matthew 13:16

• Matthew 5:3Blessed [are] the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of the heavens.
• Matthew 16:17And Jesus answering said to him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona, for flesh and blood has not revealed [it] to thee, but my Father who is in the heavens.
• Luke 2:29Lord, now thou lettest thy bondman go, according to thy word, in peace;
• Luke 10:23And having turned to the disciples privately he said, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye see.
• John 20:29Jesus says to him, Because thou hast seen me thou hast believed: blessed they who have not seen and have believed.
• Acts 26:18to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive remission of sins and inheritance among them that are sanctified by faith in me.
• 2 Corinthians 4:6Because [it is] the God who spoke that out of darkness light should shine who has shone in our hearts for the shining forth of the knowledge of the glory of God in [the] face of [Jesus] Christ.
• Ephesians 1:17that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, would give you [the] spirit of wisdom and revelation in the full knowledge of him,

Commentaries on Matthew 13:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16But blessed are your eyes - Ye improve the light which God has given you; and you receive an increase of heavenly wisdom by every miracle and by every sermon.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10-17Verses 10-17 Christ, in these verses, gives a “reason” why he used this manner of instruction. See also Mark 4:10-12; Luke 8:9-10. Matthew 13:11 The mysteries of the kingdom - The word “mystery,” in the Bible, properly means a thing that is “concealed,” or that “has been concealed.” It does not mean that the thing was “incomprehensible,” or even difficult to be understood. The thing might be “plain” enough if revealed, but it means simply that it “had”…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16-17Jesus fulfilled what the prophets and Old Testament believers wanted to see and hear. He fulfills the Old Testament promises (see Isaiah 52:15; John 8:56; 1 Peter 1:10).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your cars, for they hear--that is, "Happy ye, whose eyes and ears, voluntarily and gladly opened, are drinking in the light divine."Read the comment

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Commentaries on Matthew 13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings