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 concerning them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled that says: ‘You will listen carefully yet will never understand, you will look closely yet will never comprehend. 15For the heart of this people has become dull; they are hard of hearing, and they have shut their eyes, so that they would not see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their hearts and turn, and I would heal them.’ “But your eyes are blessed because they see, and your ears because they hear. 17For I tell you the truth, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it. 18“So listen to 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• blessedμακάριοςmakarios · blessedG3107
• yourσύsu · youG4771
• eyesὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• eyesὀφθαλμόςophthalmos · eyeG3788
• forὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• they seeβλέπωblepō · to seeG991
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• earsοὖςous · earG3775
• they hearἀκούωakouō · to hearG191

Cross-references for Matthew 13:16

• Matthew 5:3“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to them.
• Matthew 16:17And Jesus answered him, “You are blessed, Simon son of Jonah, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but my Father in heaven!
• Luke 2:29“Now, according to your word, Sovereign Lord, permit your servant to depart in peace.
• Luke 10:23Then Jesus turned to his disciples and said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see!
• John 20:29Jesus said to him, “Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are the people who have not seen and yet have believed.”
• Acts 26:18to open their eyes so that they turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a share among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’
• 2 Corinthians 4:6For God, who said “Let light shine out of darkness,” is the one who shined in our hearts to give us the light of the glorious knowledge of God in the face of Christ.
• Ephesians 1:17I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you spiritual wisdom and revelation in your growing 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