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Matthew 13:16-18
New English Translation
Matthew 13:16-18
New English Translation
16 “But your eyes are blessed[a] because they see, and your ears because they hear. 17 For I tell you the truth,[b] many prophets and righteous people longed to see[c] 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:
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- Matthew 13:16 sn This beatitude highlights the great honor bestowed on the disciples to share in this salvation.
- Matthew 13:17 tn Grk “truly (ἀμήν, amēn) I say to you.”
- Matthew 13:17 sn This is what past prophets and righteous people had wanted very much to see, yet the fulfillment had come to the disciples. This remark is like 1 Pet 1:10-12 or Heb 1:1-2.
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