But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear. Treasury of Scripture Matthew 5:3-11 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven... Matthew 16:17 And Jesus answered and said to him, Blessed are you, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood has not revealed it to you... Luke 2:29,30 Lord, now let you your servant depart in peace, according to your word... Luke 10:23,24 And he turned him to his disciples, and said privately, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that you see... John 20:29 Jesus said to him, Thomas, because you have seen me, you have believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed. Acts 26:18 To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God... 2 Corinthians 4:6 For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, has shined in our hearts... Ephesians 1:17,18 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory...
Context The Purpose of Parables
10And the disciples came, and said to him, Why speak you to them in parables? 11He answered and said to them, Because it is given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. 12For whoever has, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whoever has not, from him shall be taken away even that he has. 13Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand. 14And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which said, By hearing you shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing you shall see, and shall not perceive: 15For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them. 16But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear. 17For truly I say to you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which you see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which you hear, and have not heard them. Parallel Verses American Standard Version
But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they hear.
Douay-Rheims Bible
But blessed are your eyes, because they see, and your ears, because they hear.
Darby Bible Translation
But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear;
King James Bible
But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.
Young's Literal Translation
'And happy are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear,
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