Matthew 13:16-18

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¹⁶ “But blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear.^{(A) 17} Truly I tell you, 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.^(B)

The Parable of the Sower Explained

¹⁸ “Hear, then, the parable of the sower.