Matthew 13:16-17
Good News Translation
16 (A)“As for you, how fortunate you are! Your eyes see and your ears hear. 17 I assure you that many prophets and many of God's people wanted very much to see what you see, but they could not, and to hear what you hear, but they did not.
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Matthew 13:16-17
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
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)
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Matthew 13:16-17
Complete Jewish Bible
16 But you, how blessed are your eyes, because they see, and your ears, because they hear! 17 Yes indeed! I tell you that many a prophet and many a tzaddik longed to see the things you are seeing but did not see them, and to hear the things you are hearing but did not hear them.
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Matthew 13:16-17
The Message
16-17 “But you have God-blessed eyes—eyes that see! And God-blessed ears—ears that hear! A lot of people, prophets and humble believers among them, would have given anything to see what you are seeing, to hear what you are hearing, but never had the chance.
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Matthew 13:16-17
New International Version
16 But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear.(A) 17 For truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see(B) but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.
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