Matthew 13:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.”
Matthew 13:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Matthew 13:17 in 6 Bible Translations
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Matthew 13:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For most certainly I tell you that many prophets and righteous men desired to see the things which you see, and didn’t see them; and to hear the things which you hear, and didn’t hear them.”
Matthew 13:17 — World English Bible
Matthew 13:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For verily I say unto you, that many prophets and righteous men desired to see the things which ye see, and saw them not; and to hear the things which ye hear, and heard them not. ”
Matthew 13:17 — American Standard Version
Matthew 13:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“for verily I say to you, that many prophets and righteous men did desire to see that which ye look on, and they did not see, and to hear that which ye hear, and they did not hear.”
Matthew 13:17 — Young's Literal Translation
Matthew 13:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“for verily I say unto you, that many prophets and righteous [men] have desired to see the things which ye behold and did not see [them], and to hear the things which ye hear and did not hear [them]. ”
Matthew 13:17 — Darby Translation
Matthew 13:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For verely I say vnto you, that many Prophets, and righteous men haue desired to see those things which ye see, and haue not seene them, and to heare those things which ye heare, and haue not heard them.”
Matthew 13:17 — Geneva Bible
Matthew 13:17 in Context — Matthew 13
15 For 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.
16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.
17 For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.
18 Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower.
19 When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.
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