Matthew 13:17 - The Scriptures 2009

¹⁷ for truly I say to you, that many prophets and righteous ones longed to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁷ Truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous men [men who were upright and in right standing with God] yearned to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁷ 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.

Common English Bible

¹⁷ I assure you that many prophets and righteous people wanted to see what you see and hear what you hear, but they didn’t.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁷ Amen I say to you, certainly, that many of the prophets and the just desired to see what you see, and yet they did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and yet they did not hear it.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁷ For, amen, I say to you, many prophets and just men have desired to see the things that you see, and have not seen them, and to hear the things that you hear and have not heard them.

Matthew 13:17 Cross References

Luke 10:23

And turning to His taught ones He said, separately, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see,

Luke 10:24

for I say to you that many prophets and sovereigns have wished to see what you see, and have not seen it, and to hear what you hear, and have not heard it.”

John 8:56

Your father Aḇraham was glad that he should see My day, and he saw it and did rejoice.

Hebrews 11:13

In belief all these died, not having received the promises, but seeing them from a distance, welcomed and embraced them, and confessed that they were aliens and strangers on the earth.