Jesus answered, “You are blessed, Simon son of Jonah. No person taught you that. My Father in heaven showed you who I am.
Matthew 13:16 - Easy To Read Version But you are blessed. You understand the things you see with your eyes. And you understand the things you hear with your ears. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But blessed (happy, fortunate, and to be envied) are your eyes because they do see, and your ears because they do hear. American Standard Version (1901) But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they hear. Common English Bible “Happy are your eyes because they see. Happy are your ears because they hear. Catholic Public Domain Version But blessed are your eyes, because they see, and your ears, because they hear. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But blessed are your eyes, because they see, and your ears, because they hear. |
Jesus answered, “You are blessed, Simon son of Jonah. No person taught you that. My Father in heaven showed you who I am.
Jesus said to Thomas, “You believe because you see me. Those people that believe without seeing me will be truly blessed.”
You will show the people the Truth. The people will turn away from darkness (sin) to the light (good). They will turn away from the power of Satan, and they will turn to God. Then their sins can be forgiven. They can have a share with those people who have been made holy {\cf2\super [494]} by believing in me.’”
God once said, “The light will shine out of the darkness!” And this is the same God who made his light shine in our hearts. He gave us light by letting us know the glory of God that is in the face of Christ.