And having turned to the disciples apart he said, Happy the eyes seeing what ye see:
Matthew 13:17 - Julia E. Smith Translation 1876 For verily I say to you, that many prophets and just desired eagerly to see what ye see, and saw not; and to hear what ye hear, and heard not. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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 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) 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 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 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 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. |
And having turned to the disciples apart he said, Happy the eyes seeing what ye see:
For I say to you, that many prophets and kings wished to behold what ye see, and saw not; and to hear what ye hear, and heard not.
Your father Abraham was overjoyed that he might see my day: and he saw, and rejoiced.
According to faith died all these, not having received the promises, but having seen them from afar, and been persuaded, and having embraced, and assented that they are strangers and newly arrived from a foreign country upon earth.