Matthew 13:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 13:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 13:16 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 13:16 — KJV
“But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.”
— Matthew 13:16 (KJV)
Matthew 13:16 in Context — About the Book of Matthew
Matthew presents Jesus as the promised King — Israel's Messiah who fulfils the prophets line by line. It preserves the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord's Prayer, and the Great Commission. Five great teaching blocks make it the church's first discipleship manual.
Cross-References for Matthew 13:16
“Yet the LORD hath not given you an heart to perceive, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 13:16: eyes, see, ears
“Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 13:16: eyes, see, ears
“And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 13:16: eyes, see, ears
“He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil; righteously: Heb. in righteousnesses uprightly: Heb. uprightnesses oppressions: or, deceits blood: Heb. bloods”
Shares key themes with Matthew 13:16: eyes, see, ears
“Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not: understanding: Heb. heart”
Shares key themes with Matthew 13:16: eyes, see, ears
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