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Matthew 13:17 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" 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 "
Matthew 13:17
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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.
But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.
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
Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower.
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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Matthew 13:1
"The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side."
Matthew 13:2
"And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore."
Matthew 13:3
"And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;"
Matthew 13:4
"And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:"
Matthew 13:5
"Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:"
Matthew 13:6
"And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away."
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