Matthew 13:16

2 Corinthians 4:6; Acts 26:18; Ephesians 1:17; Ephesians 1:18; John 20:29; Luke 10:23; Luke 10:24; Luke 2:29; Luke 2:30; Matthew 16:17; Matthew 5:3-11

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Christ, in these verses, gives a “reason” why he used this manner of instruction. See also Mark 4:10-12 ; Luke 8:9-10 . Matthew 13:11 The...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

(3) But blessed [are] your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear. (3) The condition of the Church under and since Christ, is better than...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 13:16 . But blessed are your eyes. Luke appears to represent this statement as having been spoken at another time; but this is easil...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

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John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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John Trapp Complete Commentary

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Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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Sermon Bible Commentary

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they hear.
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The blessedness of Christ's followers:
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

But blessed are your eyes — For you both see and understand. You know how to prize the light which is given you. Luke 10:23 .

¹⁶ But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.

Related Commentaries of Matthew 13:16

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Matthew 13:16