Matthew 13:16-18

Holman Christian Standard Bible

¹⁶ “But your eyes are blessed^(A) because they do see, and your ears because they do hear!^{(B) 17} For I assure you: Many prophets and righteous people longed to see the things you see yet didn’t see them; to hear the things you hear yet didn’t hear them.^(C)

The Parable of the Sower Explained

¹⁸ “You, then, listen to the parable of the sower:^(D)