Matthew 13:16–17

13:16 “But your eyes are blessed22 because they see, and your ears because they hear. 13:17 For I tell you the truth,23 many prophets and righteous people longed to see24 what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.

22	sn This beatitude highlights the great honor bestowed on the disciples to share in this salvation.
23	tn Grk “truly (ἀμήν, amēn) I say to you.”
24	sn This is what past prophets and righteous people had wanted very much to see, yet the fulfillment had come to the disciples. This remark is like 1 Pet 1:10–12 or Heb 1:1–2.