^10:23Then⁷⁷ Jesus⁷⁸ turned⁷⁹ to his⁸⁰ disciples and said privately, “Blessed⁸¹ are the eyes that see what you see! ^10:24For I tell you that many prophets and kings longed to see⁸² what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.”

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Footnotes

77 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
78 Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
79 Grk “turning to the disciples, he said.” The participle στραφείς (strapheis) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
80 Grk “the”; in context the article is used as a possessive pronoun ( ).
81 This beatitude highlights the great honor bestowed on the disciples to share in this salvation, as v. 20 also noted. See also Luke 2:30.
82 This is what past prophets and kings 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.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Then turning to the disciples he said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see! For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Then he turned to his disciples and said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see. For I tell you that many prophets and kings wanted to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Then turning to his disciples he said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see the things you see! For I tell you that many prophets and kings wanted to see the things you see but didn’t see them; to hear the things you hear but didn’t hear them.”

NLTNew Living Translation

Then when they were alone, he turned to the disciples and said, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you have seen. I tell you, many prophets and kings longed to see what you see, but they didn’t see it. And they longed to hear what you hear, but they didn’t hear it.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And turning to the disciples, he said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see the things which you see! For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see the things which you see, and did not see them, and to hear the things which you hear, and did not hear them.”

KJV 1900King James Version

And he turned him unto his disciples, and said privately, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye see: For I tell you, that many prophets and kings 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 them.

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