Matthew 13:13

13:13 For this reason I speak to them in parables: Although they see they do not see, and although they hear they do not hear nor do they understand.

Matthew 11:4

11:4 Jesus answered them, 1  “Go tell John what you hear and see: 2 

Matthew 12:19

12:19 He will not quarrel or cry out,

nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets.

Matthew 13:16

13:16 “But your eyes are blessed 3  because they see, and your ears because they hear.

1 tn Grk “And answering, Jesus said to them.” This construction is somewhat redundant in English and has been simplified in the translation.

2 sn What you hear and see. The following activities all paraphrase various OT descriptions of the time of promised salvation: Isa 35:5-6; 26:19; 29:18-19; 61:1. Jesus is answering not by acknowledging a title, but by pointing to the nature of his works, thus indicating the nature of the time.

3 sn This beatitude highlights the great honor bestowed on the disciples to share in this salvation.