马太福音 13:17
For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men 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.
Context
This verse from 马太福音 Chapter 13 connects to 9 cross-references. 一个女人用香膏抹耶稣；最后的晚餐：耶稣擘饼与门徒共杯，预言被卖；客西马尼园的祷告，「阿爸父！」；彼得三次不认主；大祭司询问，耶稣说：「你们必看见人子坐在权能者的右边，驾着天上的云降临」，被定亵渎神明之罪。
其他译本
For verily I say unto you, that many prophets and righteous men desired to see the things which ye see, and saw them not; and to hear the things which ye hear, and heard them not.
for verily I say to you, that many prophets and righteous men did desire to see that which ye look on, and they did not see, and to hear that which ye hear, and they did not hear.
For truly, I say to you that prophets and upright men had a desire to see the things which you see, and saw them not; and to have knowledge of the words which have come to your ears, and they had it not.
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