Luke 10:24
Greek (Tischendorf 8th ed.) Luke 10:24 appears in the Greek New Testament. The text above is from the Tischendorf 8th edition. Each word links to its Strong’s number and a concise gloss. Click any word for its full Thayer’s Greek Lexicon entry.
for I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see the things which you see, and didn't see them, and to hear the things which you hear, and didn't hear them."
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World English Bible Public Domain
for I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see the things which you see, and didn't see them, and to hear the things which you hear, and didn't hear them."
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For I say to you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see, and did not see, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).
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Every available English version of this verse, each an independent rendering of the whole verse.
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World English Bible Public Domain
for I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see the things which you see, and didn't see them, and to hear the things which you hear, and didn't hear them."
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Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.”
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Majority Standard Bible Public Domain
For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.”
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King James Version Public Domain
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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American Standard Version (1901) Public Domain
for I say unto you, that many prophets and kings desired to see the things which ye see, and saw them not; and to hear the things which ye hear, and heard them not.
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Revised Version (1885) Public Domain
for I say unto you, that many prophets and kings desired to see the things which ye see, and saw them not; and to hear the things which ye hear, and heard them not.
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Geneva Bible (1599) Public Domain
For I tell you that many Prophets and Kings haue desired to see those things, which ye see, and haue not seene them: and to heare those things which ye heare, and haue not heard them.
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Douay-Rheims (1899) Public Domain
For I say to you, that many prophets and kings have desired to see the things that you see, and have not seen them; and to hear the things that you hear, and have not heard them.
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Young's Literal Translation Public Domain
for I say to you, that many prophets and kings did wish to see what ye perceive, and did not see, and to hear what ye hear, and did not hear.'
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Literal Standard Version CC BY-SA 4.0
for I say to you that many prophets and kings wished to see what you perceive, and did not see, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear.”
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Unlocked Literal Bible CC BY-SA 4.0
I say to you, many prophets and kings desired to see the things you see, and they did not see them, and to hear the things that you hear, and they did not hear them.”
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For I say to you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see, and did not see, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear.”
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Darby Bible Public Domain
For I say to you that many prophets and kings have desired to see the things which ye behold, and did not see [them]; and to hear the things which ye hear, and did not hear [them].
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World Messianic Bible Public Domain
for I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see the things which you see, and didn’t see them, and to hear the things which you hear, and didn’t hear them.”
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Webster's Bible Public Domain
For I tell you, that many prophets and kings have desired to see the things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear the things which ye hear, and have not heard them.
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Free Bible Version CC BY-SA 4.0
I tell you, many prophets and kings have wanted to see what you're seeing, but they didn't see, and wanted to hear the things you're hearing, but didn't hear.”
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Bible in Basic English Public Domain
For I say to you that numbers of prophets and kings have had a desire to see the things which you see, and have not seen them, and to have knowledge of the things which have come to your ears, and they had it not.
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Text-Critical English NT CC BY 4.0
For I tell you that many prophets and kings wished to see the things you see but did not see them, and to hear the things you hear but did not hear them.”
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Tyndale New Testament (1534) Public Domain
For I tell you that many prophetes and kynges have desired to se those thinges which ye se and have not sene them: and to heare those thinges which ye heare and have not hearde them.
Literal Standard Version (2020), Covenant Press — licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Text via the HelloAO Bible API (eBible.org). Unlocked Literal Bible (unfoldingWord) — licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Text via the HelloAO Bible API (eBible.org). unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult). Free Bible Version, Dr. Jonathan Gallagher — licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Text via the HelloAO Bible API (eBible.org).
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- Appears 115× in the Greek New Testament
- First appears at Matthew 1:6
- Part of Speech
- Noun
- Case
- Nominative
- Number
- Plural
- Gender
- Masculine
Full Thayer's Definition
- λέγω légō G3004 “to say” Verb, Present, Active, Indicative, 1st person, Singular
- γὰρ gár G1063 “for” Conjunction
- ὑμῖν hymeîs G5210 “you” Personal pronoun, 2nd person, Dative, Plural
- ὅτι hóti G3754 “that” Conjunction
- πολλοὶ polýs G4183 “many” Adjective, Nominative, Plural, Masculine
- προφῆται prophḗtēs G4396 “prophet” Noun, Nominative, Plural, Masculine
- καὶ kaí G2532 “and” Conjunction
- βασιλεῖς basileús G935 “king” Noun, Nominative, Plural, Masculine
- ἠθέλησαν thélō G2309 “to will” Verb, Aorist, Active, Indicative, 3rd person, Plural
- ἰδεῖν horáō G3708 “to see” Verb, Aorist, Active, Infinitive
- ἃ hós G3739 “who” Relative pronoun, Accusative, Plural, Neuter
- ὑμεῖς hymeîs G5210 “you” Personal pronoun, 2nd person, Nominative, Plural
- βλέπετε blépō G991 “to see” Verb, Present, Active, Indicative, 2nd person, Plural
- καὶ kaí G2532 “and” Conjunction
- οὐκ ou G3756 “not” Particle, Negative
- ἴδαν horáō G3708 “to see” Verb, Aorist, Active, Indicative, 3rd person, Plural
- καὶ kaí G2532 “and” Conjunction
- ἀκοῦσαι akoúō G191 “to hear” Verb, Aorist, Active, Infinitive
- ἃ hós G3739 “who” Relative pronoun, Accusative, Plural, Neuter
- ἀκούετε akoúō G191 “to hear” Verb, Present, Active, Indicative, 2nd person, Plural
- καὶ kaí G2532 “and” Conjunction
- οὐκ ou G3756 “not” Particle, Negative
- ἤκουσαν akoúō G191 “to hear” Verb, Aorist, Active, Indicative, 3rd person, Plural
About this verse
These counts appear in no published source. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged text and Lemma’s own curated glosses. What Lemma adds →
- 23
- words
- 14
- distinct lemmas
- Gospels
- section
Cross-references
4Topical passages linked to Luke 10:24 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — connected by theme and wording, ordered by reader-vote popularity; previews shown in the World English Bible.
- John 8:56 Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day. He saw it, and was glad."
- Hebrews 11:13 These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them and embraced them from afar, and having confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
- Hebrews 11:39 These all, having had testimony given to them through their faith, didn't receive the promise,
- 1 Peter 1:10–12 Concerning this salvation, the prophets sought and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that would come to you,
Cross-references courtesy of OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
Lesson kit
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Luke, in the Gospels, opens this verse with 23 words (14 distinct Greek lemmas). Its most distinctive word is basileús (“king”). A historical commentator’s framing appears above. Read the whole chapter for the surrounding context.
Discussion questions
- How does “king” (basileús) shape what this verse is saying?
- John 8:56 shares this passage’s theme. How do the two illuminate each other?
- “to hear” occurs 3× in this one verse. What is the effect of the repetition?
- These translations render this verse differently. What is at stake in choosing one wording over another?
- Reading how Bengel's Gnomon and Adam Clarke's Commentary read this verse, where do the two commentators agree and where do they part?
Things to notice
- These translations choose different wording for 10 words in this verse.
- “to hear” occurs 3× in this single verse.
- 14 distinct Greek lemmas span 23 words in this verse.
Commentary
Notes on Luke 10:24 from classic Christian and Jewish commentators (each source and its license shown beneath its notes). The classic Christian expositions comment on the surrounding passage and are grouped to its opening verse, so a note may address several verses; the Jewish commentaries on the Tanakh (Rashi and others) are per-verse, so they appear only where the commentator wrote on this verse.
Lemma curates 59 commentaries, every one of them public domain or Creative Commons licensed, each selected and text-cleaned for this edition rather than reprinted as found. About our sources →
Bengel's Gnomon
Johann Albrecht Bengel
Bengel's Gnomon of the New Testament — English translation (T&T Clark, Edinburgh, 1860) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible (1810–1826) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers
A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
John Gill's Exposition
John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
Trapp's Complete Commentary
John Trapp
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible
Daniel D. Whedon
Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges
Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges (Cambridge University Press, 1896; 21 vols, various authors incl. Carr, Maclear, Plummer, Farrar, Lumby, Moule, M. R. James, Simcox) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Alford’s Greek Testament
Henry Alford
Henry Alford, The Greek Testament (1849–1861) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
International Critical Commentary
International Critical Commentary — older volumes (1896–1929), various authors — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.