Matthew 20 · Verse 33

Matthew 20:33

They say unto him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened.
Matthew 20:33, King James Version

Matthew 20:33 in other translations

BSB“Lord,” they answered, “let our eyes be opened.”
WEBThey told him, “Lord, that our eyes may be opened.”
ASVThey say unto him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened.
YLTthey say to him, ‘Sir, that our eyes may be opened;'
DARBYThey say to him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened.
BBEThey say to him, Lord, that our eyes may be open.
WebsterThey say to him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened.

What does Matthew 20:33 mean?

Barnes' Notes
Verse 33. Mt 20:29

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 33 That our eyes may be opened - He who feels his own sore, and the plague of his heart, has no great need of a prompter in prayer. A hungry man can easily ask bread; he has no need to go to a book to get expressions to state his wants in; his hunger tells him he wants food, and he tells this to the person from whom he expects relief. Helps to devotion, in all ordinary cases, may be of great use; in extraordinary cases they can be of little importance; the afflicted heart alone can tell its own sorrows, with appropriate pleadings.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Matthew 20:29-34

It is good for those under the same trial, or infirmity of body or mind, to join in prayer to God for relief, that they may quicken and encourage one another. There is mercy enough in Christ for all that ask. They were earnest in prayer. They cried out as men in earnest. Cold desires beg denials. They were humble in prayer, casting themselves upon, and referring themselves cheerfully to, the Mediator's mercy. They…

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Matthew 20:33 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

λέγουσινlegousinThey sayG3004
αὐτῷ·autōto Him;G846
κύριε,kurieLord,G2962
ἵναinathatG2443
ἀνοιγῶσινanoigōsinmay be openedG455
οἱhoitheG3588
ὀφθαλμοὶophthalmoieyesG3788
ἡμῶν.hēmōnof us.G3165

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Matthew 20:33

  • Psalms 119:18

    Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.

  • Ephesians 1:17-19

    That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Lord.
Ps 119:18; Eph 1:17-19

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Matthew 20:32

    And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, What will ye that I shall do unto you?

  • Matthew 20:33

    They say unto him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened.

  • Matthew 20:34

    So Jesus had compassion on them, and touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him.

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Matthew 20:33 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Ellos le dicen: Señor, que sean abiertos nuestros ojos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Ils lui disent: Seigneur, que nos yeux soient ouverts.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Sie sagen zu ihm: Herr, daß unsere Augen aufgetan werden.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Dicunt illi: Domine, ut aperiantur oculi nostri.