Charles Ellicott Commentary Luke 10:23-24

"And turning to the disciples, he said privately, Blessed [are] the eyes which see the things that ye see: 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." — Luke 10:23-24 (ASV)

Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye see...—Another instance of repeated words, St. Matthew reporting them as spoken after the parable of the Sower (Matthew 13:16; See Note on that verse).

Many prophets and kings...—There is a slight verbal difference here as compared with St. Matthew’s report, which gives prophets and righteous men.