Luke 10:24

For, I tell you, many Prophets and Kings wished for the sight of the things which you are seeing, yet never heard them."

John 8:56

Your ancestor Abraham rejoiced that he would see my day; and he did see it, and was glad."

Hebrews 11:13

All these died sustained by faith. They did not obtain the promised blessings, but they saw them from a distance and welcomed the sight, and they acknowledged themselves to be only aliens and strangers on the earth.

Hebrews 11:39

Yet, though they all won renown by their faith, they did not obtain the final fulfillment of God's promise;

1 Peter 1:10-12

It was this Salvation that the Prophets, who spoke long ago of the blessing intended for you, sought, and strove to comprehend;

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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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John 8:56
Your ancestor Abraham rejoiced that he would see my day; and he did see it, and was glad."
Hebrews 11:13
All these died sustained by faith. They did not obtain the promised blessings, but they saw them from a distance and welcomed the sight, and they acknowledged themselves to be only aliens and strangers on the earth.
1 Peter 1:10
It was this Salvation that the Prophets, who spoke long ago of the blessing intended for you, sought, and strove to comprehend;

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Matthew 13:16
But blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear;
Hebrews 11:39
Yet, though they all won renown by their faith, they did not obtain the final fulfillment of God's promise;