Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
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.
Bible References
That many
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."
Ephesians 3:5
In former generations it was not made known to mankind, as fully as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to the Apostles and Prophets among Christ's People--
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;