Your father Abraham was overjoyed that he might see my day: and he saw, and rejoiced.
According to faith died all these, not having received the promises, but having seen them from afar, and been persuaded, and having embraced, and assented that they are strangers and newly arrived from a foreign country upon earth.
And in thy seed all the nations of the earth shall be praised; because that thou didst listen to my voice.
They answered and said to him, Abraham is our Father. Jesus says to them, If ye were Abraham's children, ye had done Abraham's works.
For verily I say to you, that many prophets and just desired eagerly to see what ye see, and saw not; and to hear what ye hear, and heard not.
For I say to you, that many prophets and kings wished to behold what ye see, and saw not; and to hear what ye hear, and heard not.
And these all, having been testified of by faith, received not the promise:
I know that ye are Abraham's seed; but ye seek to kill me, for my word has no place in you.
Jesus answered them, I said to you, and ye believe not: the works which I do in my Father's name, these testify of me.