Luke 10:24

New International Reader's Version

I tell you, many prophets and kings wanted to see what you see. But they didn’t see it. They wanted to hear what you hear. But they didn’t hear it.”

Cross References

Matthew 13:16

But blessed are your eyes because they see. And blessed are your ears because they hear.

Luke 10:23

Then Jesus turned to his disciples. He said to them in private, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see.

Luke 10:25

One day an authority on the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to receive eternal life?”

John 8:56

Your father Abraham was filled with joy at the thought of seeing my day. He saw it and was glad.”

Hebrews 11:13

All these people were still living by faith when they died. They didn’t receive the things God had promised. They only saw them and welcomed them from a long way off. They openly said that they were outsiders and strangers on earth.

Hebrews 11:39

All these people were praised because they had faith. But none of them received what God had promised.