Truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see but did not see it and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.
Then turning to the disciples, Jesus said to them privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see!
For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see but did not see it and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.”
Your ancestor Abraham rejoiced that he would see my day; he saw it and was glad.”
All of these died in faith without having received the promises, but from a distance they saw and greeted them. They confessed that they were strangers and foreigners on the earth,