Luke 10:24

Bible in Basic English (1941)

For I say to you that numbers of prophets and kings have had a desire to see the things which you see, and have not seen them, and to have knowledge of the things which have come to your ears, and they had it not.

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  • John 8:56 : 56 Your father Abraham was full of joy at the hope of seeing my day: he saw it and was glad.
  • Heb 11:13 : 13 All these came to their end in faith, not having had the heritage; but having seen it with delight far away, they gave witness that they were wanderers and not of the earth.
  • 1 Pet 1:10-12 : 10 For the prophets who gave the news of the grace which would come to you, made search with all care for knowledge of this salvation; 11 Attempting to see what sort of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them was pointing to, when it gave witness to the pains which Christ would undergo and the glories which would come after them. 12 And it was made clear to those prophets that they were God's servants not for themselves but for you, to give you word of the things which have now come to your ears from the preachers of the good news through the Holy Spirit sent down from heaven; things which even angels have a desire to see.
  • Heb 11:39 : 39 And not one of these got the good things of the agreement, though they all had a good record through faith,

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    12Because whoever has, to him will be given, and he will have more; but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away.

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