Your father Abraham rejoiced at the thought of seeing my day; he saw it and was glad.”

你们的祖宗亚伯拉罕欢欢喜喜地仰望我的日子，既看见了就快乐。”

你们的祖宗亚伯拉罕欢欢喜喜地仰望我的日子，他看见了，就快乐。”

你们的祖宗亚伯拉罕欢欢喜喜地仰望我的日子，他看见了，就快乐。”

你们的祖先亚伯拉罕曾经欢欢喜喜地盼望看见我来的日子。他看见了，就欢喜快乐。”

你们的祖宗亚伯拉罕，因为可以看见我的日子就欢喜，既然看见了，他就很快乐。”

你们的先祖亚伯拉罕因为将要看到我的日子就快乐。他看到了，就欢喜。”

你們的祖宗亞伯拉罕歡歡喜喜地仰望我的日子，既看見了就快樂。」

你們的祖宗亞伯拉罕歡歡喜喜地仰望我的日子，他看見了，就快樂。」

你們的祖宗亞伯拉罕歡歡喜喜地仰望我的日子，他看見了，就快樂。」

你們的祖先亞伯拉罕曾經歡歡喜喜地盼望看到我來的日子。他看見了，就歡喜快樂。」

你們的祖宗亞伯拉罕，因為可以看見我的日子就歡喜，既然看見了，他就很快樂。”

你們的祖亞伯拉罕極歡樂地可得見到我的日子；既已見了，就喜樂。』

你們的先祖亞伯拉罕因為將要看到我的日子就快樂。他看到了，就歡喜。」

爾父亞伯拉罕欣然冀見我之日、見之則喜矣、

我之日、爾祖亞伯拉罕極欲見之、見則樂矣、

爾祖亞伯拉罕因將見我之日或作甚願見我之日甚喜、見之則樂矣、

爾祖亞伯漢嘗歡忭踴躍、以瞻望予之日矣。彼既睹之、而神樂充溢矣。』

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

Your father Abraham rejoiced that he would see my day. He saw it and was glad.”

Your father Abraham rejoiced as he looked forward to my coming. He saw it and was glad.”

Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day; he saw it and was glad.”

Your father Abraham was overjoyed that he would see My day, and he saw it and rejoiced.”

Your father Abraham rejoiced to see My day, and he saw it and was glad.”

Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day; and he saw it, and was glad.

Your father Abraham was overjoyed that he would see My day; he saw it and rejoiced.”

Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw[ it], and was glad.

Your father Abraham was overjoyed to see my day, and he saw it and was glad.”

Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day. He saw it, and was glad.”

All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance, admitting that they were foreigners and strangers on earth.

and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed me.”

“ Abraham is our father,” they answered.“ If you were Abraham’s children,” said Jesus,“ then you would do what Abraham did.

For 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.

Understand, then, that those who have faith are children of Abraham.Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and announced the gospel in advance to Abraham:“ All nations will be blessed through you.”So those who rely on faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.

For I tell you that many prophets and kings wanted to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.”

These were all commended for their faith, yet none of them received what had been promised,

Concerning this salvation, the prophets, who spoke of the grace that was to come to you, searched intently and with the greatest care,trying to find out the time and circumstances to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when he predicted the sufferings of the Messiah and the glories that would follow.It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves but you, when they spoke of the things that have now been told you by those who have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things.

Simeon took him in his arms and praised God, saying:“ Sovereign Lord, as you have promised, you may now dismiss your servant in peace.For my eyes have seen your salvation,

I know that you are Abraham’s descendants. Yet you are looking for a way to kill me, because you have no room for my word.