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

These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off were assured of them, embraced them and confessed that they were foreigners and pilgrims on the earth.

And all these, having borne witness through faith, did not obtain the promise,

Of this salvation the prophets have sought out and searched diligently, who prophesied concerning the grace towards you,

searching for what, or what manner of time, the Spirit of Christ who was in them was indicating when He testified beforehand of the sufferings of Christ and the glories after these things.