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You can be sure that some of the people standing here will not die before they see God's kingdom.

Jesus then turned to his disciples and said to them in private, "You are really blessed to see what you see!

Many prophets and kings were eager to see what you see and to hear what you hear. But I tell you that they did not see or hear."

An expert in the Law of Moses stood up and asked Jesus a question to see what he would say. "Teacher," he asked, "what must I do to have eternal life?"

No one lights a lamp and then hides it or puts it under a clay pot. A lamp is put on a lampstand, so that everyone who comes into the house can see the light.

Jesus said to all the people: As soon as you see a cloud coming up in the west, you say, "It's going to rain," and it does.

Then when you have been thrown outside, you will weep and grit your teeth because you will see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in God's kingdom.

Now your temple will be deserted. You won't see me again until the time when you say, "Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord."

Some Pharisees asked Jesus when God's kingdom would come. He answered, "God's kingdom isn't something you can see.

Jesus said to his disciples: The time will come when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you will not.

"What do you want me to do for you?" "Lord, I want to see!" he answered.

Jesus replied, "Look and you will see! Your eyes are healed because of your faith."

Right away the man could see, and he went with Jesus and started thanking God. When the crowds saw what happened, they praised God.

Jesus was heading his way, and Zacchaeus wanted to see what he was like. But Zacchaeus was a short man and could not see over the crowd. So he ran ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree.

When Jesus came closer and could see Jerusalem, he cried

They will level you to the ground and kill your people. Not one stone in your buildings will be left on top of another. This will happen because you did not see that God had come to save you.

"Do you see these stones? The time is coming when not one of them will be left in place. They will all be knocked down."

When you see Jerusalem surrounded by soldiers, you will know that it will soon be destroyed.

Then Jesus told them a story: When you see a fig tree or any other tree

So, when you see these things happening, you know that God's kingdom will soon be here.