Greater Men Than You...Luke 10:24

It says more about the message than the receivers, but it has a pretty distinct message to those He spoke to.

Vs 24. 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.

He has just finished telling the disciples about the depth of His relationship with the Father and, to stress the importance of the message, He tells them that greater men than them, important national leaders and those that spoke the very words of God, waited for this time and did not see it. It was an important message, brought to every-day people who weren't important in the eyes of the world. It was also a good reminder that they weren't as awesome as they may have thought...