Luke 17:22

And he said unto the disciples, The days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall not see it.

Cross-references

Luke 5:35 Parallel

Luke 5:35 also predicts 'days will come' when the bridegroom (Jesus) is taken away — paralleling the longing for the Son of Man's visible presence here.

Luke 13:35 Parallel

Luke 13:35 says 'you will not see me until...' — matching the idea in this verse that a time will come when you desire to see the Son of Man but cannot.

Matthew 9:15 uses the same bridegroom analogy: 'days will come when the bridegroom is taken away' — foreshadowing the absence described here.

John 7:33-36 echoes the same longing—Jesus says you will seek me and not find, where I am you cannot come.

John 8:21-24 adds that those who seek Him will die in their sin—deepening the consequence of not finding.

John 13:33 Parallel

John 13:33 replicates the promise that disciples will seek Him but cannot follow—directly parallel to the longing in Luke.

John 16:16-22 promises that the sorrow of not seeing will turn to joy when they see Him again—resolving the longing.

Matthew 23:39 says you will not see Me until you bless Me—directly parallel to the desire to see but not yet seeing.

John 7:34 Parallel

In John 7:34 Jesus says 'You will seek me and not find me' — paralleling the unfulfilled longing for the Son of Man's day in Luke.