Luke 13:29

"And people shall come from the Orient and from the Occident, from the north and from the south, and sit down in the kingdom of God.

Montgomery New Testament

In The King James Version

And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.

In Context

28"‘depart from me, all of you, you evil-doers.’ There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth when you shall see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves cast out.

30"And lo, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last."

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Cross References

Matthew 8:11"I tell you that many will come from the east and from the west, and sit down with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.

Acts 28:28"Be fully assured, therefore, that this salvation of God is now sent unto the Gentiles. They will listen to it."

Colossians 1:6And just as it is spreading through the whole world, bearing fruit and increasing, so also is it among you, from the day in which you heard it, and came truly to know the grace of God,

Matthew Henry on Luke 13:24-31

Curiosity Checked; The Doom of Sinful Professors. 23 Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto them, 24 Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able. 25 When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are: 26 Then shall ye begin to say, We… Read the whole commentary →

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