Luke 13:29
And they will come from the east and from the west, and from the south and from the north, and will recline in the kingdom of God.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
In Context
30And lo, there are last that will be first, and there are first that will be last.
Cross References
Matthew 8:11And I say to you, that many shall come from the east, and from the west, and shall recline with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven;
Acts 28:28Therefore, be this known to you, that to the Gentiles is this redemption of God sent: and, moreover, they will hear it.
Colossians 1:6which is announced to you, as also to all the world; and which groweth and yieldeth fruits, as it doth also among you from the day ye heard and knew the grace of God in reality:
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 →