Matthew 8:11-13
EasyEnglish Bible
11 I tell you, many people will come from all over the world to take their place in the kingdom of heaven. There they will sit down to eat with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. 12 But other people who think that God's kingdom belongs to them will not be there. God's angels will throw them into the dark places that are far away from God. There those people will weep very much. They will bite their teeth together.’[a]
13 Then Jesus said to the officer, ‘Go home. You believed that I would make your servant well again. So I will do it for you.’ At that moment, the servant did become well again.
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- 8:12 Jesus was talking about many of Israel's people, the Jews. God chose the Israelites to be his special people. But many of them did not obey God, so they could not belong to his kingdom. Biting their teeth together may have shown that they were angry. Or it may have shown they were in much pain.
Matthew 8:11-13
New International Version
11 I say to you that many will come from the east and the west,(A) and will take their places at the feast with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.(B) 12 But the subjects of the kingdom(C) will be thrown outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”(D)
13 Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go! Let it be done just as you believed it would.”(E) And his servant was healed at that moment.
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