11 But I say unto you, that many shall come from the East and West, and shall [a]sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.

12 And the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into [b]utter (A)darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

13 Then Jesus said unto the Centurion, Go thy way, and as thou hast believed, so be it unto thee. And his servant was healed the same hour.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 8:11 A Metaphor taken of banquets, for they that sit down together are fellows in the banquet.
  2. Matthew 8:12 Which are without the kingdom: For in the kingdom is light, and without the kingdom darkness.

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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