Matthew 8:11

Good News Translation (US Version)

I assure you that many will come from the east and the west and sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob at the feast in the Kingdom of heaven.

Cross References

Ephesians 3:6

The secret is that by means of the gospel the Gentiles have a part with the Jews in God's blessings; they are members of the same body and share in the promise that God made through Christ Jesus.

Malachi 1:11

People from one end of the world to the other honor me. Everywhere they burn incense to me and offer acceptable sacrifices. All of them honor me!

Luke 12:37

How happy are those servants whose master finds them awake and ready when he returns! I tell you, he will take off his coat, have them sit down, and will wait on them.

Colossians 3:11

As a result, there is no longer any distinction between Gentiles and Jews, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarians, savages, slaves, and free, but Christ is all, Christ is in all.

Acts 11:18

When they heard this, they stopped their criticism and praised God, saying, “Then God has given to the Gentiles also the opportunity to repent and live!”

Acts 10:45

The Jewish believers who had come from Joppa with Peter were amazed that God had poured out his gift of the Holy Spirit on the Gentiles also.

Matthew 24:31

The great trumpet will sound, and he will send out his angels to the four corners of the earth, and they will gather his chosen people from one end of the world to the other.

Isaiah 59:19

From east to west everyone will fear him and his great power. He will come like a rushing river, like a strong wind.

2 Thessalonians 1:5

All of this proves that God's judgment is just and as a result you will become worthy of his Kingdom, for which you are suffering.

1 Corinthians 15:20

But the truth is that Christ has been raised from death, as the guarantee that those who sleep in death will also be raised.

1 Corinthians 6:9

Surely you know that the wicked will not possess God's Kingdom. Do not fool yourselves; people who are immoral or who worship idols or are adulterers or homosexual perverts

Acts 14:27

When they arrived in Antioch, they gathered the people of the church together and told them about all that God had done with them and how he had opened the way for the Gentiles to believe.

Acts 14:22

They strengthened the believers and encouraged them to remain true to the faith. “We must pass through many troubles to enter the Kingdom of God,” they taught.

Luke 16:22

The poor man died and was carried by the angels to sit beside Abraham at the feast in heaven. The rich man died and was buried,

Matthew 3:2

“Turn away from your sins,” he said, “because the Kingdom of heaven is near!”

Daniel 2:44

At the time of those rulers the God of heaven will establish a kingdom that will never end. It will never be conquered, but will completely destroy all those empires and then last forever.

Jeremiah 16:19

Lord, you are the one who protects me and gives me strength; you help me in times of trouble. Nations will come to you from the ends of the earth and say, “Our ancestors had nothing but false gods, nothing but useless idols.

Isaiah 52:10

The Lord will use his holy power; he will save his people, and all the world will see it.

Isaiah 49:6

The Lord said to me, “I have a greater task for you, my servant. Not only will you restore to greatness the people of Israel who have survived, but I will also make you a light to the nations— so that all the world may be saved.”

Isaiah 11:10

A day is coming when the new king from the royal line of David will be a symbol to the nations. They will gather in his royal city and give him honor.

Psalm 98:3

He kept his promise to the people of Israel with loyalty and constant love for them. All people everywhere have seen the victory of our God.

Psalm 22:27

All nations will remember the Lord. From every part of the world they will turn to him; all races will worship him.

Genesis 49:10

Judah will hold the royal scepter, And his descendants will always rule. Nations will bring him tribute And bow in obedience before him.

Genesis 28:14

They will be as numerous as the specks of dust on the earth. They will extend their territory in all directions, and through you and your descendants I will bless all the nations.

Genesis 22:18

All the nations will ask me to bless them as I have blessed your descendants—all because you obeyed my command.”

Genesis 12:3

I will bless those who bless you, But I will curse those who curse you. And through you I will bless all the nations.”

Isaiah 49:12

My people will come from far away, from the north and the west, and from Aswan in the south.”

Matthew 8:10

When Jesus heard this, he was surprised and said to the people following him, “I tell you, I have never found anyone in Israel with faith like this.

Matthew 21:41

“He will certainly kill those evil men,” they answered, “and rent the vineyard out to other tenants, who will give him his share of the harvest at the right time.”