Matthew 8:11

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Many people will come from the east and from the west. These people will sit and eat with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in God’s kingdom.

Cross References

Ephesians 3:6

And this is the secret truth: that by hearing the Good News, those who are not Jews will share with the Jews in the blessings God has for his people. They are part of the same body, and they share in the promise God made through Christ Jesus.

Malachi 1:11

“People all around the world respect my name. All around the world they bring good gifts to me and burn good incense as a gift to me, because my name is important to all of them.” This is what the Lord All-Powerful said.

Luke 12:37

When their master sees that they are ready and waiting for him, it will be a great day for those servants. I can tell you without a doubt, the master will get himself ready to serve a meal and tell the servants to sit down. Then he will serve them.

Colossians 3:11

In this new life it doesn’t matter if you are a Greek or a Jew, circumcised or not. It doesn’t matter if you speak a different language or even if you are a Scythian. It doesn’t matter if you are a slave or free. Christ is all that matters, and he is in all of you.

Acts 11:18

When the Jewish believers heard this, they stopped arguing. They praised God and said, “So God is also allowing even those who are not Jews to change their hearts so that they can have the life he gives!”

Acts 10:45

The Jewish believers who came with Peter were amazed that the Holy Spirit had been poured out as a gift also to people who were not Jews.

Matthew 24:31

He will use a loud trumpet to send his angels all around the earth. They will gather his chosen people from every part of the earth.

Isaiah 59:19

People from the west to the east will fear the Lord and respect his Glory. He will come quickly, like a fast-flowing river driven by a wind from the Lord.

Revelation 7:6

from the tribe of Asher: 12,000 from the tribe of Naphtali: 12,000 from the tribe of Manasseh: 12,000

2 Thessalonians 1:5

This is proof that God is right in his judgment. He wants you to be worthy of his kingdom. Your suffering is for that kingdom.

1 Corinthians 15:20

But Christ really has been raised from death—the first one of all those who will be raised.

1 Corinthians 6:9

Surely you know that people who do wrong will not get to enjoy God’s kingdom. Don’t be fooled. These are the people who will not get to enjoy his kingdom: those who sin sexually, those who worship idols, those who commit adultery, men who let other men use them for sex or who have sex with other men, those who steal, those who are greedy, those who drink too much, those who abuse others with insults, and those who cheat.

Acts 14:27

When Paul and Barnabas arrived, they gathered the church together. They told them everything God had used them to do. They said, “God opened a door for the non-Jewish people to believe!”

Acts 14:22

In those cities they helped the followers grow stronger in their faith and encouraged them to continue trusting God. They told them, “We must suffer many things on our way into God’s kingdom.”

Luke 16:22

“Later, Lazarus died. The angels took him and placed him in the arms of Abraham. The rich man also died and was buried.

Matthew 3:2

John said, “Change your hearts and lives, because God’s kingdom is now very near.”

Daniel 2:44

“During the time of the kings of the fourth kingdom, the God of heaven will set up another kingdom that will continue forever. It will never be destroyed. And it will be the kind of kingdom that cannot be passed on to another group of people. This kingdom will crush all the other kingdoms. It will bring them to an end, but that kingdom itself will continue forever.

Jeremiah 16:19

Lord, you are my strength and my protection. You are a safe place to run to in time of trouble. The nations will come to you from all around the world. They will say, “Our fathers had false gods. They worshiped those worthless idols, but the idols did not help them.

Isaiah 52:10

The Lord showed his holy strength to all the nations. All the faraway countries saw how God saved his people.

Isaiah 49:6

And now he says, “You are a very important servant to me. You must bring back to me the tribes of Jacob. You must bring back the people of Israel who are still alive. But I have something else for you to do that is even more important: I will make you a light for the other nations. You will show people all over the world the way to be saved.”

Isaiah 11:10

At that time there will be someone special from Jesse’s family. He will be like a flag that all the nations gather around. The nations will come to him and ask him what they should do. And the place where he is will be filled with glory.

Psalm 98:3

He has kept his promise of love and loyalty to the people of Israel. People everywhere have seen our God’s power to save.

Psalm 22:27

May those in faraway countries remember the Lord and come back to him. May those in distant lands worship him,

Genesis 49:10

Men from Judah’s family will be kings. The sign that his family rules will not leave his family before the real king comes. Then many people will obey and serve him.

Genesis 28:14

You will have as many descendants as there are particles of dust on the earth. They will spread east and west, north and south. All the families on earth will be blessed because of you and your descendants.

Genesis 22:18

Every nation on the earth will be blessed through your descendants. I will do this because you obeyed me.”

Genesis 12:3

I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse those who curse you. I will use you to bless all the people on earth.”

Isaiah 49:12

“Look! People are coming to me from faraway places. They are coming to me from the north and from the west. They are coming to me from Aswan in Egypt.”

Matthew 8:10

When Jesus heard this, he was amazed. He said to those who were with him, “The truth is, this man has more faith than anyone I have found, even in Israel.

Matthew 21:41

The Jewish priests and leaders said, “He will surely kill those evil men. Then he will lease the land to other farmers, who will give him his share of the crop at harvest time.”