Matthew 8:11
And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.
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Study Note
Jesus's prediction 'many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven' — delivered in response to a Gentile centurion's faith — announces the eschatological inclusion of Gentiles at the patriarchal banquet while excluding the presumed heirs (Matthew 8:12). The image of reclining at table with the patriarchs draws on Isaiah 25:6-9's vision of the eschatological feast 'for all peoples' and the communal banquet imagery of 1 Enoch 62. The contrast between those who 'come from the east and west' (Gentiles) and 'the children of the kingdom' cast into darkness inverts ethnic-religious priority based on the criterion of faith. Paul develops this same logic in Romans 9-11, arguing that Gentile inclusion was always intrinsic to the Abrahamic promise.
Andere Übersetzungen
And I say unto you, that many shall come from the east and the west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven:
and I say to you, that many from east and west shall come and recline (at meat) with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the reign of the heavens,
And I say to you that numbers will come from the east and the west, and will take their seats with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven:
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