King James Version (KJV)
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.›”
Verse in context — Matthew 8
For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this [man], Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth [it].
When Jesus heard [it], he marvelled, and said to them that followed, ‹Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.›
‹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.›
‹But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.›
And Jesus said unto the centurion, ‹Go thy way; and as thou hast believed,› [so] ‹be it done unto thee.› And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour.
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