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)

² “The kingdom of heaven is like^(A) a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son.

²⁹ People will come from east and west^(A) and north and south, and will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God.

The Parable of the Great Banquet^(A)

¹⁵ When one of those at the table with him heard this, he said to Jesus, “Blessed is the one who will eat at the feast^(B) in the kingdom of God.”^(C)

²⁸ You are those who have stood by me in my trials. ²⁹ And I confer on you a kingdom,^(A) just as my Father conferred one on me, ³⁰ so that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom^(B) and sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.^(C)

⁹ Then the angel said to me,^(A) “Write this:^(B) Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb!”^(C) And he added, “These are the true words of God.”^(D)