10 Now when[a] Jesus heard this,[b] he was astonished, and said to those who were following him,[c] “Truly I say to you, I have found such great faith with no one in Israel. 11 But I say to you that many will come from east and west and be seated at the banquet[d] with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. 12 But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown out into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth!”

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 8:10 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“heard”) which is understood as temporal
  2. Matthew 8:10 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  3. Matthew 8:10 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  4. Matthew 8:11 Literally “recline at table”

10 When Jesus heard this, he was amazed and said to those following him, “Truly I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith.(A) 11 I say to you that many will come from the east and the west,(B) and will take their places at the feast with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.(C) 12 But the subjects of the kingdom(D) will be thrown outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”(E)

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