Study it in the app“There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but you being thrown out.”
Thereἐκεῖwill beἔσταιweepingὁ κλαυθμὸςandκαὶgnashingὁ βρυγμὸςof teeth,τῶν ὀδόντωνwhenὅτανyou seeὄψησθεAbrahamἈβραὰμandκαὶIsaacἸσαὰκandκαὶJacobἸακὼβandκαὶallπάνταςthe prophetsτοὺς προφήταςinἐνthe kingdomτῇ βασιλείᾳof God,τοῦ θεοῦbut youὑμᾶς δὲbeing thrownἐκβαλλομένουςout.ἔξω
there is
Something exists somewhere, or happens.
Where else “estai” appearsweeping
Weeping, crying aloud.
Where else “klauthmos” appearsgnashing
Gnashing, grinding of the teeth, from pain or from rage.
Where else “brygmos” appearstooth
Tooth.
Where else “odontōn” appearswhen, whenever
When, whenever.
Where else “hotan” appearssee
To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.
Where else “opsēsthe” appearsAbraham
Abraham, the father of the people of Israel, to whom God promised to bless all the families of the earth through his offspring.
Where else “Abraam” appearsIsaac
Isaac, son of Abraham and Sarah, the son of the promise.
Where else “Isaak” appearsJacob
Jacob, son of Isaac, also called Israel; father of the twelve tribes.
Where else “Iakōb” appearsprophet
Someone who speaks for God.
Where else “prophētas” appearskingdom of God
God's rule, which comes with Jesus.
Where else “basileiai” appearsGod
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appearsdrive out
To expel someone, like demons.
Where else “ekballomenous” appearsoutside
Points to the space on the other side of a door, a wall or a group.
Where else “exō” appearsOther books that tell the same thing or quote these words.
Many will come from east and west
A similar saying; scholars discuss whether it is the same saying in another setting or a repeated one.
Luke 13:28-29
28There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but you being thrown out. 29And they will come from east and west, and from north and south, and will recline at table in the kingdom of God.
11And I tell you that many will come from east and west and sit at table with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven, 12but the sons of the kingdom will be thrown out into the outer darkness; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
27And he will speak, saying to you, ‘I do not know where you are from. Depart from me, all you workers of unrighteousness!’
28 · This verse (above)
29And they will come from east and west, and from north and south, and will recline at table in the kingdom of God.
1. What it says
Jesus heals a bent-over woman on the Sabbath. What does the synagogue leader object to, and how does Jesus answer? (vv. 10-17)
2. What it means
In the parable of the fig tree, what does the vineyard worker ask of the owner, and why? What does that teach about patience? (vv. 6-9)
3. How I live it
Jesus speaks of the narrow door and of striving to enter (v. 24). What concrete effort is yours to make today?
