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Andκαὶthey will comeἥξουσινfromἀπὸeastἀνατολῶνandκαὶwest,δυσμῶνandκαὶfromἀπὸnorthβορρᾶandκαὶsouth,νότουandκαὶwill recline at tableἀνακλιθήσονταιinἐνthe kingdomτῇ βασιλείᾳof God.τοῦ θεοῦ
Luke 13:29
Study it in the app“And they will come from east and west, and from north and south, and will recline at table in the kingdom of God.”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 13:29, word by word
- they will comeἥξουσινhēxousin
have come
Come, arrive, be here.
Where else “hēxousin” appears- eastἀνατολῶνanatolōn
east
The quarter of sky and land toward which day breaks.
Where else “anatolōn” appears- westδυσμῶνdysmōn
west
West, where the sun sets.
Where else “dysmōn” appears- northβορρᾶborra
north
North; the north wind.
Where else “borra” appears- southνότουnotou
south
The direction of the sun at midday, and the lands on that side.
Where else “notou” appears- will recline at tableἀνακλιθήσονταιanaklithēsontai
recline
Lie or make lie down to eat, on couches or on the grass.
Where else “anaklithēsontai” appears- the kingdomβασιλείᾳbasileiai
kingdom of God
God's rule, which comes with Jesus.
Where else “basileiai” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears
Parallel passages
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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.
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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.”
The context
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.
29 · This verse (above)
30And look, there are some last who will be first, and there are some first who will be last.”
To study Luke 13 in a group
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?