And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall (a) sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.
(a) A metaphor taken of banqueters, for they that sit down together are fellows in the banquet.
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Matthew 8:11
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.