Luke 13 · Verse 29

Luke 13:29

And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.
Luke 13:29, King James Version

Luke 13:29 in other translations

BSBPeople will come from east and west and north and south, and will recline at the table in the kingdom of God.
WEBThey will come from the east, west, north, and south, and will sit down in God’s Kingdom.
ASVAnd they shall come from the east and west, and from the north and south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.
YLTand they shall come from east and west, and from north and south, and shall recline in the reign of God,
DARBYAnd they shall come from east and west, and from north and south, and shall lie down at table in the kingdom of God.
BBEAnd they will come from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south, and take their places in the kingdom of God.
WebsterAnd they will come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and will sit down in the kingdom of God.

What does Luke 13:29 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 13:28-29

28-29. (See Mt 8:11, 12). Also see on Mt 13:42.

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Barnes' Notes
Verses 28-30. Mt 8:11, Mt 8:12.

Verse 29.

(c) "they shall come from the east" Rev 7:9,10

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 29 They shall come - That is, the Gentiles, in every part of the world, shall receive the Gospel of the grace of God, when the Jews shall have rejected it.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 13:23-30

Our Saviour came to guide men's consciences, not to gratify their curiosity. Ask not, How many shall be saved? But, Shall I be one of them? Not, What shall become of such and such? But, What shall I do, and what will become of me? Strive to enter in at the strait gate. This is directed to each of us; it is, Strive ye. All that will be saved, must enter in at the strait gate, must undergo a change of the whole man…

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Luke 13:29 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

καὶkaiAndG2532
ἥξουσινhēxousinthey will comeG2240
ἀπὸapofromG575
ἀνατολῶνanatolōneastG395
καὶkaiandG2532
δυσμῶνdusmōnwestG1424
καὶkaiandG2532
ἀπὸapofromG575
βορρᾶborranorthG1005
καὶkaiandG2532
νότουnotousouthG3558
καὶkaiandG2532
ἀνακλιθήσονταιanaklithēsontaiwill reclineG347
ἐνeninG1722
τῇtēatheG3588
βασιλείᾳbasileiakingdomG932
τοῦtou<the>G3588
θεοῦ.theouof God.G2316

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Cross references for Luke 13:29

  • Malachi 1:11

    For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith the Lord of hosts.

  • Isaiah 66:18-20

    For I know their works and their thoughts: it shall come, that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and see my glory. And I will set a sign among them, and I will send those that escape of them unto the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow, to Tubal, and Javan, to the isles afar off, that have not heard my fame, neither have seen my glory; and they shall declare my glory among the Gentiles. And they shall bring all your brethren for an offering unto the Lord out of all nations upon horses, and in chariots, and in litters, and upon mules, and upon swift beasts, to my holy mountain Jerusalem, saith the Lord, as the children of Israel bring an offering in a clean vessel into the house of the Lord.

  • Isaiah 49:6

    And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.

  • Isaiah 43:6

    I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth;

  • Isaiah 54:2-3

    Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thine habitations: spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes; For thou shalt break forth on the right hand and on the left; and thy seed shall inherit the Gentiles, and make the desolate cities to be inhabited.

  • Mark 13:27

    And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven.

  • Acts 28:28

    Be it known therefore unto you, that the salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles, and that they will hear it.

  • Ephesians 3:6-8

    That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel: Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power. Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;

  • Revelation 7:9-10

    After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands; And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.

  • Colossians 1:23

    If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;

  • Genesis 28:14

    And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

  • Matthew 8:11

    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.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Ge 28:14; Isa 43:6; 49:6; 54:2,3; 66:18-20; Mal 1:11; Mr 13:27
Ac 28:28; Eph 3:6-8; Col 1:6,23; Re 7:9,10

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Context

  • Luke 13:28

    There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out.

  • Luke 13:29

    And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.

  • Luke 13:30

    And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last.

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Luke 13:29 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y vendrán del Oriente y del Occidente, del Norte y del Mediodía, y se sentarán á la mesa en el reino de Dios.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il en viendra d’orient et d’occident, et du nord et du midi; et ils s’assiéront dans le royaume de Dieu.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und sie werden kommen von Osten und Westen und von Norden und Süden und zu Tische liegen im Reiche Gottes.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et venient ab oriente, et occidente, et aquilone, et austro, et accumbent in regno Dei.