Key Verse Spotlight
Luke 13:28 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“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 13:28
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets.
But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all {ye} workers of iniquity.
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.
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.
And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last.
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