This is the story of the centurion whose servant was ill and he asked the Lord to heal the boy just by speaking it. 10 when Jesus heard this he was astonished and said to those following him, “I tell you the truth I have not found anyone in Israel with such faith. 11i say to you that many will come from the east and the west, and will take their places at the feast with Abraham, Issac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. 12 but the subjects of the kingdom will be thrown outside into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth”.
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For discussion, I offer the not-so-popular Matthew 13:36-43. The disciples wanted a more in-depth interpretation of the wheat and the tares parable. Most Bible studies avoid this one.
I have talked with others about this passage. I lean towards a more literal translation than subjective. "Children of the wicked one." Hmmmm.
I found the NIV interpretation of Matthew 8:10-12 a little lacking. The KJV says the CHILDREN of the kingdom (i.e. the lazy children of those joining Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob), will be weeping and gnashing their teeth. I think this is an important distinction, rather than condemning the whole kingdom, perhaps. The point of the passage is to single out those who have not put in the work like their fathers, but expect the same.
Yes NIV is the Bible I have had since I was 18 and it has all my notes in it although I do prefer KJV as does my pastor. My main concern and what you and Young_Patriot have pointed out was that he was speaking of the whole kingdom of Israel. I was a bit confused by this and I must admit I’ve been swayed by some on here about Israel. I like the addition of Matthew 13:36-43 and the mention of “children of the wicked one” that does help clear things up. I just didn’t want to throw the baby out with the bath water on this one and I thank you kindly for your input fren.