They will come from the east, west, north, and south, and will sit down in the Kingdom of God. He warned, “There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets, in the Kingdom of God, and yourselves being thrown outside. 23) and Jesus responded, “Strive to enter in by the narrow door, for many, I tell you, will seek to enter in, and will not be able” (vv.
31a) links this text to that which precedes it-a passage where some asked, “Lord, are they few who are saved?” (v.
“On that same day, some Pharisees came” (v. 33 Nevertheless I must (Greek: dei-it is necessary-implies God’s will) go on my way (Greek: poreuesthai) today and tomorrow and the next day, for it can’t be that a prophet perish outside of Jerusalem.'” THE THIRD DAYģ1 On that same day, some Pharisees came, saying to him, “Get out (Greek: poreuou) of here, and go away, for Herod wants to kill you.” 32 He said to them, “Go (Greek: poreuthentes) and tell that fox, ‘Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I complete my mission (Greek: teleioumai). Our Gospel lesson for this week shows Jesus in the midst of that journey-doing his work-unafraid of danger-confident of the outcome-and yet saddened by the response of Jerusalem.
This journey will continue until Jesus reaches Jerusalem at 19:28. Luke earlier introduced Jesus’ journey to Jerusalem with the words, “It came to pass, when the days were near that he should be taken up, he intently set his face to go to Jerusalem” (9:51).
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