Luke 16:23

| Luke 16 |

23 and in k Hades, being in torment, he lifted up his eyes and l saw Abraham far off and Lazarus j at his side.

Matthew 8:11-12

| Matt 8 |

11 I tell you, o many will come from east and west and recline at table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven, 12 p while the sons of the kingdom q will be thrown into the outer darkness. In that place r there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”

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Matt. 8:1–9:38 The Authoritative Power of the Messiah: Kingdom Power Demonstrated. Jesus has shown himself as the Messiah in word through his teaching (chs. 5–7) and now shows himself to be the Messiah in deed through the performance of many miracles, demonstrating that the kingdom of God truly has arrived.

Matt. 8:1–9:8 Healings, Discipleship, and Overpowering Satan's Strongholds. Jesus' mission involves ministering to the marginalized (8:1–17), disappointing the messianic expectations of some who wanted to follow him (8:18–22), and overthrowing Satan's strongholds (8:23–9:8).

Matt. 8:11–12 recline at table. The peoples of the earth who respond to Jesus' ministry will join the patriarchs at the end-time messianic banquet in the kingdom of heaven (Rev. 19:9), fulfilling God's promise to Abraham (Gen. 12:3). But the sons of the kingdom (a Semitic term for national Israel) will lose their claim to the kingdom unless they follow the centurion's example of faith. weeping and gnashing of teeth. This description of terrible suffering in hell appears several times in Matthew (cf. Matt. 13:42, 50; 22:13; 24:51; 25:30) and in Luke 13:28.