Luke 13:27

I know not whence. "The sentence is fixed, but it is repeated with emphasis" (Bengel).

Shall sit down [α ν α κ λ ι θ η σ ο ν τ α ι]. Sit down at table. Jesus casts his thought into a familiar Jewish image. According to the Jewish idea, one of the main elements of the happiness of the Messianic kingdom was the privilege of participating in splendid festive entertainments along with the patriarchs of the nation. With this accords ver. 30, in allusion to places at the banquet. Compare ch. 14 7 - 9; Matthew 23:6.