When Jesus heard this, he was amazed and said to those following him,
“Amen, I say to you, in no one in Israel have I found such faith.
I say to you, many will come from the east and the west,
and will recline with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. (Mt 8:5-17)

The Healing of the Centurion’s Servant is a key passage. Without commenting on the very curious relationship between the centurion and the servant, Jesus praises the faith of the Roman centurion and gives us the vision of the Banquet of the Kingdom where many will come from the rising of the sun to its setting to recline at table with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.