Matthew 19:30
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.”
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BSBPD
“But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“But many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“But many shall be last that are first; and first that are last.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“and many first shall be last, and last first.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Matthew 19:30 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Matthew 8:11I say to you that many will come from the east and the west to share the banquet with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.
- Matthew 20:16So the last will be first, and the first will be last.”
- Matthew 21:31Which of the two did the will of his father?” “The first,” they answered. Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you.
- Mark 10:31But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.”
- Luke 7:29All the people who heard this, even the tax collectors, acknowledged God’s justice. For they had received the baptism of John.
- Luke 13:30And indeed, some who are last will be first, and some who are first will be last.”
- Luke 18:13But the tax collector stood at a distance, unwilling even to lift up his eyes to heaven. Instead, he beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner!’
- Romans 5:20The law came in so that the trespass would increase; but where sin increased, grace increased all the more,
- Romans 9:30What then will we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained it, a righteousness that is by faith;
- Galatians 5:7You were running so well. Who has obstructed you from obeying the truth?
- Hebrews 4:1Therefore, while the promise of entering His rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be deemed to have fallen short of it.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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