Mark 10:31
29 “Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for My sake and for the gospel
30 will fail to receive a hundredfold in the present age—houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and fields, along with persecutions—and in the age to come, eternal life.
But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.”
32 As they were going up the road to Jerusalem, Jesus was walking ahead of them. The disciples were amazed, but those who followed were afraid. Again Jesus took the Twelve aside and began to tell them what was going to happen to Him:
33 “Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and scribes. They will condemn Him to death and will deliver Him over to the Gentiles,
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.”
- KJV
- But many that are first shall be last; and the last first.
- WEB
- But many who are first will be last, and the last first.”
- ASV
- But many [that are] first shall be last; and the last first.
- DARBY
- But many first shall be last, and the last first.
- BLB
- But many first will be last, and the last, first.”
- ÅB
- Men mange som er de første, skal bli de siste, og de siste de første.
- OTB
- Men mange som er de første, skal bli de siste, og de siste skal bli de første.”
- B1930
- Men mange som er de første, skal bli de siste, og de siste de første.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 19:30
But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.
Read in contextLuke 13:30
And indeed, some who are last will be first, and some who are first will be last.”
Read in contextMatthew 20:16
So the last will be first, and the first will be last.”
Read in contextRomans 9:30–33
What then will we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained it, a righteousness that is by faith;
Read in contextLuke 18:11–14
The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like the other men—swindlers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.
Read in contextMatthew 21:31
Which 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.
Read in contextActs 13:46–48
Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “It was necessary to speak the word of God to you first. But since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles.
Read in contextMatthew 8:11–12
I 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.
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