Matthew 19:30
28 Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, in the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on His glorious throne, you who have followed Me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
29 And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for the sake of My name will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.
But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.
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 shall be first.
- WEB
- But many will be last who are first, and first who are last.
- ASV
- But many shall be last [that are] first; and first [that are] last.
- DARBY
- But many first shall be last, and last first.
- BLB
- But many [who are] first will be last, and last, first.[]
- ÅB
- Men mange som er de første, skal bli de siste, og de siste de første.»
- OTB
- Mange som er de første, skal bli de siste, og mange som er 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 20:16
So the last will be first, and the first will be last.”
Read in contextLuke 13:30
And indeed, some who are last will be first, and some who are first will be last.”
Read in contextMark 10:31
But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.”
Read in contextMatthew 21:31–32
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 contextLuke 18:13–14
But 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!’
Read in contextRomans 5:20–21
The law came in so that the trespass would increase; but where sin increased, grace increased all the more,
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 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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