Verse 16

So the last will be first, and the first will be last. For many are called, but few are chosen.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Slik skal de siste bli de første, og de første de siste: for mange er kalt, men få er utvalgt.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Slik skal de siste bli de første, og de første de siste. For mange er kalt, men få er utvalgt.

• Norsk King James

  Så de siste skal bli de første, og de første de siste: for mange er kalt, men få er utvalgt.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Slik skal de siste bli de første, og de første de siste; for mange er kalt, men få er utvalgt.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Således skal de siste bli de første, og de første de siste; for mange er kalt, men få utvalgt.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Slik skal de siste bli de første og de første de siste; for mange er kalt, men få er utvalgt.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Slik skal de siste bli de første, og de første de siste. For mange er kalt, men få er utvalgt.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Slik skal den siste bli først og den første sist; for mange er kalt, men få blir utvalgt.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Slik skal de siste bli de første, og de første de siste. For mange er kalt, men få er utvalgt.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Slik skal de siste bli de første, og de første de siste. For mange er kalt, men få er utvalgt.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Slik skal de siste bli de første, og de første de siste; for mange er kalt, men få er utvalgt.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Så skal de siste bli de første, og de første de siste. For mange er kallt, men få er utvalgt.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Saaledes skulle de Sidste blive de Første, og de Første de Sidste; thi Mange ere kaldede, men Faa udvalgte.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Slik skal de siste bli de første, og de første de siste. For mange er kalt, men få er utvalgte.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many are called, but few chosen.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Så skal de siste bli de første, og de første de siste. For mange er kalt, men få er utvalgt."

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Slik skal de siste bli de første, og de første de siste, for mange er kalt, men få er utvalgt.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Så de siste skal bli de første, og de første de siste.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Så de siste skal bli de første, og de første de siste.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Soo the laste shalbe fyrste and the fyrste shalbe laste. For many are called and feawe be chosen.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  So the last shalbe the first, & the first the last. For many are called, but few are chosen.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  So the last shalbe first, and the first last: for many are called, but fewe chosen.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  So the last, shalbe the first, & the first shalbe last: For many be called, but fewe be chosen.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ‹So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  So the last will be first, and the first last. For many are called, but few are chosen."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  So the last shall be first, and the first last, for many are called, and few chosen.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  So the last shall be first, and the first last.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  So the last will be first, and the first last.

• World English Bible (2000)

  So the last will be first, and the first last. For many are called, but few are chosen."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  So the last will be first, and the first last.”

Referenced Verses

• Matt 19:30 : 30 But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.
• Mark 10:31 : 31 But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.'
• Luke 14:24 : 24 I tell you, not one of those men who were invited will taste my banquet.
• Luke 17:17-18 : 17 Then Jesus replied, 'Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine?' 18 Was no one found to return and give glory to God except this foreigner?
• John 12:19-22 : 19 Then the Pharisees said to one another, "You see, you are achieving nothing. Look, the whole world has gone after Him!" 20 Now some Greeks were among those who went up to worship at the festival. 21 They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and requested of him, "Sir, we want to see Jesus." 22 Philip went and told Andrew; then Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus.
• Rom 8:30 : 30 And those He predestined, He also called; and those He called, He also justified; and those He justified, He also glorified.
• 1 Thess 2:13 : 13 For this reason, we also thank God constantly, because when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as a message from men but as what it truly is—the word of God, which is at work in you who believe.
• Luke 13:28-30 : 28 There will be weeping there, and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but you yourselves thrown out. 29 People will come from the east, west, north, and south, and they will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God. 30 Indeed, some who are last will be first, and some who are first will be last.
• Matt 7:13 : 13 Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the path is broad that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.
• Jas 1:23-25 : 23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror. 24 For he looks at himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what he looks like. 25 But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom and perseveres—not forgetting what he has heard, but doing it—this person will be blessed in what he does.
• Matt 22:14 : 14 For many are invited, but few are chosen.
• 2 Thess 2:13-14 : 13 But we ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because God chose you as firstfruits for salvation through the sanctification of the Spirit and belief in the truth. 14 He called you to this through our gospel, so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
• Rom 9:30 : 30 What then shall we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, attained righteousness, that is, a righteousness that is by faith;
• Rom 5:20 : 20 Now the law was brought in so that the trespass might increase; but where sin increased, grace increased all the more.
• Luke 15:7 : 7 I tell you, in the same way, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need of repentance.
• Luke 7:47 : 47 Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven, as her great love has shown. But the one who is forgiven little, loves little.'
• Matt 8:11-12 : 11 I tell you, many will come from the east and the west and will recline at the table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. 12 But the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into the outer darkness; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
• Matt 21:31 : 31 Which of the two did the will of his father? They said, 'The first.' Jesus said to them, 'Truly I tell you, tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you.'