Matthew 19:30

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

But many shall be last [that are] first; and first [that are] last.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Πολλοὶ δὲ ἔσονται πρῶτοι ἔσχατοι· καὶ ἔσχατοι πρῶτοι.

Transliteration

Many de esontai prōtoi eschatoi; and eschatoi prōtoi.

Grammar Details

• *de*: postpositive particle - but/and
• *esontai*: future, 3rd plural, middle - will be
• *prōtoi*: nominative, masculine, plural - first
• *eschatoi*: nominative, masculine, plural - last

Word Meanings

• *prōtoi eschatoi*: first will be last
• *eschatoi prōtoi*: last will be first

Referenced Verses

• Luke 13:30 : 30 And behold, there are last who shall be first, and there are first who shall be last.
• Matt 20:16 : 16 So the last shall be first, and the first last.
• Mark 10:31 : 31 But many [that are] first shall be last; and the last first.
• Matt 21:31-32 : 31 Which of the two did the will of his father? They say, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, that the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you. 32 For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not; but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye saw it, did not even repent yourselves afterward, that ye might believe him.
• Luke 7:29-30 : 29 And all the people when they heard, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John. 30 But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected for themselves the counsel of God, being not baptized of him.
• Luke 18:13-14 : 13 But the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote {G1519} his breast, saying, God, be thou merciful to me a sinner. 14 I say unto you, This man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled; but he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
• Rom 5:20-21 : 20 And the law came in besides, that the trespass might abound; but where sin abounded, grace did abound more exceedingly: 21 that, as sin reigned in death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
• Rom 9:30-33 : 30 What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, who followed not after righteousness, attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith: 31 but Israel, following after a law of righteousness, did not arrive at [that] law. 32 Wherefore? Because [they sought it] not by faith, but as it were by works. {G3551} {G1063} They stumbled at the stone of stumbling; 33 even as it is written, Behold, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offence: And he that believeth on him shall not be put to shame.
• Gal 5:7 : 7 Ye were running well; who hindered you that ye should not obey the truth?
• Heb 4:1 : 1 Let us fear therefore, lest haply, a promise being left of entering into his rest, any one of you should seem to have come short of it.
• Matt 8:11-12 : 11 And I say unto you, that many shall come from the east and the west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven: 12 but the sons of the kingdom shall be cast forth into the outer darkness: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.