Matthew 20:16

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

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  • Matt 19:30 : 30 But a great number who are first will be last, and some who are last will be first.
  • Mark 10:31 : 31 But a great number who are first will be last: and those who are last will be first.
  • Luke 14:24 : 24 For I say to you that not one of those who were requested to come will have a taste of my feast.
  • Luke 17:17-18 : 17 And Jesus said, Were there not ten men who were made clean? where are the nine? 18 Have not any of them come back to give glory to God, but only this one from a strange land?
  • John 12:19-22 : 19 Then the Pharisees said one to another, You see, you are unable to do anything: the world has gone after him. 20 Now there were some Greeks among the people who had come up to give worship at the feast: 21 They came to Philip, who was of Beth-saida in Galilee, and made a request, saying, Sir, we have a desire to see Jesus. 22 Philip went and gave word of it to Andrew; and Andrew went with Philip to Jesus.
  • Rom 8:30 : 30 And those who were marked out by him were named; and those who were named were given righteousness; and to those to whom he gave righteousness, in the same way he gave glory.
  • 1 Thess 2:13 : 13 And for this cause we still give praise to God, that, when the word came to your ears through us, you took it, not as the word of man, but, as it truly is, the word of God, which has living power in you who have faith.
  • Luke 13:28-30 : 28 There will be weeping and cries of sorrow when you see Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, but you yourselves are shut outside. 29 And they will come from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south, and take their places in the kingdom of God. 30 And the last will be first, and the first will be last.
  • Matt 7:13 : 13 Go in by the narrow door; for wide is the door and open is the way which goes to destruction, and great numbers go in by it.
  • Jas 1:23-25 : 23 Because if any man is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man looking at his natural face in a glass; 24 For after looking at himself he goes away, and in a short time he has no memory of what he was like. 25 But he who goes on looking into the true law which makes him free, being not a hearer without memory but a doer putting it into effect, this man will have a blessing on his acts.
  • Matt 22:14 : 14 For out of all to whom the good news has come, only a small number will get salvation.
  • 2 Thess 2:13-14 : 13 But it is right for us to give praise to God at all times for you, brothers, loved by the Lord, because it was the purpose of God from the first that you might have salvation, being made holy by the Spirit and by faith in what is true: 14 And in this purpose he gave you a part through the good news of which we were the preachers, even that you might have part in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
  • Rom 9:30 : 30 What then may we say? That the nations who did not go after righteousness have got righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith:
  • Rom 5:20 : 20 And the law came in addition, to make wrongdoing worse; but where there was much sin, there was much more grace:
  • Luke 15:7 : 7 I say to you that even so there will be more joy in heaven when one sinner is turned away from his wrongdoing, than for ninety-nine good men, who have no need of a change of heart.
  • Luke 7:47 : 47 And so I say to you, She will have forgiveness for her sins which are great in number, because of her great love: but he who has small need of forgiveness gives little love.
  • Matt 8:11-12 : 11 And I say to you that numbers will come from the east and the west, and will take their seats with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven: 12 But the sons of the kingdom will be put out into the dark, and there will be weeping and cries of pain.
  • Matt 21:31 : 31 Which of the two did his father's pleasure? They say, The first. Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, that tax-farmers and loose women are going into the kingdom of God before you.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Matt 19:30
    87%

    30 But a great number who are first will be last, and some who are last will be first.

  • Mark 10:31-32
    2 verses
    86%

    31 But a great number who are first will be last: and those who are last will be first.

    32 And they were on the way, going up to Jerusalem; and Jesus was going before them: and they were full of wonder; but those who came after him were in fear. And again he took the twelve, and gave them word of the things which were to come on him,

  • Luke 13:29-30
    2 verses
    85%

    29 And they will come from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south, and take their places in the kingdom of God.

    30 And the last will be first, and the first will be last.

  • Matt 22:14
    83%

    14 For out of all to whom the good news has come, only a small number will get salvation.

  • Matt 20:17
    79%

    17 And when Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples on one side, and said to them,

  • Matt 20:14-15
    2 verses
    78%

    14 Take what is yours, and go away; it is my pleasure to give to this last, even as to you.

    15 Have I not the right to do as seems good to me in my house? or is your eye evil, because I am good?

  • Matt 20:6-10
    5 verses
    78%

    6 And about the eleventh hour he went out and saw others doing nothing; and he says to them, Why are you here all the day doing nothing?

    7 They say to him, Because no man has given us work. He says to them, Go in with the rest, into the vine-garden.

    8 And when evening came, the lord of the vine-garden said to his manager, Let the workers come, and give them their payment, from the last to the first.

    9 And when those men came who had gone to work at the eleventh hour, they were given every man a penny.

    10 Then those who came first had the idea that they would get more; and they, like the rest, were given a penny.

  • Mark 9:35
    76%

    35 And seating himself, he made the twelve come to him; and he said to them, If any man has the desire to be first, he will be last of all and servant of all.

  • Matt 20:23-29
    7 verses
    74%

    23 They say to him, We are able. He says to them, Truly, you will take of my cup: but to be seated at my right hand and at my left is not for me to give, but it is for those for whom my Father has made it ready.

    24 And when it came to the ears of the ten, they were angry with the two brothers.

    25 But Jesus said to them, You see that the rulers of the Gentiles are lords over them, and their great ones have authority over them.

    26 Let it not be so among you: but if anyone has a desire to become great among you, let him be your servant;

    27 And whoever has a desire to be first among you, let him take the lowest place:

    28 Even as the Son of man did not come to have servants, but to be a servant, and to give his life for the salvation of men.

    29 And when they were going out from Jericho, a great number went after him.

  • Matt 20:12
    73%

    12 Saying, These last have done only one hour's work, and you have made them equal to us, who have undergone the hard work of the day and the burning heat.

  • Matt 21:31
    73%

    31 Which of the two did his father's pleasure? They say, The first. Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, that tax-farmers and loose women are going into the kingdom of God before you.

  • Matt 8:11-12
    2 verses
    72%

    11 And I say to you that numbers will come from the east and the west, and will take their seats with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven:

    12 But the sons of the kingdom will be put out into the dark, and there will be weeping and cries of pain.

  • Luke 14:7
    72%

    7 And he gave teaching in the form of a story to the guests who came to the feast, when he saw how they took the best seats; saying to them,

  • Mark 10:43-44
    2 verses
    71%

    43 But it is not so among you: but whoever has a desire to become great among you, let him be your servant:

    44 And whoever has a desire to be first among you, let him be servant of all.

  • Luke 14:16
    71%

    16 And he said to them, A certain man gave a great feast, and sent word of it to a number of people.

  • Matt 20:4
    71%

    4 And he said to them, Go into the vine-garden with the others, and whatever is right I will give you. And they went to work.

  • Matt 20:1-2
    2 verses
    70%

    1 For the kingdom of heaven is like the master of a house, who went out early in the morning to get workers into his vine-garden.

    2 And when he had made an agreement with the workmen for a penny a day, he sent them into his vine-garden.

  • Luke 13:23-24
    2 verses
    70%

    23 And someone said to him, Lord, will only a small number have salvation? And he said to them,

    24 Do your best to go in by the narrow door, for I say to you, A number will make the attempt to go in, but will not be able to do so.

  • Luke 14:21
    70%

    21 And the servant came back and gave his master an account of these things. Then the master of the house was angry and said to the servant, Go out quickly into the streets of the town and get the poor, the blind, and those who are broken in body.

  • Luke 22:26-27
    2 verses
    70%

    26 But let it not be so with you; but he who is greater, let him become like the younger; and he who is chief, like a servant.

    27 For which is greater, the guest who is seated at a meal or the servant who is waiting on him? is it not the guest? but I am among you as a servant.

  • Luke 14:24-25
    2 verses
    70%

    24 For I say to you that not one of those who were requested to come will have a taste of my feast.

    25 Now a great number of people went with him.

  • Matt 23:11
    69%

    11 But let the greatest among you be your servant.

  • Matt 21:36-37
    2 verses
    69%

    36 Again, he sent other servants more in number than the first: and they did the same to them.

    37 But after that he sent his son to them, saying, They will have respect for my son.

  • Luke 14:10
    69%

    10 But when you come, go and take the lowest seat, so that when the giver of the feast comes, he may say to you, Friend, come up higher; and then you will have honour in the eyes of all the others who are there.

  • Matt 20:21
    69%

    21 And he said to her, What is your desire? She says to him, Let my two sons be seated, the one at your right hand, and the other at your left, in your kingdom.

  • Matt 9:37
    69%

    37 Then he said to his disciples, There is much grain but not enough men to get it in.

  • Luke 20:16
    69%

    16 He will come and put them to destruction and give the garden to others. And when he said this, they said, May it not be so.

  • Luke 6:20
    68%

    20 And turning his eyes to his disciples he said, Happy are you who are poor: for the kingdom of God is yours.

  • Luke 16:5
    68%

    5 And sending for every one who was in debt to his lord he said to the first, What is the amount of your debt to my lord?

  • Matt 20:32
    68%

    32 And Jesus, stopping, sent for them, and said, What would you have me do to you?