Mark 10:31

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But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.'

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  • Matt 19:30 : 30 But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.
  • Matt 20:16 : 16 So the last will be first, and the first will be last. For many are called, but few are chosen.
  • Luke 13:30 : 30 Indeed, some who are last will be first, and some who are first will be last.
  • Luke 18:11-14 : 11 'The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, 'God, I thank you that I am not like other people: robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.' 12 'I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.' 13 'But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven but beat his chest and said, 'God, have mercy on me, a sinner.' 14 'I tell you that this man went home justified before God rather than the other. For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.'
  • Acts 13:46-48 : 46 Then Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, saying, 'It was necessary that the word of God be spoken to you first. Since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we are now turning to the Gentiles.' 47 For this is what the Lord has commanded us: 'I have made you a light for the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the ends of the earth.' 48 When the Gentiles heard this, they rejoiced and glorified the word of the Lord, and all who were appointed for eternal life believed.
  • Rom 9:30-33 : 30 What then shall we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, attained righteousness, that is, a righteousness that is by faith; 31 but Israel, who pursued a law of righteousness, did not attain it. 32 Why not? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as though it were by works. They stumbled over the stone of stumbling, 33 Just as it is written: 'Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense; and the one who believes in him will not be put to shame.'
  • 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.'
  • Luke 7:29-30 : 29 (When all the people, including the tax collectors, heard this, they acknowledged that God's way was right, because they had been baptized by John.) 30 But the Pharisees and the experts in the law rejected God's plan for themselves, because they had not been baptized by him.
  • Luke 7:40-47 : 40 And Jesus answered him, 'Simon, I have something to say to you.' Simon replied, 'Say it, Teacher.' 41 'A certain creditor had two debtors. One owed him five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. 42 When neither of them could pay, he forgave them both. So which of them will love him more?' 43 Simon answered, 'I suppose the one who had the larger debt forgiven.' Jesus said to him, 'You have judged correctly.' 44 Turning to the woman, He said to Simon, 'Do you see this woman? I entered your house, and you gave Me no water for My feet, but she has wet My feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair. 45 You gave Me no kiss, but from the time I came in, she has not stopped kissing My feet. 46 You did not anoint My head with oil, but she has anointed My feet with perfume. 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.

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  • Matt 19:29-30
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    29 And everyone who has left houses, brothers, sisters, father, mother, wife, children, or fields for the sake of my name will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life.

    30 But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.

  • Luke 13:29-30
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    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 20:16-17
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    16 So the last will be first, and the first will be last. For many are called, but few are chosen.

    17 As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside privately and said to them,

  • Mark 9:35-36
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    35 Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, 'If anyone wants to be first, he must be the very last, and the servant of all.'

    36 He took a little child, placed him in the midst of them, and, taking the child in his arms, he said to them,

  • Mark 10:32
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    32 They were on the road, going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking ahead of them. The disciples were amazed, while those who followed were afraid. Taking the Twelve aside again, he began to tell them what was going to happen to him.

  • Mark 10:28-30
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    28 Then Peter spoke up, 'We have left everything to follow you!'

    29 Jesus said, 'Truly I tell you, there is no one who has left home, brothers, sisters, father, mother, wife, children, or fields for my sake and for the gospel,

    30 'who will not receive a hundred times as much now in this present age—homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, and fields—along with persecutions, and in the age to come, eternal life.

  • Luke 18:30
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    30 will fail to receive many times more in this present age and, in the age to come, eternal life.

  • Mark 10:43-45
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    43 'But it shall not be so among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,'

    44 'and whoever wants to be first must be a slave to all.'

    45 'For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.'

  • Matt 20:8
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    8 When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, 'Call the workers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last and going to the first.'

  • Matt 21:31
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    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.'

  • Matt 8:11-12
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    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 20:26-28
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    26 'It shall not be so among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant.'

    27 'And whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave.'

    28 Just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.

  • Matt 23:11-12
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    11 The greatest among you will be your servant.

    12 Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

  • Mark 13:10
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    10 And the gospel must first be proclaimed to all nations.

  • Matt 10:22
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    22 You will be hated by everyone because of my name. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.

  • Luke 14:10-11
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    10 'But when you are invited, go and sit in the lowest place, so that when your host comes, he will say to you, ‘Friend, move up to a better place.’ Then you will be honored in the presence of all the other guests.'

    11 'For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.'

  • Matt 20:10
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    10 So when the first ones came, they expected to receive more. But each of them also received a denarius.

  • Luke 12:31
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    31 Instead, seek His kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well.

  • Luke 13:24
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    24 'Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to.

  • Luke 14:25
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    25 Large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and turning to them, he said,

  • Matt 22:14
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    14 For many are invited, but few are chosen.

  • Matt 6:33
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    33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

  • Mark 10:23-26
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    23 Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, 'How hard it is for the wealthy to enter the kingdom of God!'

    24 The disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus said again, 'Children, how hard it is for those who trust in riches to enter the kingdom of God!'

    25 'It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.'

    26 The disciples were even more astonished, and said among themselves, 'Who then can be saved?'

  • Matt 20:12
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    12 'These who were hired last worked only one hour,' they said, 'and you have made them equal to us, who have borne the burden of the work and the heat of the day.'

  • Matt 20:14
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    14 'Take your pay and go. I want to give the one who was hired last the same as I gave you.'

  • Mark 9:1
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    1 And he said to them, 'Truly I tell you, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God come in power.'

  • Mark 13:13
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    13 Everyone will hate you because of My name, but the one who endures to the end will be saved.

  • Luke 22:26
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    26 But you are not to be like that. Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who leads like the one who serves.

  • Luke 17:25
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    25 But first he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.

  • Luke 9:27
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    27 Truly I tell you, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God.

  • Matt 21:36-37
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    36 Again, he sent other servants, more than the first group, but they treated them the same way.

    37 Finally, he sent his son to them. 'They will respect my son,' he said.

  • Matt 10:24
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    24 A disciple is not above the teacher, nor a servant above the master.

  • Mark 10:15
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    15 'Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.'