Matthew 20:16

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

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  • 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.'

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Matt 19:30
    87%

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

  • Mark 10:31-32
    2 verses
    86%

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

    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.

  • Luke 13:29-30
    2 verses
    85%

    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 22:14
    83%

    14 For many are invited, but few are chosen.

  • Matt 20:17
    79%

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

  • Matt 20:14-15
    2 verses
    78%

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

    15 'Don't I have the right to do what I want with my own money? Or are you envious because I am generous?'

  • Matt 20:6-10
    5 verses
    78%

    6 About the eleventh hour, he went out and found others standing idle. He asked them, 'Why have you been standing here all day doing nothing?'

    7 They answered, 'Because no one has hired us.' He said to them, 'You also go into the vineyard.'

    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.'

    9 The workers who were hired about the eleventh hour came and each received a denarius.

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

  • Mark 9:35
    76%

    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.'

  • Matt 20:23-29
    7 verses
    74%

    23 He said to them, 'You will indeed drink my cup and be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with, but to sit at my right or left hand is not mine to give. It is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father.'

    24 When the ten heard this, they were indignant with the two brothers.

    25 But Jesus called them to himself and said, 'You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them.'

    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.

    29 As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed him.

  • Matt 20:12
    73%

    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 21:31
    73%

    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
    2 verses
    72%

    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.

  • Luke 14:7
    72%

    7 When Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, he told them this parable:

  • Mark 10:43-44
    2 verses
    71%

    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.'

  • Luke 14:16
    71%

    16 Jesus replied, 'A certain man prepared a great banquet and invited many guests.'

  • Matt 20:4
    71%

    4 He told them, 'You also go into the vineyard, and I will pay you whatever is right.'

  • Matt 20:1-2
    2 verses
    70%

    1 For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.

    2 He agreed to pay them a denarius for the day and sent them into his vineyard.

  • Luke 13:23-24
    2 verses
    70%

    23 Someone asked him, 'Lord, are only a few people going to be saved?' He said to them,

    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 14:21
    70%

    21 The servant came back and reported this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and ordered his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’

  • Luke 22:26-27
    2 verses
    70%

    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.

    27 For who is greater, the one who reclines at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines at the table? But I am among you as the one who serves.

  • Luke 14:24-25
    2 verses
    70%

    24 I tell you, not one of those men who were invited will taste my banquet.

    25 Large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and turning to them, he said,

  • Matt 23:11
    69%

    11 The greatest among you will be your servant.

  • Matt 21:36-37
    2 verses
    69%

    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.

  • Luke 14:10
    69%

    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.'

  • Matt 20:21
    69%

    21 'What do you want?' he asked. She said to him, 'Declare that these two sons of mine may sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your kingdom.'

  • Matt 9:37
    69%

    37 Then he said to his disciples, 'The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.'

  • Luke 20:16
    69%

    16 He will come and destroy those farmers and give the vineyard to others. When they heard this, they said, 'May it never happen!'

  • Luke 6:20
    68%

    20 Then He lifted up His eyes toward His disciples and said, "Blessed are you who are poor, for the kingdom of God is yours.

  • Luke 16:5
    68%

    5 So he called in each one of his master's debtors. He asked the first, 'How much do you owe my master?'

  • Matt 20:32
    68%

    32 Jesus stopped and called them. 'What do you want me to do for you?' he asked.