Luke 13:30

World English Bible (2000)

Behold, there are some who are last who will be first, and there are some who are first who will be last."

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  • Matt 19:30 : 30 But many will be last who are first; and first who are last.
  • Matt 20:16 : 16 So the last will be first, and the first last. For many are called, but few are chosen."
  • Mark 10:31 : 31 But many who are first will be last; and the last first."
  • Matt 21:28-31 : 28 But what do you think? A man had two sons, and he came to the first, and said, 'Son, go work today in my vineyard.' 29 He answered, 'I will not,' but afterward he changed his mind, and went. 30 He came to the second, and said the same thing. He answered, 'I go, sir,' but he didn't go. 31 Which of the two did the will of his father?" They said to him, "The first." Jesus said to them, "Most certainly I tell you that the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering into the Kingdom of God before you.
  • Matt 3:9-9 : 9 Don't think to yourselves, 'We have Abraham for our father,' for I tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones. 10 "Even now the axe lies at the root of the trees. Therefore, every tree that doesn't bring forth good fruit is cut down, and cast into the fire.
  • Matt 8:11-12 : 11 I tell you that many will come from the east and the west, and will sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the Kingdom of Heaven, 12 but the children of the Kingdom will be thrown out into the outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth."

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  • Mark 10:31-32
    2 verses
    89%

    31 But many who are first will be last; and the last first."

    32 They were on the way, going up to Jerusalem; and Jesus was going in front of them, and they were amazed; and those who followed were afraid. He again took the twelve, and began to tell them the things that were going to happen to him.

  • Matt 19:30
    87%

    30 But many will be last who are first; and first who are last.

  • Matt 20:16-17
    2 verses
    85%

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

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

  • Luke 13:28-29
    2 verses
    84%

    28 There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets, in the Kingdom of God, and yourselves being thrown outside.

    29 They will come from the east, west, north, and south, and will sit down in the Kingdom of God.

  • Matt 8:11-12
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    76%

    11 I tell you that many will come from the east and the west, and will sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the Kingdom of Heaven,

    12 but the children of the Kingdom will be thrown out into the outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth."

  • Matt 20:7-10
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    75%

    7 "They said to him, 'Because no one has hired us.' "He said to them, 'You also go into the vineyard, and you will receive whatever is right.'

    8 When evening had come, the lord of the vineyard said to his manager, 'Call the laborers and pay them their wages, beginning from the last to the first.'

    9 "When those who were hired at about the eleventh hour came, they each received a denarius.

    10 When the first came, they supposed that they would receive more; and they likewise each received a denarius.

  • Mark 9:35
    75%

    35 He sat down, and called the twelve; and he said to them, "If any man wants to be first, he shall be last of all, and servant of all."

  • Matt 21:31
    74%

    31 Which of the two did the will of his father?" They said to him, "The first." Jesus said to them, "Most certainly I tell you that the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering into the Kingdom of God before you.

  • Matt 16:28
    73%

    28 Most certainly I tell you, there are some standing here who will in no way taste of death, until they see the Son of Man coming in his Kingdom."

  • Luke 9:27
    73%

    27 But I tell you the truth: There are some of those who stand here, who will in no way taste of death, until they see the Kingdom of God."

  • Luke 14:15-16
    2 verses
    72%

    15 When one of those who sat at the table with him heard these things, he said to him, "Blessed is he who will feast in the Kingdom of God!"

    16 But he said to him, "A certain man made a great supper, and he invited many people.

  • Matt 20:12
    72%

    12 saying, 'These last have spent one hour, and you have made them equal to us, who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat!'

  • Mark 9:1
    72%

    1 He said to them, "Most certainly I tell you, there are some standing here who will in no way taste death until they see the Kingdom of God come with power."

  • Mark 13:29-30
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    72%

    29 even so you also, when you see these things coming to pass, know that it is near, at the doors.

    30 Most certainly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things happen.

  • Matt 20:14
    71%

    14 Take that which is yours, and go your way. It is my desire to give to this last just as much as to you.

  • Luke 18:30
    71%

    30 who will not receive many times more in this time, and in the world to come, eternal life."

  • Luke 14:9-10
    2 verses
    71%

    9 and he who invited both of you would come and tell you, 'Make room for this person.' Then you would begin, with shame, to take the lowest place.

    10 But when you are invited, go and sit in the lowest place, so that when he who invited you comes, he may tell you, 'Friend, move up higher.' Then you will be honored in the presence of all who sit at the table with you.

  • Matt 13:42-43
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    71%

    42 and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be weeping and the gnashing of teeth.

    43 Then the righteous will shine forth like the sun in the Kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.

  • Luke 14:7
    71%

    7 He spoke a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the best seats, and said to them,

  • Luke 13:31
    70%

    31 On that same day, some Pharisees came, saying to him, "Get out of here, and go away, for Herod wants to kill you."

  • Matt 13:48-50
    3 verses
    70%

    48 which, when it was filled, they drew up on the beach. They sat down, and gathered the good into containers, but the bad they threw away.

    49 So will it be in the end of the world. The angels will come forth, and separate the wicked from among the righteous,

    50 and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth."

  • Mark 12:39
    70%

    39 and the best seats in the synagogues, and the best places at feasts:

  • Mark 13:26
    70%

    26 Then they will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory.

  • Luke 13:24-26
    3 verses
    70%

    24 "Strive to enter in by the narrow door, for many, I tell you, will seek to enter in, and will not be able.

    25 When once the master of the house has risen up, and has shut the door, and you begin to stand outside, and to knock at the door, saying, 'Lord, Lord, open to us!' then he will answer and tell you, 'I don't know you or where you come from.'

    26 Then you will begin to say, 'We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets.'

  • Luke 12:40
    70%

    40 Therefore be ready also, for the Son of Man is coming in an hour that you don't expect him."

  • Mark 13:13
    70%

    13 You will be hated by all men for my name's sake, but he who endures to the end, the same will be saved.

  • Luke 12:37
    70%

    37 Blessed are those servants, whom the lord will find watching when he comes. Most certainly I tell you, that he will dress himself, and make them recline, and will come and serve them.

  • Matt 22:14
    69%

    14 For many are called, but few chosen."

  • Matt 20:27
    69%

    27 Whoever desires to be first among you shall be your bondservant,

  • Matt 21:37
    69%

    37 But afterward he sent to them his son, saying, 'They will respect my son.'

  • Mark 10:44
    69%

    44 Whoever of you wants to become first among you, shall be bondservant of all.

  • Luke 14:21
    69%

    21 "That servant came, and told his lord these things. Then the master of the house, being angry, said to his servant, 'Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in the poor, maimed, blind, and lame.'

  • Mark 13:10
    69%

    10 The Good News must first be preached to all the nations.

  • Luke 22:30
    69%

    30 that you may eat and drink at my table in my Kingdom. You will sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel."

  • Luke 14:24
    69%

    24 For I tell you that none of those men who were invited will taste of my supper.'"