Luke 13:30

"And lo, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last."

Montgomery New Testament

In The King James Version

And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last.

In Context

29"And people shall come from the Orient and from the Occident, from the north and from the south, and sit down in the kingdom of God.

31That very day there came some Pharisees to him, saying, "Get out of here and go away, for Herod wishes to kill you."

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Cross References

Matthew 8:11"I tell you that many will come from the east and from the west, and sit down with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 20:16"So the last shall be first, and the first, last."

Mark 10:31But many who are first shall be last, and the last, first."

Matthew Henry on Luke 13:24-31

Curiosity Checked; The Doom of Sinful Professors. 23 Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto them, 24 Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able. 25 When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are: 26 Then shall ye begin to say, We… Read the whole commentary →

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