Luke 13:30

And lo, there are last that will be first, and there are first that will be last.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

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

In Context

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

31On the same day came some of the Pharisees, and said to him: Go, depart hence; for Herod purposeth to kill thee.

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Cross References

Matthew 8:11And I say to you, that many shall come from the east, and from the west, and shall recline with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven;

Matthew 20:16Thus the last shall be first, and the first last: for the called are many, but the chosen are few.

Mark 10:31But many are first, who will be last; and last, who will be 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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