Matthew 19:30

"But many who are now first will be last, and many who are now last will be first.

Weymouth NT (1912)

In The King James Version

But many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first.

In Context

29And whoever has forsaken houses, or brothers or sisters, or father or mother, or children or lands, for my sake, shall receive many times as much and shall have as his inheritance the Life of the Ages.

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Cross References

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

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

Luke 13:30And I tell you that some now last will then be first, and some now first will then be last."

Romans 5:20Now Law was brought in later on, so that transgression might increase. But where sin increased, grace has overflowed;

Galatians 5:7You were running the race nobly! Who has interfered and caused you to swerve from the truth?

Matthew Henry on Matthew 19:24-30

The Recompense of Christ's Followers. 23 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven. 24 And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. 25 When his disciples heard it, they were exceedingly amazed, saying, Who then can be saved? 26 But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible. 27 Then… Read the whole commentary →

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