Matthew 19:30

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

Matthew 20:16

“So the last will be first, and the first last.”

Mark 10:31

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

Luke 13:30

Note this: Some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.”

Matthew 21:31-32

“Which of the two did his father’s will?”

“The first,” they said.

Jesus said to them, “I assure you: Tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you!

Matthew 8:11-12

I tell you that many will come from east and west, and recline at the table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.

Luke 7:29-30

(And when all the people, including the tax collectors, heard this, they acknowledged God’s way of righteousness, because they had been baptized with John’s baptism.

Luke 18:13-14

“But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even raise his eyes to heaven but kept striking his chest and saying, ‘God, turn Your wrath from me—a sinner!’

Romans 5:20-21

The law came along to multiply the trespass. But where sin multiplied, grace multiplied even more

Romans 9:30-33

What should we say then? Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained righteousness—namely the righteousness that comes from faith.

Galatians 5:7

You were running well. Who prevented you from obeying the truth?

Hebrews 4:1

Therefore, while the promise to enter His rest remains, let us fear that none of you should miss it.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

Bible References

General references

Matthew 8:11
I tell you that many will come from east and west, and recline at the table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 20:16
“So the last will be first, and the first last.”
Matthew 21:31
“Which of the two did his father’s will?”

“The first,” they said.

Jesus said to them, “I assure you: Tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you!
Mark 10:31
But many who are first will be last, and the last first.”
Luke 7:29
(And when all the people, including the tax collectors, heard this, they acknowledged God’s way of righteousness, because they had been baptized with John’s baptism.
Luke 13:30
Note this: Some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.”
Luke 18:13
“But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even raise his eyes to heaven but kept striking his chest and saying, ‘God, turn Your wrath from me—a sinner!’
Romans 5:20
The law came along to multiply the trespass. But where sin multiplied, grace multiplied even more
Romans 9:30
What should we say then? Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained righteousness—namely the righteousness that comes from faith.
Galatians 5:7
You were running well. Who prevented you from obeying the truth?
Hebrews 4:1
Therefore, while the promise to enter His rest remains, let us fear that none of you should miss it.

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