Matthew 19:30
But many [who are] first will be last, and the last first.
Matthew 20:16
Thus 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
And behold, [some] are last who will be first, and [some] are first who will be last."
Matthew 21:31-32
Which of the two did the will of [his] father?" They said, "The first." Jesus said to them, "Truly I say to you that the tax collectors and the prostitutes are going ahead of you into the kingdom of God!
Matthew 8:11-12
But I say to you that many will come from east and west and {be seated at the banquet} with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.
Luke 7:29-30
(And all the people, [when they] heard [this]--even the tax collectors--affirmed the righteousness of God, [because they] had been baptized [with] the baptism of John,
Luke 18:13-14
But the tax collector, standing far away, did not want even to raise his eyes to heaven, but was beating his breast, saying, 'God, be merciful to me, a sinner!'
Romans 5:20-21
Now the law came in as a side issue, in order that the trespass could increase, but where sin increased, grace was present in greater abundance,
Romans 9:30-33
What then shall we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, attained righteousness--even the righteousness [that is] by faith.
Galatians 5:7
You were running well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth?
Hebrews 4:1
Therefore let us fear, [while there] remains a promise of entering into his rest, that none of you appear to fall short of [it].