Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
But a great number who are first will be last, and some who are last will be first.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
But many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first."
A Conservative Version
But many first will be last, and last, first.
American Standard Version
But many shall be last that are first; and first that are last.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
But many will be last [i.e., in importance and blessings] who [seem to] be first, and those [who seem to be] first will [end up] being last."
Anderson New Testament
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Common New Testament
But many who are first will be last, and the last first.
Daniel Mace New Testament
but many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first.
Darby Translation
But many first shall be last, and last first.
Godbey New Testament
But many who are first shall be last, and the last first.
Goodspeed New Testament
But many who are first now will be last then, and many who are now last will be first.
John Wesley New Testament
But many first shall be last, and the last shall be first.
Julia Smith Translation
And many first shall be last, and the last first.
King James 2000
But many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But many [who are] first will be last, and the last first.
Modern King James verseion
But many who are first shall be last; and the last shall be first.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Many that are first, shall be last; and the last shall be first.
Moffatt New Testament
Many who are first shall be last, and many who are last shall be first.
Montgomery New Testament
"But many who are first shall be last, and many who are last shall be first.
NET Bible
But many who are first will be last, and the last first.
New Heart English Bible
But many will be last who are first; and first who are last.
Noyes New Testament
But many who are first will be last, and the last first.
Sawyer New Testament
But many first shall be last; and last, first.
The Emphasized Bible
But many shall be - first-last, and last-first.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
But many, now first, will be the last; and last, who will be the first.
Twentieth Century New Testament
But many who are first now will then be last, and those who are last will be first.
Webster
But many that are first shall be last, and the last shall be first.
Weymouth New Testament
"But many who are now first will be last, and many who are now last will be first.
Williams New Testament
But many who are first now will be last then, and many who are last now will be first then."
World English Bible
But many will be last who are first; and first who are last.
Worrell New Testament
But many that are first shall be last, and last first."
Worsley New Testament
But many that are first shall be last, and the last first.
Youngs Literal Translation
and many first shall be last, and last first.
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 19:30
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Rich Young Man
29 And everyone who has given up houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or child, or land, for my name, will be given a hundred times as much, and have eternal life. 30 But a great number who are first will be last, and some who are last will be first.
Cross References
Matthew 20:16
So the last will be first, and the first last.
Mark 10:31
But a great number who are first will be last: and those who are last will be first.
Luke 13:30
And the last will be first, and the first will be last.
Matthew 21:31-32
Which of the two did his father's pleasure? They say, The first. Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, that tax-farmers and loose women are going into the kingdom of God before you.
Matthew 8:11-12
And I say to you that numbers will come from the east and the west, and will take their seats with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven:
Luke 7:29-30
(And all the people, and the tax-farmers, to whom John had given baptism, when they had knowledge of these things, gave glory to God.
Luke 18:13-14
The tax-farmer, on the other hand, keeping far away, and not lifting up even his eyes to heaven, made signs of grief and said, God, have mercy on me, a sinner.
Romans 5:20-21
And the law came in addition, to make wrongdoing worse; but where there was much sin, there was much more grace:
Romans 9:30-33
What then may we say? That the nations who did not go after righteousness have got righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith:
Galatians 5:7
You were going on well; who was the cause of your not giving ear to what is true?
Hebrews 4:1
Let us then, though we still have God's word that we may come into his rest, go in fear that some of you may be unable to do so.