Matthew 19:30

A Rich Young Man

²⁹ And every one who hath left family, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name sake, shall receive an hundred fold, and shall inherit life eternal. ³⁰ But many, now first, will be the last; and last, who will be the first.

First Will Be Last

Last Will Be First

Matthew 20:16

Thus shall the last be first, and the first last; for many are called, but the elect are few.

Mark 10:31

But many first, will be last; and the last, first.

Luke 13:30

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

Matthew 21:31-32

Which of the two did the will of his father? They say to him, The first. Jesus saith to them, Verily I say unto you, That tax-gatherers and harlots shall go before you into the kingdom of God.

Matthew 8:11-12

And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and from the west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.

Luke 7:29-30

And all the people when they heard it, and the publicans, glorified God, being baptised with the baptism of John.

Luke 18:13-14

And the tax-gatherer standing at a distance, would not even so much as lift his eyes heaven-ward, but smote on his breast, saying, May God accept the atonement for me a sinner!

Romans 5:20-21

But the law was introduced, that the offence might be more abundant. But where sin had abounded, there hath grace abounded more exceedingly:

Romans 9:30-33

What then shall we say? That the Gentiles, who pursued not after righteousness, have attained unto righteousness, even the righteousness which is by faith.

Galatians 5:7

Ye were running well: who hath hindered you that ye should not obey the truth?

Hebrews 4:1

LET us fear then lest, though a promise be left of entering into his rest, any one of you should appear to fail of obtaining it.