Parallel Verses

World English Bible

But many will be last who are first; and first who are last.

New American Standard Bible

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

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

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

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

But many who are first [in this world] will be last [in the world to come]; and the last, first.

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."

Bible in Basic English

But a great number who are first will be last, and some who are last will be first.

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."

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.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
But
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

πολύς πολλός 
Polus 
Usage: 292

πρῶτος 
Protos 
Usage: 67

shall be
ἔσομαι 
Esomai 
shall be, will be, be, shall have, shall come to pass, shall, not tr,
Usage: 83

ἔσχατος 
Eschatos 
Usage: 24

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

the last
ἔσχατος 
Eschatos 
Usage: 24

References

Fausets

Context Readings

A Rich Young Man

29 Everyone who has left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, will receive one hundred times, and will inherit eternal life. 30 But many will be last who are first; and first who are last.

Cross References

Matthew 20:16

So the last will be first, and the first last. For many are called, but few are chosen."

Mark 10:31

But many who are first will be last; and the last first."

Luke 13:30

Behold, there are some who are last who will be first, and there are some who are first who will be last."

Matthew 21:31-32

Which of the two did the will of his father?" They said to him, "The first." Jesus said to them, "Most certainly I tell you that the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering into the Kingdom of God before you.

Matthew 8:11-12

I tell you that many will come from the east and the west, and will sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the Kingdom of Heaven,

Luke 7:29-30

When all the people and the tax collectors heard this, they declared God to be just, having been baptized with John's baptism.

Luke 18:13-14

But the tax collector, standing far away, wouldn't even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, 'God, be merciful to me, a sinner!'

Romans 5:20-21

The law came in besides, that the trespass might abound; but where sin abounded, grace abounded more exceedingly;

Romans 9:30-33

What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, who didn't follow after righteousness, attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith;

Galatians 5:7

You were running well! Who interfered with you that you should not obey the truth?

Hebrews 4:1

Let us fear therefore, lest perhaps anyone of you should seem to have come short of a promise of entering into his rest.

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