You Beth-lehem, in the land of Judah, are not the least among the chiefs of Judah: out of you will come a ruler, who will be the keeper of my people Israel.

Whoever then goes against the smallest of these laws, teaching men to do the same, will be named least in the kingdom of heaven; but he who keeps the laws, teaching others to keep them, will be named great in the kingdom of heaven.

Truly I say to you, You will not come out from there till you have made payment of the very last farthing.

And another of the disciples said to him, Lord, let me first go and give the last honours to my father.

Truly I say to you, Among the sons of women there has not been a greater than John the Baptist: but he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

Then he goes and takes with him seven other spirits worse than himself, and they go in and make it their living-place: and the last condition of that man is worse than the first. Even so will it be with this evil generation.

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

And when evening came, the lord of the vine-garden said to his manager, Let the workers come, and give them their payment, from the last to the first.

Saying, These last have done only one hour's work, and you have made them equal to us, who have undergone the hard work of the day and the burning heat.

Take what is yours, and go away; it is my pleasure to give to this last, even as to you.

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

And whoever has a desire to be first among you, let him take the lowest place:

And last of all the woman came to her end.

A curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! because you put up buildings for housing the dead bodies of the prophets, and make fair the last resting-places of good men, and say,

And the King will make answer and say to them, Truly I say to you, Because you did it to the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.

Then will he make answer to them, saying, Truly I say to you, Because you did it not to the least of these, you did it not to me.

For in putting this perfume on my body, she did it to make me ready for my last resting-place.

Give orders, then, that the place where his body is may be made safe till the third day, for fear that his disciples come and take him away secretly and say to the people, He has come back from the dead: and the last error will be worse than the first.

And when his disciples had news of it, they came and took up his body, and put it in its last resting-place.

And seating himself, he made the twelve come to him; and he said to them, If any man has the desire to be first, he will be last of all and servant of all.

But a great number who are first will be last: and those who are last will be first.

He still had one, a dearly loved son: he sent him last to them, saying, They will have respect for my son.

And all the seven had no seed. Last of all the woman herself came to her death.

She has done what she was able: she has put oil on my body to make it ready for its last resting-place.

To be put on the list with Mary, his future wife, who was about to become a mother.

I say to you, Among all the sons of women, not one is greater than John: but he who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.

And see, a spirit takes him, and suddenly he gives a cry, twisted in pain and streaming at the lips, and when it goes away from him at last, he is marked as from blows.

And said to them, Whoever gives honour to this child in my name, gives honour to me: and whoever gives honour to me, gives honour to him who sent me: for whoever is least among you all, that man is great.

And he said to another, Come after me. But he said, Lord, let me first go and give the last honours to my father.

And another man said, I will come with you, Lord, but first let me say a last good-day to those who are at my house.

Then he goes and gets seven other spirits more evil than himself, and they go in, and take their places there: and the last condition of that man is worse than the first.

So you are witnesses and give approval to the work of your fathers; for they put them to death and you make their last resting-places.

If, then, you are not able to do even that which is least, why are you troubled about the rest?

I say to you, You will not come out of it till you have made payment to the very last farthing.

And the last will be first, and the first will be last.

And then the giver of the feast will come to you and say, Give your place to this man; and you, with shame, will have to take the lowest seat.

But when you come, go and take the lowest seat, so that when the giver of the feast comes, he may say to you, Friend, come up higher; and then you will have honour in the eyes of all the others who are there.

And last of all, the woman came to her end.

But Jesus, answering, said, Put up with this, at least. And touching his ear, he made it well.

And this is the pleasure of him who sent me, that I am not to let out of my hands anything which he has given me, but I am to give it new life on the last day.

This, I say, is my Father's pleasure, that everyone who sees the Son and has faith in him may have eternal life: and I will take him up on the last day.

No man is able to come to me if the Father who sent me does not give him the desire to come: and I will take him up from the dead on the last day.

He who takes my flesh for food and my blood for drink has eternal life: and I will take him up from the dead at the last day.

On the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus got up and said in a loud voice, If any man is in need of drink let him come to me and I will give it to him.

And when his words came to their ears, they went out one by one, starting with the oldest even to the last, because they were conscious of what was in their hearts: and Jesus was there by himself with the woman before him.

Martha said to him, I am certain that he will come to life again when all come back from the dead at the last day.

He who puts me on one side and does not take my words to heart, is not without a judge: the word which I have said will be his judge on the last day.

Have faith that I am in the Father and that the Father is in me: at least, have faith in me because of what I do.

Then Peter, turning round, saw the disciple who was dear to Jesus coming after them--the disciple who was resting on his breast at the last meal, and said, Lord, who is it who will be false to you?

And it will come about, in the last days, says God, that I will send out my Spirit on all flesh; and your sons and your daughters will be prophets, and your young men will see visions, and your old men will have dreams:

And God-fearing men put Stephen's body in its last resting-place, making great weeping over him.

We said our last words to one another, and got into the ship, and they went back to their houses.

Lord, they have put your prophets to death, and made waste your altars, and now I am the last, and they are searching for me to take away my life.

For it seems to me that God has put us the Apostles last of all, as men whose fate is death: for we are put on view to the world, and to angels, and to men.

If to others I am not an Apostle, at least I am one to you: for the fact that you are Christians is the sign that I am an Apostle.

To the feeble, I was as one who is feeble, so that they might have salvation: I have been all things to all men, so that some at least might have salvation.

Now these things were done as an example; and were put down in writing for our teaching, on whom the last days have come.

And last of all, as by one whose birth was out of the right time, he was seen by me.

For I am the least of the Apostles, having no right to be named an Apostle, because of my cruel attacks on the church of God.

The last power to come to an end is death.

And so it is said, The first man Adam was a living soul. The last Adam is a life-giving spirit.

In a second, in the shutting of an eye, at the sound of the last horn: for at that sound the dead will come again, free for ever from the power of death, and we will be changed.

Let this be my last word, brothers; be glad; be complete; be comforted; be of the same mind; be at peace with one another: and the God of love and peace will be with you.

To me, who am less than the least of all the saints, was this grace given, so that I might make clear to the Gentiles the good news of the unending wealth of Christ:

And being seen in form as a man, he took the lowest place, and let himself be put to death, even the death of the cross.

In bitter hate I was cruel to the church; I kept all the righteousness of the law to the last detail.

At last our desire to have news of you was so strong that, while we ourselves were waiting at Athens,

And last of all, the prayer which we make to you from our heart and in the name of the Lord Jesus, is this: that as we made clear to you what sort of behaviour is pleasing to God, as in fact you are doing now, so you will go on in these ways, but more and more.

But be certain of this, that in the last days times of trouble will come.

Erastus was stopping at Corinth; but Trophimus, when I last saw him was at Miletus, ill.

The teaching of baptisms, and of the putting on of hands, and of the future life of the dead, and of the judging on the last day.

Your gold and your silver are wasted and their waste will be a witness against you, burning into your flesh. You have put by your store in the last days.

Who, by the power of God are kept, through faith, for that salvation, which will be seen at the last day.

Who was marked out by God before the making of the world, but was caused to be seen in these last times for you,

Last of all, see that you are all in agreement; feeling for one another, loving one another like brothers, full of pity, without pride:

For if, after they have got free from the unclean things of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again taken in the net and overcome, their last condition is worse than their first.

Having first of all the knowledge that in the last days there will be men who, ruled by their evil desires, will make sport of holy things,

Little children, it is the last hour; and as you were given word that the Antichrist would come, so now a number of Antichrists have come to you; and by this we are certain that it is the last hour.

How they said to you, In the last days there will be men who, guided by their evil desires, will make sport of holy things.

I am the First and the Last, says the Lord God who is and was and is to come, the Ruler of all.

And when I saw him, I went down on my face at his feet as one dead. And he put his right hand on me, saying, Have no fear; I am the first and the last and the Living one;

But at least you have the credit of hating the works of the Nicolaitans, as I do.

And to the angel of the church in Smyrna say: These things says the first and the last, who was dead and is living:

I have knowledge of your works, and your love and faith and help and strength in trouble, and that your last works are more than the first.

And I saw another sign in heaven, great and strange; seven angels having the seven last punishments, for in them the wrath of God is complete.

And he said to me, It is done. I am the First and the Last, the start and the end. I will freely give of the fountain of the water of life to him who is in need.

And one of the seven angels who had the seven vessels in which were the seven last punishments, came and said to me, Come here, and see the bride, the Lamb's wife.

I am the First and the Last, the start and the end.