And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
are by no means least among the leaders of Judah:
because out of you will come a leader
who will shepherd My people Israel.”

Therefore, whoever breaks one of the least of these commands and teaches people to do so will be called least in the kingdom of heaven. But whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

I assure you: You will never get out of there until you have paid the last penny!

But I tell you, everyone who looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

Instead, go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

“I assure you: Among those born of women no one greater than John the Baptist has appeared, but the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

Then off it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they enter and settle down there. As a result, that man’s last condition is worse than the first. That’s how it will also be with this evil generation.”

He replied, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”

[For the Son of Man has come to save the lost.]

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

When evening came, the owner of the vineyard told his foreman, ‘Call the workers and give them their pay, starting with the last and ending with the first.’

‘These last men put in one hour, and you made them equal to us who bore the burden of the day and the burning heat!’

Take what’s yours and go. I want to give this last man the same as I gave you.

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

Then last of all the woman died.

“And the King will answer them, ‘I assure you: Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for Me.’

“Then He will answer them, ‘I assure you: Whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for Me either.’

Therefore give orders that the tomb be made secure until the third day. Otherwise, His disciples may come, steal Him, and tell the people, ‘He has been raised from the dead.’ Then the last deception will be worse than the first.”

And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the wine will burst the skins, and the wine is lost as well as the skins. But new wine is for fresh wineskins.”

Sitting down, He called the Twelve and said to them, “If anyone wants to be first, he must be last of all and servant of all.”

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

So the seven left no offspring. Last of all, the woman died too.

But Jesus let out a loud cry and breathed His last.

When the centurion, who was standing opposite Him, saw the way He breathed His last, he said, “This man really was God’s Son!”

I tell you, among those born of women no one is greater than John, but the least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.”

He told them, “Whoever welcomes this little child in My name welcomes Me. And whoever welcomes Me welcomes Him who sent Me. For whoever is least among you—this one is great.”

Then it goes and brings seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they enter and settle down there. As a result, that man’s last condition is worse than the first.”

I tell you, you will never get out of there until you have paid the last cent.”

Note this: Some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.”

The one who invited both of you may come and say to you, ‘Give your place to this man,’ and then in humiliation, you will proceed to take the lowest place.

“But when you are invited, go and recline in the lowest place, so that when the one who invited you comes, he will say to you, ‘Friend, move up higher.’ You will then be honored in the presence of all the other guests.

“What man among you, who has 100 sheep and loses one of them, does not leave the 99 in the open field and go after the lost one until he finds it?

and coming home, he calls his friends and neighbors together, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, because I have found my lost sheep!’

When she finds it, she calls her women friends and neighbors together, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, because I have found the silver coin I lost!’

because this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found!’ So they began to celebrate.

But we had to celebrate and rejoice, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’”

For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save the lost.”

but not a hair of your head will be lost.

And Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Father, into Your hands I entrust My spirit.” Saying this, He breathed His last.

This is the will of Him who sent Me: that I should lose none of those He has given Me but should raise them up on the last day.

For this is the will of My Father: that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him may have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.”

No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him, and I will raise him up on the last day.

Anyone who eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day,

On the last and most important day of the festival, Jesus stood up and cried out, “If anyone is thirsty, he should come to Me and drink!

Martha said, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.”

The one who rejects Me and doesn’t accept My sayings has this as his judge: The word I have spoken will judge him on the last day.

While I was with them,
I was protecting them by Your name
that You have given Me.
I guarded them and not one of them is lost,
except the son of destruction,
so that the Scripture may be fulfilled.

This was to fulfill the words He had said: “I have not lost one of those You have given Me.”

When they had eaten breakfast, Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love Me more than these?”

“Yes, Lord,” he said to Him, “You know that I love You.”

“Feed My lambs,” He told him.

And it will be in the last days, says God,
that I will pour out My Spirit on all humanity;
then your sons and your daughters will prophesy,
your young men will see visions,
and your old men will dream dreams.

As a result, they would carry the sick out into the streets and lay them on cots and mats so that when Peter came by, at least his shadow might fall on some of them.

They all paid attention to him, from the least of them to the greatest, and they said, “This man is called the Great Power of God!”

Therefore I urge you to take some food. For this has to do with your survival, since none of you will lose a hair from your head.”

always asking in my prayers that if it is somehow in God’s will, I may now at last succeed in coming to you.

The males in the same way also left natural relations with females and were inflamed in their lust for one another. Males committed shameless acts with males and received in their own persons the appropriate penalty of their error.

If anyone’s work is burned up, it will be lost, but he will be saved; yet it will be like an escape through fire.

For I think God has displayed us, the apostles, in last place, like men condemned to die: We have become a spectacle to the world and to angels and to men.

If I am not an apostle to others, at least I am to you, for you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.

Last of all, as to one abnormally born,
He also appeared to me.

For I am the least of the apostles, unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

The last enemy to be abolished is death.

So it is written: The first man Adam became a living being; the last Adam became a life-giving Spirit.

in a moment, in the blink of an eye,
at the last trumpet.
For the trumpet will sound,
and the dead will be raised incorruptible,
and we will be changed.

For I know your eagerness, and I brag about you to the Macedonians: “Achaia has been prepared since last year,” and your zeal has stirred up most of them.

I repeat: No one should consider me a fool. But if you do, at least accept me as a fool, so I too may boast a little.

This grace was given to me—the least of all the saints—to proclaim to the Gentiles the incalculable riches of the Messiah,

I rejoiced in the Lord greatly that once again you renewed your care for me. You were, in fact, concerned about me but lacked the opportunity to show it.

Therefore, put to death what belongs to your worldly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desire, and greed, which is idolatry.

No widow should be placed on the official support list unless she is at least 60 years old, has been the wife of one husband,

But know this: Difficult times will come in the last days.

In these last days, He has spoken to us by His Son. God has appointed Him heir of all things and made the universe through Him.

And each person will not teach his fellow citizen,
and each his brother, saying, “Know the Lord,”
because they will all know Me,
from the least to the greatest of them.

Your silver and gold are corroded, and their corrosion will be a witness against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You stored up treasure in the last days!

You are being protected by God’s power through faith for a salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.

For if, having escaped the world’s impurity through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in these things and defeated, the last state is worse for them than the first.

First, be aware of this: Scoffers will come in the last days to scoff, living according to their own desires,

For everything that belongs to the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride in one’s lifestyle—is not from the Father, but is from the world.

And the world with its lust is passing away, but the one who does God’s will remains forever.

Children, it is the last hour. And as you have heard, “Antichrist is coming,” even now many antichrists have come. We know from this that it is the last hour.

When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. He laid His right hand on me and said, “Don’t be afraid! I am the First and the Last,

“Write to the angel of the church in Smyrna:

“The First and the Last, the One who was dead and came to life, says:

I know your works—your love, faithfulness, service, and endurance. Your last works are greater than the first.

Then I saw another great and awe-inspiring sign in heaven: seven angels with the seven last plagues, for with them, God’s wrath will be completed.

Then one of the seven angels, who had held the seven bowls filled with the seven last plagues, came and spoke with me: “Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.”

I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.