Matthew 20:16

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

Matthew 20:16 In-Context

14 Take what belongs to you and go; I choose to give to this last the same as I give to you.
15 Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or are you envious because I am generous?'
16 So the last will be first, and the first will be last."
17 While Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside by themselves, and said to them on the way,
18 "See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn him to death;

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Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Other ancient authorities add [for many are called but few are chosen]
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