Luke 13:30
And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last.
Luke 13:30 in other translations
| BSB | And indeed, some who are last will be first, and some who are first will be last.” |
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| WEB | Behold, there are some who are last who will be first, and there are some who are first who will be last.” |
| ASV | And behold, there are last who shall be first, and there are first who shall be last. |
| YLT | and lo, there are last who shall be first, and there are first who shall be last.' |
| DARBY | And behold, there are last who shall be first, and there are first who shall be last. |
| BBE | And the last will be first, and the first will be last. |
| Webster | And behold, there are last, who shall be first; and there are first who shall be last. |
What does Luke 13:30 mean?
Barnes' Notes
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 13:23-30
Our Saviour came to guide men's consciences, not to gratify their curiosity. Ask not, How many shall be saved? But, Shall I be one of them? Not, What shall become of such and such? But, What shall I do, and what will become of me? Strive to enter in at the strait gate. This is directed to each of us; it is, Strive ye. All that will be saved, must enter in at the strait gate, must undergo a change of the whole man…
Luke 13:30 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Luke 13:30
- Matthew 19:30
But many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first.
- Matthew 21:28-31
But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard. He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went. And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not. Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
- Mark 10:31
But many that are first shall be last; and the last first.
- Matthew 20:16
So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.
- Matthew 3:9-10
And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham. And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
- Matthew 8:11-12
And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven. But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
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Context
- Luke 13:29
And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.
- Luke 13:30
And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last.
- Luke 13:31
The same day there came certain of the Pharisees, saying unto him, Get thee out, and depart hence: for Herod will kill thee.
Luke 13:30 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y he aquí, son postreros los que eran los primeros; y son primeros los que eran los postreros. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et voici, il y a des derniers qui seront les premiers, et il y a des premiers qui seront les derniers. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und siehe, es sind Letzte, welche Erste sein werden, und es sind Erste, welche Letzte sein werden. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et ecce sunt novissimi qui erunt primi, et sunt primi qui erunt novissimi. |