Matthew 20:16
“So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Matthew 20:16 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
So the last shall be first, and the first last.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
So those who are last will be first, and the first last.”
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Also werden die Letzten Erste, und die Ersten Letzte sein; denn viele sind Berufene, wenige aber Auserwählte.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Así los primeros serán postreros, y los postreros primeros: porque muchos son llamados, mas pocos escogidos.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Assim os últimos serão primeiros; e os primeiros, últimos.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Assim os últimos serão os primeiros, e os primeiros os últimos."
📖 Matthew 20:16 in Context
14Take that thine is, and go thy way: I will give unto this last, even as unto thee.
15Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?
16So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.
17And Jesus going up to Jerusalem took the twelve disciples apart in the way, and said unto them,
18Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be betrayed unto the chief priests and unto the scribes, and they shall condemn him to death,
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