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Matthew 20:16 KJV
Matthew · chapter 20 · verse 16 · King James Version
So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.Matthew 20:16 · King James Version
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,
Cross references
Key words (Strong's)
- calledklētoscalled, invited , invited to obtain eternal salvation in the kingdom through Christ…G2822 →
- firstprōtosfirst in time or place, in any succession of things or persons, first in rank, influence…G4413 →
- lasteschatosextreme, last in time or in place, last in a series of places, last in a temporal…G2078 →
- manypolysmany, much, largeG4183 →
- fewoligoslittle, small, few, of number multitude, quantity, or size, of time short, of degree or…G3641 →
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